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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part II (Some Suggestions)

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To attract new members and retain existing ones, the ABA must have a compelling vision that builds on its strength as the only national organization that represents birders. When I started birding, I viewed the ABA as an organization for bird-identification experts and hard-core listers, not as a place to start.

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Ocean Advocacy and Animal Rights

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We support two ocean protection organizations: People for Puget Sound (local) and the Ocean Conservancy. I was reading Ocean Conservancy's magazine today. For the past couple of issues I've read, it has had a "sustainable seafood recipe."

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One Year Under El Jefferino

10,000 Birds

Here’s hoping his tenure as president is long and fruitful and that the ABA continues with its excellent social media presence, wonderful print publications, and advocacy for birds and birders. And every organization, especially a membership-based one, needs its critics and does well to consider and address their criticisms.

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Bird Litigation: “Standing” and the California Gnatcatcher

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” When the plaintiff is an organization, it may assert standing on its own behalf or on behalf of its members. Standing is often an issue in environmental lawsuits and advocacy groups have learned how to meet these requirements, sometimes including named individuals.

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Scientist Advocacy Group Oppose Some Animal Testing

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Americans For Medical Advancement (AFMA) is a not-for-profit organization that promotes biomedical research and the practice of medicine based on critical thinking and our current understanding of evolutionary and developmental biology, complex systems and genomics. I'll let them describe their positions in their own words.

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Humane Society University to Offer Courses in Fall 2009

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The HSUS is the first animal welfare organization to receive such authority and distinction. Humane Society University is the first institution in the nation to offer bachelor degree programs in animal studies and the first in the world to offer a bachelor's degree in animal policy and advocacy.

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Air Canada To Stop Shipping Lab Primates

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Animal advocacy groups have been lobbying for this for a while. Today, more than 40 animal advocacy organizations across Canada praised Air Canada for its recent decision to stop shipping non-human primates into the country for use in research laboratories. Excellent news! Thank you Air Canada!

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