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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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Stories enhance his 2014 history of modern ornithology, Ten Thousand Birds ( co-written with Jo Wimpenny and Bob Montgomerie). The Index lists names, places, birds (by complete common name), and most of the book’s subjects (conservation, cruelty, extinction, morality, but ‘god’ is limited to animal gods).

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Speed It Up, Boys!

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Issue Date: 2014-04-28. Teaser: “Too much work and not enough time” is the perfect motto for lowering morale, losing customers as well as employees, shrinking sales and decimating profits. Author: Edward G. read more'

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Germany’s Great Bustards and how to see them

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Since then, we have seen a marvellous recovery, with an estimate of 123 in 2012, 145 in 2013, 165 in 2014, 197 in 2015 and now in 2016, around 232 Great Bustards roam the wilds of Germany, nearly doubling their number within just a handful of years! This is prohibited under German nature conservation laws and a moral no-go.

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

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Floyd has also written the ABA Field Guide to the Birds of Colorado (2014), the Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America (2008), and co-authored the Atlas Of The Breeding Birds Of Nevada (2007), plus numerous articles–over 125–in popular magazines and scholarly journals.

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Sales is Storytelling. Marketing is Storytelling. Business is Storytelling.

Sales and Marketing Management

“My experiments show that character-driven stories with emotional content result in a better understanding of the key points a speaker wishes to make and enable better recall of these points weeks later,” Zak states in a 2014 Harvard Business Review summary of his research. “In

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Finca Hamadryas. 09 Jan 2016. Swainson’s Flycatcher – Myiarchus swainsoni. Parque do Ibirapuera. 14 Mar 2016. Panama Flycatcher – Myiarchus panamensis. 24 Apr 2016. Ash-throated Flycatcher – Myiarchus cinerascens. La Paz, Mexico. 23 Apr 2016. Calle Rodriguez above San Isidro.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

10,000 Birds

Thank God most human beings have developed a more modern view of wildlife and acknowledge that some animals display sufficient consciousness and self-awareness to deserve moral consideration. These beliefs allow them to treat other animals however they see fit. Why would any human being think that killing a Giraffe ( Giraffa ) is a good idea?

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