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Lion Population Decreasing in Kenya

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The national lion population has been falling by an average of 100 per year for the last seven years due to a combination of factors, particularly human-wildlife conflict, destruction of habitats, climate change, disease and increase in human population.

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

10,000 Birds

The six chapters that follow explore bird communication in mating; defending territory; rearing children; responding to predators; interacting with neighbors and functioning in large groups; and communicating successfully in a noisy human world. There is so much here! I do wish there was more about research on female bird song. Odom, Naomi E.

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A Corn Crake in New York State!

10,000 Birds

It turns out that the crake had been feeding all morning along the westward part of Ocean Parkway, and birders discovered that the best place to observe it, being skittish to human presence, was from the wide, poison ivy infested median separating the eastward and westward lanes. In Rare Birds of North America (PUP, 2014), Steven N.G.

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Happy 50th Anniversary Jane Goodall Institute

4 The Love Of Animals

The purpose of her trip was to study the behavior of the resident chimpanzees in order to better understand humans. What she learned then added to our understanding of what means to be human. It was through her research that she learned how chimpanzees make and use tools, eat meat and engage in war-like activity.

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Pet Paradise Resort to donate ALL pet hair clippings

4 The Love Of Animals

Did you know that pet hair clippings (and human hair too) can be used to help clean up oil? 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. We sure love to share great press releases like this one!

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Parrots: Brazil’s Colorful Avian Clowns

10,000 Birds

The Bald Parrot was only described as a separate species in 2002. Although several species readily adapt to human disturbance and can be seen even in downtown Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro, Birdlife International currently lists eight parrot species (all endemic or near-endemic to Brazil) as endangered or critically endangered.

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On Ducks and Geese

Animal Person

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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