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GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!

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Guyana is probably most famous in birding circles for the unlikely discovery of a population of critically endangered Red Siskins in early 2000. Decades of trapping for the pet industry drove them to the brink of extinction, and their survival into the future was seriously in doubt.

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Etched In My Heart

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Etched In My Heart offers pet lovers a wide variety of personalized gifts. Another thing we love about Etched In My Heart is that they donate part of their proceeds to The PetSave Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Bona Tucker in June 2000 as a rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption resource for domestic rabbits, cats and dogs.

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7 Tips for Creating a Dog-Friendly Yard

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Having a pet does not mean you have to give up hopes of having a lush, well-manicured yard. It is also often wise to water in lawn chemicals before letting your pet back into the yard. If your dog tends to get into everything, do a clean sweep of the yard and rid it of items that could be harmful to your pets.

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Hamsters Celebrate 70 Years in the US

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Now, one million hamsters are kept as pets, an increase of 41 percent since 2001. Sadly, though, some 200,000 hamsters were used for research in the United States in 2000, third behind rats and mice. Prior to the 1970s, virtually all were descended from one breeding pair. This includes the two sitting on the shelf in our house!)

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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review

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Press, 2000), and updated in terms of taxonomy, status, and distribution. In addition to habitat loss, extreme weather, invasive species, hunting, and the illegal capture of birds for pet markets are major contributing factors. Garrido and Arturo Kirkconnell (Cornell Univ. Garrido and Arturo Kirkconnell, with illustrations by Román F.

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The Cutting Edge II: Hummingbird Feeders

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The Woodstream Corporation has a number of brands, one of which is Perky-Pet , a major player in the bird feeding industry. Images: Perky-Pet marketing materials. What kinds of patents are being sought in the niche field of hummingbird feeders? Woodstream has numerous patents relating to hummingbird feeders.

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Nature Blog Network: A Eulogy

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Some people might still argue whether such a thing as a “birding community” exists, but anyone who shared avian observations on the internet in the late 2000′s and beyond could have been part of a vibrant bird blogging community. The great struggle then, as now, was reaching new readers and cultivating an engaged audience.

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