February 6, 2018
New Evidence Shows the Illegal Pet Trade Is Wiping Out Indonesia’s Birds
Indonesia has a long history of keeping birds as pets, but now it’s driving many species to the brink. By Rachael Bale Indonesians on the island of Java have an old saying: A man is considered to be a real man if he has a house, a wife, a horse, a keris (dagger), and a bird. The sprawling…
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February 6, 2018
Why Birds Matter, and are Worth Protecting
National Geographic and partners have declared 2018 the Year of the Bird. Why? They help the environment, but they also help our souls. In 2018 we’ll explore the wonder of birds, and why we can’t live without them. By: Jonathan Franzen For most of my life, I didn’t pay attention to birds. Only in my…
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