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Check out Birding Experiences in Costa Rica

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Costa Rican born and raised nature lover, birdwatcher and entrepreneur, working as a Certified Naturalist Guide since 2002. Learn more about us on Trip Advisor! About the Owners. DIEGO QUESADA.

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Why Is the Federal Government Awarding Contracts to a Company That Was Involved in Smuggling Primates?

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Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15. Biggest contracts: $232,500 with Army for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. Signed on 2005-12-22. Completion date: 2006-03-20. 42,000 with National Institutes of Health for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. Taking place in MT. Signed on 2004-04-15. Completion date: 2004-05-05.

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Finding birds in Deliblato Sands Reserve, part 2/3: the Labudovo okno Ramsar Wetland

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Nature reserve since 2002. Natural Oak, Willow and Poplar forests as well as poplar plantations, wet meadows, marshes and dry grasslands are present. It is an important stopover site and wintering area that attracts the largest congregations of waterbirds anywhere in the country. Dubovacki Rit; photos (3) by Slobodan Puzovic.

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Rocky & Bella, Inc. earns National Animal Supplement Quality Seal

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Since 2002, NASC has been the leader in educating consumers, veterinarians and business partners about credible animal supplement products and companies that have successfully completed facility audits of specific, nationally recognizes standards through the Quality Seal Program. For more information, visit [link].

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What is the Hummingbird Big Day Record?

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Nick Athanas, Iain Campbell, Paul Coopmans, and Richard White set the record back in March of 2002 in Ecuador and I can find no record of someone having topped that mark since. That made me wonder – what is the single day record for seeing the most species of hummingbird? The answer, apparently, is a whopping 41 species !

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The State of the Animal Rights Dialogue

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This opinion piece is from the Christian Science Monitor in 2002. It may be almost 7 years old, but I think it is as relevant now as it was then. Worth reading and, I think, some reflection.

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Dreaming of Congo rainforest: Gabon, Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic

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Loango Lodge beach safari by UNDP There are 13 national parks in the country, all created in 2002 when President Omar Bongo established Gabon’s National Agency for National Parks. It is possible to travel through the country, staying in basic to moderate hotels and visiting various national parks.

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Lion Population Decreasing in Kenya

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Kenya's lion population has dropped from an estimated 2,749 in 2002 to 2,280 in 2004 and probably just 2000 individuals in 2009.

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The Eurasian Collared-Dove Explosion: Coming to a Town Near You!

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The following maps I created on eBird show the dramatic growth in the spread of the Eurasian Collared-Dove from 2002 to 2014. This first map is data from 2002 through 2003. The northwestern spread of this non-native species made it to my yard a few years ago. Click on photos for full sized images.

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R. M. Hare (1919-2002) on Animals

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This line of reasoning also helps to explain why we recognize certain duties towards both men and animals, but certain others towards men only. For example, nobody would be thought to be oppressing animals because he did not allow them self-government; but, on the other hand, it is generally thought to be wrong to torture animals for fun.

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Polyandry and Polygynandry on the Tundra

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The most common mating strategy in birds is social monogamy, found in roughly 92% of birds species in the world (Jenni 1974, Owens 2002). Social monogamy is where one male and one female pair and share the responsibilities of nest building, incubation, and chick feeding (Jenni 1974, Owens 2002). Competition among females.

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Happy 50th Anniversary Jane Goodall Institute

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Goodall In the Shadow of Man in 1971, Through a Window in 1990, Reason for Hope in 1999, and a number of books for children); Nine films (including those produced by the National Geographic Society and Animal Planet, and an IMAX film with Science North in 2002); Hundreds of popular articles, secondary writings, radio and television interviews; and.

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Birding Jianfengling, Hainan (A-H)

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(Wikipedia, everybody’s main source of scientific information, also lets us know that there is a Nicolas Huet, a French snowboarder born 22 July 1976 who competed in parallel giant slalom [whatever that is] at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he placed 4th. My understanding is that the fulvetta is not named after him).

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What’s in a Name: Snipe Hunt

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It’s the one that arises when people use eBird without realizing that the Wilson’s Snipe was split from Common Snipe back in 2002, and trigger a rare bird alert by using the name of the Asian species for everyday American birds. Feature image by Tim Bowman, courtesy of USFWS.

