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Honduras Trip Winner Has Blogged His Trip

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Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Tags: Asides • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today!

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Bush Earns Some Praise for Ocean Protection

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This blog pounds on George W. Tags: bush oceans marine life us. Bush a lot. So, to be fair (and balanced!), here's one person who thinks he's done some good stuff for the oceans. Namely, he established three national marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean. This opinion comes from Andrew Sharpless, the CEO for Oceana.it

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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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Ka’ena Point is also a breeding ground for the Federally protected Laysan albatross, where 45 nests were being carefully monitored by the non-profit Pacific Rim Conservation. The young men had severed the birds’ legs in order to remove the tags. People do not work with wildlife for fame and fortune.

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Wolf Killng Begins in Alaska

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of Fish and Game hopes to kill up to 328 wolves in order to protect caribou calves. The LA Times Greenspace blog has the story. Tags: wolves. The Alaska Dept.

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DNA Bar Codes Could Help Identify Illegal Bush Meat

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This is an interesting piece from the Scientific American blog. How is anyone to know if it came from a species that is protected under national or international law? Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking endangered species. Once an animal has been carved up, meat looks like meat and leather looks like leather.

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Online Survey on Ethics and Animals

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A new survey is getting the attention of many within the global animal protection community. For other information, such as banners and links to the survey in other languages, you may visit the blog of ethiQUEST Surveys, the survey administrator: ethiquest.wordpress.com. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language.

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Farm Sanctuary Wary about Tom Vilsack for USDA

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This is a December 18 post from Gene Bauer's blog pointing out some concerns about Vilsack. As Iowa’s Governor, Tom Vilsack took steps to protect animals, including vetoing a bill that allowed dove hunting. Tags: Obama USDA farm animal welfare factory farm us agribusiness.