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Bird Conservation News: The Good, The Bad (and Ugly), and More Good

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There aren’t many solutions proferred—the article is really about consciousness-raising—but it’s well worth a read. Take Hawaii, for example. Thanks to a little human intervention, the future looks much brighter for Millerbirds. Photo by David Guttenfelder, courtesy of National Geographic ).

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“Shaking up IPAs” – Rhinegeist Brewery and Green Cheek Beer Company: Ain’t No Tang

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Stylistic variety abounds in the beer world, and it too is on the rise, though this is more an effect of human intervention. Birders are generally happy when this happens. More birds mean more potential lifers. Artificial selection, if you like. The nose is awash with the ripe, floral aromas of guava, passionfruit, mango, and mellow orange.

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Rails: The Once and Future Kings of the Pacific

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When humans arrived, with the entourage of camp followers that always follows humans, giving up the anti-predator behavious and, well, you can guess what happened next. Go to French Frigate Shoals, in the far north of Hawaii, and you’ll find a chunk of rock no larger than medium city train station.

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

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They would pause over them and just gaze, sometimes even raising the book towards their eyes in the vain hope that this action would allow them to see more.—more And, then there are the extinct birds of Hawaii, four of which are represented here— Kaua‘i ‘O‘o, `O`u, Po?ouli, ouli, and Mamo (also known as Hawaii Mamo).

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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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27, 2015 Christian Gutierrez, Raymond Justice, and Carter Mesker went on a camping trip to Ka’ena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Hawaii. Laysan albatrosses are ocean-dwelling seabirds who have 6-foot wingspans, weigh 7-8 pounds, occasionally sleep while flying, and rarely land except to raise their chicks.