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

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Block pleaded guilty in February to felony conspiracy to violate the Lacey and Endangered Species Acts by conspiring to smuggle orangutans. They were denied contracts by HHS back in 2003 due to what the government said was an insufficient response for their RFP. According to this website , Worldwide Primates has received $2,411,795.00

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Birding Inner Mongolia

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Like many other species, the Chinese Nuthatch is expected to be affected by climate change. For this and a few other species, a 2003 paper tries to estimate this effect and concludes that depending on which of two scenarios will occur, the range reduction will be 79.8-80.4% Third note: no more notes.

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Steven M. Wise on Legal Rights for Animals

Animal Ethics

Properly interpreted, the common law is meant to be flexible, adaptable to changes in public morality, and sensitive to new scientific discoveries. An animal’s species is irrelevant to his or her entitlement to liberty rights; any who possesses practical autonomy has what is sufficient for basic rights as a matter of liberty.

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Birding Shanghai in April 2024 (The Colors of Spring)

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It is about as yellow-rumped as the Narcissus Flycatcher – the Chinese name which translates as “white-browed flycatcher” is a bit better at highlighting the difference between the two species. Other species in the same esthetic vein (smallish, cute, colorful) included the Siberian Rubythroat.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Finca Hamadryas. 09 Jan 2016. Swainson’s Flycatcher – Myiarchus swainsoni. Parque do Ibirapuera.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Finca Hamadryas. 09 Jan 2016. Swainson’s Flycatcher – Myiarchus swainsoni. Parque do Ibirapuera.

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