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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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New World Vultures are their own family, Cathartidae, that has moved around a bit with the proliferation of genetic testing such that for a while they were thought to be allied with storks, but is now pretty well within, but not too within, the other diurnal raptors. California Condor , photo by Sheridan Woodley.

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Corporate Branding of Birds for Conservation: A Modest Proposal

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” “The California Condor ?” I would be lying if I claimed I didn’t see his face, but I’d rather lie than end up on the next ‘unmanned’ SpaceX test launch. .” I shot a glance at the woman, hoping this would take her fancy, but she was now openly playing with a gold-cased iPhone.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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military, with all their ballistics and performance testing, it should be good enough for hunters.” As George Fenwick, president of American Bird Conservancy stated, “If non-lead ammunition is good enough for the U.S. ” Benefits of non-lead ammunition: Less prone to fragmenting as it is harder than traditional lead.

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