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Urban Resource Institute and Purina Unveil the Purina Play Haven

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Urban Resource Institute (URI) and Nestlé Purina PetCare (Purina) today hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate New York City’s first-ever dog park in a domestic violence shelter, called the Purina Play Haven and Dog Park.

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Recent Events Involving Our Public Lands Are Alarming

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It puts our ecologically valuable wildlife at risk and disrespects the men and women charged with protecting our natural resources. Allowing armed occupiers to take over public lands sets a dangerous precedent. Other articles related to this story: Verdict in Oregon Draws Surprise and Questions About Equity.

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The Cherokee National Forest just got bigger!

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As one of our country’s most biodiverse rivers, this entire habitat is considered ‘high priority’ in the Wildlife Action Plan of the state Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Thanks to The Chattanoogan for covering this event. Photo by © Mike Blevins. Red-tailed Hawk. Photo by © Mike Blevins.

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Costa Rica Opens! What About the Birding?

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Guaranteed coverage of medical expenses in the event of becoming ill with the pandemic COVID-19 virus while in Costa Rica, for at least USD $50,000 (fifty thousand United States Dollars). Minimum coverage of USD $2,000 for lodging expenses issued as a result of the pandemic.”.

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Heermann’s Gull: Near Threatened

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With the breeding colony concentrated on one small island this species is vulnerable to a catastrophic weather event. If you want to learn a lot about bird species, I find “Birds of North America Online” the best resource on the net. These factors have caused the IUCN to rate this bird as “Near Threatened” 2.

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Stop the Tennessee Sandhill Crane Hunt! (Again)

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Yes, the earth has gone around the sun twice since the uproar from birders and other lovers of wildlife managed to convince the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to table the idea of hunting Sandhill Cranes in Tennessee for two years. Tennessee started a festival around the event, just for wildlife watchers. The state’s response?

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The origins of tanagers, warblers, and sparrows are coming into focus

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The authors argue that most major groups, including the sparrows, wood-warblers, blackbirds, and cardinals then diversified in North America and subsequently colonized South America in a series of overwater (before the Isthmus of Panama had formed) or overland dispersal events.

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