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Page 134
... variety , at any time within our reach , and to be obtained with little or no trouble or fatigue on our part ; when herds of deer were feeding in the green meadows before us : flocks of turkeys walking in the groves around us , and ...
... variety , at any time within our reach , and to be obtained with little or no trouble or fatigue on our part ; when herds of deer were feeding in the green meadows before us : flocks of turkeys walking in the groves around us , and ...
Page 168
... variety of ways , even within relatively intact communities . One of the most unrelenting and insidious drains on remaining stocks of wild animals ( and occasionally plants ) is the collecting of live specimens for the pet trade . A ...
... variety of ways , even within relatively intact communities . One of the most unrelenting and insidious drains on remaining stocks of wild animals ( and occasionally plants ) is the collecting of live specimens for the pet trade . A ...
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... variety of old ships ( four by the time of this writing ) and fitted them out as modern whaling vessels . They include one factory ship , two catcher boats , and — a new and ominous innovation— a combination catcher - factory ship . At ...
... variety of old ships ( four by the time of this writing ) and fitted them out as modern whaling vessels . They include one factory ship , two catcher boats , and — a new and ominous innovation— a combination catcher - factory ship . At ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Ecology and ManMade Change | 24 |
Pollution Industrial Accidents and Species Manipulations | 80 |
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