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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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It has an extensive entry in the HBW (for example, there is an entry on its molt that is longer than the complete species entry for many other bird species), indicating that it probably lives in comfortable proximity to a large number of ornithologists.

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Animal Health Care is Part of the Bottom Line

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Here's an example. I'm not arguing about the methods as I'm not a veterinarian, but it's a good example of the clinical discussion of costs when it comes to managing farm animal health. Better conditions for animals hurt the bottom line. Animal welfare is a cost of doing business, not a moral obligation.

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

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The 32-page insert of color plates presents 63 images of paintings, book plates, mosaics, photographs, and a map, culled from Wikipedia Commons and other sources. The images tie directly to the text. The 70 black-and-white illustrations are much more helpful since you see them as you read about them. They are also included in the index.

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9 Ways to Get the Most from Sales Video Coaching

Sales and Marketing Management

Typically, a coach (often a rep’s manager) will issue an activity: for example, “Show me your 30-second elevator pitch.” Sales coaching like this has many documented benefits – from reinforcing training, to culling and promoting best practices, to even positively impacting the bottom line. Assess messaging and skills.

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Why Predictive Assessments May Be the Jolt Your Hiring Process Needs

Sales and Marketing Management

With that data in tow, create a job description and see how it compares to objective data culled about candidates' natural strengths and talents. For example, collecting metrics about the performance of hires can help you measure whether your methods attracted the most successful employees.

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“A Little Bird Told Me” … Happy Birthday Charles Darwin

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Today we view the Galapagos birds, including some finches and some mocking birds, as a great example of evolution. The most commonly cited example is “Darwin’s Finch,” which filled the woodpecker niche by adopting the practice of acquiring a cactus thorn, and using this to access grubs hidden beneath the bark of trees.

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

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Increased scrutiny of practices long considered the norm in wildlife management, including predator hunts, commercial trapping, the legal culling of non-game birds like American Crows, and some of the research protocols used to track and translocate wild animals.

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