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12 Reasons to Celebrate Turkey, Not Eat It

Mickey Z. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Instead of being targeted for our plates, the turkey should hold a well-deserved place of honor...like the bald eagle.

CrowBox: Training Birds to Be Our Eco-Sidekicks?

Jaymi Heimbuch — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:30:00 GMT

Around two years ago, CrowBox hit the radar as an idea for training crows to do all sorts of useful tasks, including green tasks such as collect garbage. Now, the idea has been let loose for people to start training crows to perform acts of green good.

Where the Wild Things Are (Not)

David DeFranza — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:34:00 GMT

Theater goers have been dazzled by Spike Jonze's fantastic interpretations of the monsters from Maurice Sendak's book Where the Wild Things Are for over a week now. In the film Max makes an exciting journey to a world of his own imagination, populated by creatures that are, truly, wild.

Isn't it Time to Clean Up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

David DeFranza — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:15:00 GMT

We all know it's out there: a giant swirling mass of trash and scrap known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. We have seen how the trash is killing birds and other wildlife. It's a twice-the-size-of-Texas problem, but what can we do to stop it?

How to Turn Baby Chicks Into Egg-Laying Chickens

Marye Audet — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Your new chickens are on their way but what do you do now? The first four to six weeks is important. Here's how to keep them alive long enough to start producing eggs.

Introducing New Chickens to a Flock: Curbing Aggression

Sami Grover — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:30:00 GMT

A pecking order is inevitable in any chicken flock, but with a little patience and a gentle introduction, aggression can be minimized when introducing new arrivals.

Why Do Heritage Breeds Matter?

Marye Audet — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Find out more about American heritage breeds. Part two of an interview with Jennifer Kendall of the American Livestock Breeds Consevancy.

Backyard Chickens: Biological Garbage Disposals

Sami Grover — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Backyard chickens turn waste food into a valuable resource - and they save you trips to the dump in the process.

Conservationists Working to Make the Endangered Puerto Rican Parrot Less Endangered

Rachel Cernansky — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:30:00 GMT

Thanks in part to the hard work of conservationists and captive breeding-and-release programs, the wild parrot population has been restored from a low of 13 in 1975 to about 85 today.

9 Human Activities That Threaten Birds and Why We Need to Effect Change Now

Mickey Z. — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT

All species—flora or fauna—live in a delicate balance within our eco-system. This balance is often upset by the activities of one particular breed of earthling: humans. Birds—large and small—often pay the price for human progress (sic). Sometimes, the cause and effect is obvious, e.g. hunting the passenger pigeon to extinction . Once the most abundant bird on Earth, there were many billions of passenger pigeons in America when the "settlers" arrived. Now there are none.