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Three Interesting Things

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But researchers have now found evidence of a giant European bat that is plucking migrating birds out of the night sky. Several months ago, a group of bat researchers spent the night recording the sounds of a marshy Spanish forest. A group of researchers at the N.C. I’ve got a call in with the research team.

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LA Times "Rodent of the Week" Simply PR for Animal Research

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Rodent of the Week" supposedly highlights the "good things" that come out of animal research. But even this peppy little piece discusses the weaknesses of animal research. Tags: Los Angeles animal research. Here's a weird little piece I came across. Clearly, a PR instrument. So why not just end it?

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Almagordo Chimp Story Hits the Los Angeles Times

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Tags: chimpanzees animal research almagordo primates National Institutes of Health new mexico.

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Arizona, or Central Mexico?

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A quick study as I researched this post revealed that fully 37 Arizonan “specialties” are common birds right here where I live. You can fly direct to Mexico City from many American cities; while you can fly direct to Morelia from Oakland, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, and Chicago.

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Bird Litigation: “Standing” and the California Gnatcatcher

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range largely consists of valuable real estate along the Southern California coast and urban development around San Diego and Los Angeles has eliminated much of its habitat. CESAR had alleged that Dr. Zink would suffer professional and reputational injuries because FWS rejected his research, but the court found that inadequate.

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Birding Under the Influence: A Book Review

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The first two chapters make clear that although environmental concerns were a factor, his major reason for doing a big year was personal–his work as a postdoc in research neurobiology was at a crisis point, he needed to change research direction or…do something else. This is a smartly written book.

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Write to Your Congressional Representatives to Help the Almagordo Chimps

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Dear Senator Murray, I have read articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the chimpanzees at Holloman Air Force Base. Sincerely, Tags: chimpanzees animal research almagordo primates new mexico. Here is the text we sent to Congressman Jim McDermott and Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray.