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For the second year in a row, Izilwane—Voices for Biodiversity had one of its films accepted by the Taos Shortz Film Festival, a growing film festival that focuses specifically on films shorter than 28…

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The Four Furies of the Southwest
The Four Furies of the Southwest

by Tara Waters Lumpkin

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Preservation of Wild Places May Help Protect Human Health
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Bird Calls
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Bird song, I discovered, is different in southern Africa from anywhere else that I’ve traveled in the world -- louder, more melodic; an orchestra rather than a few musicians chirping. The meadow lark,…

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The Human Animal and Biodiversity
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