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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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Thus the decision was made to kill 3,600 Barreds, and it’s hard to fault the inescapable logic of doing so, as one Audubon Society director expressed it: On the one hand, killing thousands of owls is completely unacceptable. Other animal control issues that involve mass killing make for easier decisions, according to Peter P.

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The Plume Hunter

10,000 Birds

I’ve just finished reading THE PLUME HUNTER (Torrey House Press, December 2011) by Renée Thompson. Some of the most prolific killing fields were in the marshes of the American West (I knew about Florida but was surprised at how widespread it was), where men shot birds such as grebes, terns, pelicans, snowy egrets, and great egrets.

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Center for Tobacco, Alcohol and Restaurant Industries Resends Press Release About PETA

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It seems like every 6 months or so, the Center for Consumer Freedom, a front group for the tobacco, alcohol and restaurant industries sends out a press release about how many animals PETA allegedly kills. You can read about these people here.

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Saving the Spotted Owl—Zalea’s Story: A KidLit Bird Book Review

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With a readership primarily of students, Jones—wisely, I believe—refrained from including the controversial efforts to kill Barred Owls in order to save the spotted ones. Saving the Spotted Owl—Zalea’s Story by Nicola Jones, illustrated by Alexandra Finkeldey Kids Can Press, 2023 ISBN: 978-1-525-30555-9 $19.99

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

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Egyptian tomb painting depicting duck hunting in the marshes, from the eBook version of Birds and Us, © 2022, Tim Birkhead and Princeton University Press. The difference seems to be that Selous had previously killed birds and she had not. Press, August 2022, 496pp., With Birkhead, you never know what’s going to come next.

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University of Utah Continues Getting Bad Press

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Researchers told the Tribune that the testing gave the shelter animals "a second chance at life," while records obtained by the Tribune revealed that the labs had killed 116 of the 190 strays last year. Only 74 animals survived the research process to be adopted out as pets.

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Godwits are bad ambassadors of conservation

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If you were in a position to take non-birders outside to promote conservation, say a local polititian or the press or whoever could get active to increase biodiversity values in whichever way – do not consider taking them near Black-tailed Godwits. Seriously, they hate our guts.

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