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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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” But also: “Delisted,” “Growing Up,” “Second Chances,” “No Tags.” 49-50) She is also adept at writing about conservation’s larger context in terms of its history, public policy struggles, and the science behind species re-introduction. Author Sophie A.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today. Dr. David Lavigne, Science Advisor to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, co-authored Gaining Ground: In Pursuit of Ecological Sustainability 5.

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Happy 50th Anniversary Jane Goodall Institute

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It was through her research that she learned how chimpanzees make and use tools, eat meat and engage in war-like activity. Tags: people helping animals. The purpose of her trip was to study the behavior of the resident chimpanzees in order to better understand humans. Her work has produceded some amazing information.

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Steve Best on The Left's Ignorance of Cognitive Ethology

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Having misled us for so long about animals, science is initiating a revolution in our understanding. Related articles by Zemanta Rooks can use tools 'just like chimps' (guardian.co.uk). Tags: Activism Current Affairs Language animal rights Culture Ecology Ethology speciesism The Left veganism. Why can we talk?

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Bird Banding the Dry Tortugas

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Erika is a first year graduate student studying Ecosystem Science and Conservation at Duke. As a group we tagged and weighed more than 500 terns, terns that can be recaptured in the future to teach us humans more about the dynamics of the colony. After all this, the unhappy bird would be released back into the air.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

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For those who didn't read the five-part Slate series " Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science " by Daniel Engber , I recommend it for the history, but also for the misconceptions and assumptions that you might want to discuss on the Facebook discussion about the series. It does not make them more or less a "tool."

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

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This is also where Johnson starts talking about the cost of the theft to the Museum and to science. The skins were invaluable tools for ornithological, ecological, environmental research. The hope was that they would be recovered with the tags attached. Simon Baron-Cohen, cousin to the comedian. Mostly adult males.