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Conservation

In defence of museum collections

March 29, 2017 by Duncan 9 Comments

You’d be hard pressed to find a 19th century scientist more despised than Richard Owen. For all his qualities as an anatomist (at a...

Conservation

Thoughts for the Day

January 20, 2017 by Carrie No Comments

Last night I lay awake from 4 am til almost 5, worrying about the black-footed ferrets I met in Montana and the humans who...

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We are Just Money Grubbers

December 22, 2016 by Dragan 1 Comment

Out of just under 200 bird species I observed this year in SE Europe, there are 6 threatened species. Some of them were always...

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The Berkeley Pit – An Overview

December 16, 2016 by Carrie 2 Comments

Last week many birders were shocked and saddened by the deaths of thousands of Snow Geese who, trapped by adverse weather conditions, landed at...

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The 117th Audubon Annual Christmas Bird Count Has Begun!

December 15, 2016 by Larry No Comments

The 117th Audubon Christmas Bird Count began yesterday and runs through January 5th. The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a long-standing program of the...

Conservation, Politics

Sarah Palin Secretary of Energy or the Interior?

November 17, 2016 by Larry 10 Comments

As of this posting Donald Trump LOST the popular vote of the 2016 presidential election by over 1,400,000 votes. So if you hear anyone try to...

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Kaikoura stricken

November 16, 2016 by Duncan 2 Comments

I’m on a fortnightly schedule here now, but I’m submitting a quick story in my off week in the light of recent events. Not...

Conservation

I Remember Elephants

November 10, 2016 by Dragan 5 Comments

Late last month, while searching for bears, woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. Every...

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