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Black-faced Spoonbill

10,000 Birds

In Taiwan, two major sanctuaries have been allocated as part of the spoonbill recovery program. This happened in 2003 when 73 birds died from Avian Botulism. Captive breeding programs have not shown much success. Apparently it is difficult to differentiate between the sexes.

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Heronry at Sultanpur

10,000 Birds

A study conducted at Sultanpur (Abdul Jamil Urfi, Thangarasu Meganathan and Abdul Kalam) between 2003 and 2005 noted that the the clutch size was bigger in early nests. Though it is designated as a National Park, it is more commonly known as Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary. There are mammals, with Nilgai antelope being the most obvious.

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India’s Raptor Rescuers

10,000 Birds

When Nadeem and Mohammed first began in 2003, few veterinarians would suture the wounds of birds, saying they were too small. In a sequence of events to which every wildlife rehabilitator can relate, stories of the brothers who cared for injured birds circulated, their telephone began to ring, and their quest for medical knowledge escalated.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Zealandia Karori Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

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Finally. Jasmine the Greyhound

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In 2003, police in Warwickshire, England, opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog. Geoff and the other sanctuary staff went to work with two aims to restore the dog to full health, and to win her trust. No-one remembers now how it began, but she started welcoming all Animal arrivals at the sanctuary.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

10,000 Birds

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Zealandia Karori Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

In 2003, I was in the sanctuary described in your article and collected samples from those dead animals. To the Editor: Re “ Ebola Imperils Gorilla Species in Congo Republic ” (news article, Dec. Historically, these diseases have been studied only when they affect human populations or domestic animals.