Critter News

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Tags: universities animal research animal enterprise terrorism act us.

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Animal Liberation Front Minnesota Minneapolis Animal Liberation 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

This is essentially a survey of ornithological marine research told in the voice of one of its most passionate and experienced participants. Mostly, as you can probably tell from the last paragraph, I learned how a marine ornithologist thinks, and how challenging this research can be.

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Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

And Sandwich Tern is Sandwich Tern, Howell finding the DNA research for splitting it “weak.” of Texas Press, 2004). Lee Jones’ Birds of Belize is a good field guide but organized with plates separate from species accounts, and a lot has happened in the birding world since 2004.

Costa Rica 213

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 213

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

And so, Fuller embarked on a new initiative—locating and researching photographs of lost birds and, expanding his scope, of mammals. The photographs span the years 1870 to 2004. “They would pause over them and just gaze, sometimes even raising the book towards their eyes in the vain hope that this action would allow them to see more.—more

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Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 267

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book. Corey did just this in this 2011 posting about Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus in New York State.

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Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 228

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Universities like Harvard, Columbia and Cornell regularly use the research facility. From 2004-2007 James worked as the Managing Director of Africa Foundation, a non-profit organization that directs its efforts towards the uplifting of communities surrounding wildlife areas in Africa.

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Dominican Republic 2011 Deer Birds 185

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

But research has shown that some plovers even use the super-sensitive soles of their feet to detect movement beneath the substrate. From 2004-2007 James worked as the Managing Director of Africa Foundation, a non-profit organization that directs its efforts towards the uplifting of communities surrounding wildlife areas in Africa.

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

’ Gorman has read and distilled probably every research study ever written about Wrynecks or related to them; my quick count of the citations in the 16-page References section came to 295. and the rural Austrian folk name natterzunge or ‘adder tongue.’ Practically every sentence is documented with these studies.

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Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 234

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2018

Specifically, the notice summarizes the long history of Hawaiian Goose conservation, including written recovery plans in 1983 and 2004 , implementation of those plans, and research, including a population viability analysis. Also, research filled in many knowledge gaps and informed conservation efforts.

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Endangered Species Species Hawaii 2018 102

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2022

It lists all major books on warblers, a couple of audio collections, selected Research Papers, selected Web Resources, a very selected list of Birding Festivals, several apps, and, a nice touch, a note on the American Birding Association and the greatness of local Audubon societies. But, I think you would enjoy having this book too.

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United States North America Species 2013 214

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 17, 2010

The non-profit, private charitable foundation is committed to supporting wildlife and habitat conservation, research, education and animal rescue programs worldwide. Since its inception in 2004, the Fund has donated more than $6 million to more than 500 projects around the world.

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Lemurs Madagascar Tampa Rescue 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds. Many robins, eagles and finches later, he ended up at university studying various biology things and wrote a thesis on vertebrate biogeography in southern African forests.

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2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 210

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2013

It lists all major books on warblers, a couple of audio collections, selected Research Papers, selected Web Resources, a very selected list of Birding Festivals, several Apps, and, a nice touch, a note on the American Birding Association and the greatness of local Audubon societies. But, I think you would enjoy having this book too.

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United States North America Species New York 238

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2011

This evergreen post, first written in 2004, has become a 10,000 Birds staple. However, in this case, a bit of research paid off. This super-competitor, the bird that launched the Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004 , is a Eurasian endemic and as lovely a swimmer as one is likely to find. Merry Christmas!)

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Turtles 2004 United Kingdom Geese 279

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2018

Gulls of the World: A Photographic Field Guide is a successor, or companion, as the author terms it, to Klaus Malling Olsen’s classic guide, Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America (Helm, 2004*). And, of course, the 2004 volume does not include all the gulls of the world.

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2004 North America America Europe 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

He has authored Woodpeckers of Europe (2004), Birding in Eastern Europe (2006), a monograph on The Black Woodpecker (2011), and numerous popular and scholarly articles. More is known about some woodpecker species than others, and Gorman points out cases where additional research is particularly needed.

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Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 242

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola. 03 Feb 2018. Violet-green Swallow – Tachycineta thalassina. 03 Feb 2018. 03 Feb 2018. Western Australia.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola. 03 Feb 2018. Violet-green Swallow – Tachycineta thalassina. 03 Feb 2018. 03 Feb 2018. Western Australia.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola. 03 Feb 2018. Violet-green Swallow – Tachycineta thalassina. 03 Feb 2018. 03 Feb 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Ridgway’s Rail – Rallus obsoletus. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018. Clapper Rail – Rallus crepitans. Pea Island NWR. Nations Rd.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Ridgway’s Rail – Rallus obsoletus. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018. Clapper Rail – Rallus crepitans. Pea Island NWR.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

1997), and Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America (Helm, 2004). Harrison is positive but pragmatic, he notes that even with the best research, enthusiasm, and skill, there will be times that identification is not possible. 1995), Skuas and Jaegers (Yale Univ. “That is just the nature of seabirding” (p.

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Albatross Penguins Groups Family 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

At least in the northeastern United States, their rate of so doing is high, according to research I summarized here. Several have actually shown up this past fall (probably because of El Nino effects well offshore) after only being documented once in Costa Rican territory during a Pacific Ocean pelagic trip in 2004.

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2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 185

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). 04 Aug 2016. 26 Mar 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola. 03 Feb 2018. Violet-green Swallow – Tachycineta thalassina. 03 Feb 2018. 03 Feb 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100