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Vile Practices at Tulare County, CA Animal Shelter

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Sargeant, doing business as Sargeant’s Wholesale Biologicals, buys carcasses from animal shelters and sells them to research facilities such as UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine.

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Do Snowy Owls really belong in genus Bubo?

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The Wink and Heidrich paper ( Molecular systematics of Owls (Strigiformes) based on DNA sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene , PDF), as the title indicates, looked at the mitochondrial cyt b gene across about a third of living owls and found Snowy Owl sister to Great Horned Owl, concluding, “the taxonomic consequences would be to merge (..)

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Pied Oystercatcher broken wing display

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This bird was originally banded in Roebuck Bay in 2002 and has used Cable Beach to nest for at least 12 years. Her partner from 2007 has disappeared and she is currently with a new mate, which was also caught and banded in 2002 on the same day… so they are old friends! Time will tell! Nest site with 3 eggs-one white!

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Pet Paradise Resort to donate ALL pet hair clippings

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Pet Paradise was formed in 2002 and currently has 13 facilities in operation of which nine are located throughout Florida; two are in Houston, and one each in New Orleans and Charlotte. Learn more about Matter of Trust and their efforts through their informative YouTube video. About Pet Paradise. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla.,

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What is the National Bird of Panama?

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” Many share her fascination with this bird of prey, and it was designated Panama’s official bird in 2002. The name “Harpy Eagle” was coined by South American explorers, and is based on the harpies of Greek Mythology.

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Confused about Dog Day Care?

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Dog lover and entrepreneur Amy Nichols is President and CEO of Dogtopia, an upscale dog day care and spa franchise started in 2002. Store owners attend pet CPR classes and all employees are trained in pack management and dog behavior. About Amy Nichols.

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Citizen Science or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love eBird

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The talk described eBird’s origins in 2002 and traced its history as a project aimed at using “citizen science” to help researchers and conservationists learn more about birds. Steve Kelling from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology gave the keynote talk, “The Birder Effect: Birding, Science, and Conservation.” And at least on me, it worked.

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The return of the Long-tailed Finch

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By 2002 we were seeing them a lot less regularly and the Double-barred Finch was the daily visitor to our garden instead. Of course we still have brilliant blue skies and 30c (86f) during the day, but the sun is setting at 5:20pm and the temperature soon drops off.

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Rarities at the South Florida Bird Observatory

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Since 2002, the five most numerous species banded at the nets are as follows in descending order: Black-throated Blue Warbler, Ovenbird, American Redstart, Gray Catbird and Black-and-white Warbler. 2005 was a really interesting year with several notable rarities: Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Thick-billed Vireo and Townsend’s Warbler.

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Preparing Your Pup for a Trip to the Park

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After researching industry trends and carefully planning the venture to serve dogs and their busy owners, Amy founded the first Dogtopia, a full-service dog day care, spa and boutique, in 2002. Under Amy’s leadership, vision, and drive to expand the dog day care industry, the company has experienced overwhelming success and growth.

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Lake Apopka – Florida’s Inland Rarity Hotspot

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Consider these numbers recorded by long-time local birder Harry Robinson: 1,230 common nighthawks (the highest recorded count for Florida) on September 11th, 2002; 1,560 swallow-tailed kites on July 26th, 2006 and 1,660 black-bellied whistling ducks on February 5th, 2010.

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A special Pied Oystercatcher

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On July 1st 2007 an egg was laid by a Pied Oystercatcher that was known to be an adult in 2002 and had been banded in nearby Roebuck Bay. A second egg was laid the following day and the two eggs hatched at the end of the month.

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Florida’s Mysterious Wintering Brown-crested Flycatchers

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Between 1960 and 2002, more than 50 official documented records were recorded in Everglades National Park alone. From the information I was able to gather, the first record in the state of Florida was in 1953, although a previously unrecognized specimen was collected in 1892 from Key West.

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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The number of carnivores killed has also increased since 2005, which is of particular concern to conservation biologists, since these animals play vital roles in ecosystems; • Dangerous - Between 2002 and 2006, Wildlife Services failed several federal audits to safely inventory, store, and control access to chemical weapons, and in 2007 the agency (..)

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I Remember Elephants

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A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%. Even worse is the situation with Forest Elephants Loxodonta cyclotis of jungles of Central and West Africa. One may say so. I say they were butchered, face-off.

