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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

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When news later reached our little town (likely through a newspaper) that the bird-killing chemical was to be banned, my environmental activism was born. Gila Woodpecker. Official Sierra Club Grassroots Network Campaign – social media actions. Borderlands Campaign – Sierra Club Facebook group for this issue. Cactus Wren.

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Cats Indoors Compromise!

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She’s not really a birder, but having been friends with me she knows that they are there, watches some ( Red-bellied Woodpeckers are her favorite) and will even drink shade-grown coffee because she knows it’s good for migratory birds. According to US Fish and Wildlife domestic rural cats kill roughly 39 million birds annually.

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

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Female Imperial Woodpecker in flight, Mexico, a still from recently found film made by William Rhein, p. Eskimo Curlew, Passenger Pigeon, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Bachman’s Warbler, Carolina Parakeet—these are names that echo mightily through birding histories and even some recent field guides. These are not the words of a scientist.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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If you wrote to Tennessee in the 10,000 Birds campaign this winter, you can cut and paste your letter, changing “Tennessee&# to “Kentucky.&# Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes.

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