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Birding Shanghai in April 2024 (The Colors of Spring)

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In 2006, some Russian authors described a new subspecies (nechaevi) with some vital differences from the ones previously described: “The second primary feather of L. nechaevi is not shorter than the 6th primary feather. Apparently, this bird enjoys sex outside of established relationships but less so with its formal partner.

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Mad Cow Disease Appears in California

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since 2006 and was discovered in only three instances before then. But the disease has dealt a crippling blow to the industry in the past, especially when foreign countries refused to import American beef when mad cow was first uncovered in 2003. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy hasn’t been found in U.S.

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Why Is the Federal Government Awarding Contracts to a Company That Was Involved in Smuggling Primates?

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They were denied contracts by HHS back in 2003 due to what the government said was an insufficient response for their RFP. Completion date: 2006-03-20. Biggest contracts: $232,500 with Army for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. Signed on 2005-08-12. Completion date: 2005-10-17. Signed on 2005-12-22.

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Cute of the day: Baby White Rhino!

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Their second calf, Dakari, was born in August 2006, and their third, Crash, was born in May 2008. The Fund was created in 2003 by the Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks and is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable foundation dedicated to supporting environmental and wildlife conservation initiatives.

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Bubble-gum Pink Legs

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Random House, 2003. Books and resources used in search of the term “bubble-gum pink legs”: The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of North America , by David Sibley. Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion , by Pete Dunne. The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region , by Lillian and Donald Stokes.

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Hawks In Flight, Second edition: A Review of a New Version of a Birding Classic

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He is the author of many bird and nature books and articles, including Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion (2006), The Feather Quest (1999), and The Wind Masters: The Lives of North American Birds of Prey , illustrated by Sibley (2003).

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From Today's New York Times

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In 2003, I was in the sanctuary described in your article and collected samples from those dead animals. 8, 2006 The writer is director of the Field Veterinary Program, Wildlife Conservation Society. To the Editor: Re “ Ebola Imperils Gorilla Species in Congo Republic ” (news article, Dec. Karesh Bronx, Dec.