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Little Curlew in a local park

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A flock of over 10,000 birds was present to the south of Broome in 2002 and the previous record number observed was 50,000 in 1985 on Roebuck Plains. They are presumed to breed in northern Siberia, but there has not been conclusive evidence as far as I know yet.

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How Many Birders Are There, Really? (Updated)

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However, at least one source reported that way back in 2002, there were approximately 700,000 copies in print of the Sibley Guide to Birds and 250,000 of Kenn Kaufman’s Field Guide to Birds of North America. (Rankings on Amazon provide information relative to other books, but do not provide a basis to infer how many copies are sold.)

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Evil Twin Brewing Falco India Pale Ale

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The blend itself has nothing to do with falcons, but was named in memory of Oregon brewer Glen Hay Falconer, who met an untimely death in 2002. A Peregrine Falcon resting on its sickle-like talons, about to put the hammer down. Falco is hopped exclusively with this blend.

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A Corn Crake in New York State!

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The last sighting in New York State was November 2, 1963 in Orient, Suffolk County, where the Crake was shot in a field of rye (Bull’s Birds of New York State, 2002). There has been some discussion about the history of Corn Crakes in North America, and I expect there will be more if the bird sticks.

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The Million Dollar Duck (2016) – A Film Review

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One short clip features Ron Louque, the 2002 contest winner chuckling, “only a fool would go there expecting to win the contest!” The final third of the movie depicts the arduous live-judged elimination rounds zeroing in on several of the contestants in the hall as they watch their paintings get shot down.

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On Ducks and Geese

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Reading Deb's post about the goslings at Poplar and getting Jenny 's request to sign a petition to save the Canada geese of Ballwin, Missouri from mass extermination reminded me how much I miss the wildlife at the neighborhood we lived in from 2002-early 2005. And a dead end.

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Birds of the West Indies by Kirwan, Levesque, Oberle & Sharpe

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As an homage, a contemporary edition of the Bond’s field guide Birds of the West Indies was featured in the twentieth 007 film, Die Another Day (2002), where Bond (Pierce Brosnan) in Cuba poses as an ornithologist. And that is how the Bond was born. The name of the author was carefully scratched off the front cover of the book.

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Steven M. Wise on Legal Rights for Animals

Animal Ethics

In 2002 the German Parliament amended Article 26 of the Basic Law to give nonhuman animals the right to be “respected as fellow creatures” and to be protected from “avoidable pain.” The European Community and the member states signatory to the treaty are required “to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals.”

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Adonis Blue

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Thus it was that in 2002 a re-introduction scheme successfully brought the Adonis Blue Butterfly back to the North Downs. Rabbits are now thriving again after recovering their numbers and the Kent Wildlife Trust has implemented a grazing policy at Queendown Warren, with sheep and cattle, to supplement the rabbits’ efforts.

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Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication–A Book Review

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It’s a joy to witness, hear, comprehend, and know. * Flight Calls of Migratory Birds by Bill Evans & Michael O’Brien, originally available in CD-ROM format in 2002, is now available free at [link]. ** For more on female bird song and The Galbatross Project, see [link]. Riebel, Katharina , Karan J. Odom, Naomi E.

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Parrots: Brazil’s Colorful Avian Clowns

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The Bald Parrot was only described as a separate species in 2002. Being closely related to the Vulturine Parrot , scientists believed that these birds were just juveniles of that species until specimens were captured and studied in the late 1990s. What other secrets does the Amazon still hold?

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Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy

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Two fairly recent NRDA studies investigating the impacts of marine oil spills on Common Loons in New England (North Cape in 1996, Buzzards Bay in 2002) would have benefited from knowing whether Common Loons exhibited winter site fidelity.

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Hawks In Flight, Second edition: A Review of a New Version of a Birding Classic

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There are surprisingly few articles cited that were published after 2002. And, there are no listings of web-based articles, even when a print version is listed.

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What It’s Like to Be a Bird: A Review of the New Sibley Book

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His books since have included regional editions of his guide, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior (2001), Sibley’s Birding Basics (2002), and the Sibley Guide to Trees (2009). His art is beloved (if you have owned a Sibley calendar at least once in your life, raise your hand) and his bird expertise is widely respected.

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