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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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The majority of wildcats live today in Africa, and virtually none of them have provided the DNA from which supposed histories of domestication have been constructed by researchers. But they don’t live in North America. I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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It’s a good thing too, because it is the leading gamebird in North America in terms of total harvest and the widespread distribution of hunting effort. Approximately one million hunters annually harvest more than 20 million Mourning Doves , which exceeds the annual harvest of all other migratory game birds combined 3.

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A Survey of U.S. Birders

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The survey was commissioned by National Flyway Council (NFC), which implements the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP), which, in turn, aims to maintain abundant waterfowl populations in North America. A core portion of the birdwatcher survey involved discrete choice experiments (DCEs). Citation: Patton, Stephanie.

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

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And so, Fuller embarked on a new initiative—locating and researching photographs of lost birds and, expanding his scope, of mammals. The 6 th edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America , for example, includes “extinct” and “probably extinct” species in a chapter, mixed in with accidentals.)

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Vultures, Human Evolution, Global Warming, and Windmills

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The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people misconceived this notion. I did do some research on this topic, working with others. He correctly criticized my advisor at the time, Glynn Isaac, for having done that.

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A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia: A Book Review by a Penguin Groupie

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Howell’s Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America: A Photographic Guide, previously reviewed here. Over 3 million pairs of Antarctic Fur Seals breed on South Georgia, saved from near extinction by fur hunters. Southern Elephant Seals and Weddell Seals are also resident, though not in such large numbers.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

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Given that the Black Kite is politely described as an “opportunistic hunter” – which includes the fact that they are more likely to scavenge than most other raptors – the name choice of the company protecting the world’s cyber ecosystem is a bit weird. If you want to signal to your environment that you a.

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