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Raptors of Mexico and Central America: A Book Review

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Raptors of Mexico and Central America by William S. This is the first identification guide that I know of that covers Mexico (technically North America but rarely included in North American raptor guides) and Central America. Interestingly, Raptors of Mexico and Central America does not cover vocalization. Clark and N.

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Bird Litigation:  Guilty Plea Under Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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The company, ESI Energy LLC, built facilities in high-risk locations, failed to obtain permits, and its wind turbines killed approximately 150 eagles. Moreover, because some other wind energy companies did obtain permits and agreed to follow best practices to avoid killing eagles, ESI achieved a competitive advantage over those competitors.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

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As explained in an earlier post , the changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. For example, a wind turbine is intended to generate power, but in doing so it will likely harm birds, albeit unintentionally.

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Ten Birds That Changed the World — a review

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Hundreds of millions of sparrows were killed, almost to the point of extinction. But Mao had apparently never conceived that sparrows and their chicks fed on insects – insects which, in the absence of their natural predators, destroyed the next year’s rice crop. Millions of Chinese died in the ensuing famine.

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A Sunday morning cartoon memory

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Hardly a brochure from the Southwest US or Mexico is published without the Roadrunners image on it. The Greater Roadrunner , a member of the cuckoo family, is native to much of the Southwestern United States, and northern Mexico. They are quite capable of killing and eating the venomous rattlesnakes of this desert region.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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The changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. The public can comment until July 20, 2020. For example, a wind turbine is intended to generate power, but in doing so it will likely harm birds, albeit unintentionally. of the EIS.). of the EIS.).

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What is the National Bird of Panama?

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In her book, “ On a Wing and a Prayer, “ Sarah Woods describes the bird that captured her interest when she first visited Panama: “At more than one metre tall and able to kill a monkey with a single swipe of its powerful, knife-like talons, [H]arpy [E]agles are incredibly hard to find.”

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