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IOC combines forces w/ NACC, SACC, Cornell, and more to produce "global checklist"
The obvious problem with this is that a surprisingly large number of people have a mental block against scientific names. They think it won't be possible for them to learn these "unpronounceable" names, so they don't make the attempt, and it becomes a self-fulfilling act. Combine that with the...- Nutcracker
- Post #56
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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IOC combines forces w/ NACC, SACC, Cornell, and more to produce "global checklist"
In that case, I would bet on it - those 'smoke-filled rooms' are exactly where the public are not listened to and the biases of the privileged people in the meeting are brought to fruition :C- Nutcracker
- Post #18
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature