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Vile Practices at Tulare County, CA Animal Shelter

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Cookson were accused of participating in an “off the books” arrangement wherein Harmon and Cookson carried out unauthorized mass euthanasias at the Tulare County, California shelter – reportedly using nonstandard and painful methods – by falsifying records to cover their actions.

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Cliff Swallows and Pest Management

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The term “take” is defined as killing a listed species but also includes “harm,” which is defined in regulation as including “significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding, or sheltering 2.

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A Tale of Two Tropical Terns: Sooty and Bridled

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On land, nesting occurs inside sheltered crevices on small offshore cays and islands. Within the continental United States, nesting was first documented in 1987 in the Florida Keys, and since 2005 nesting has occurred in small numbers on Bush Key in the Dry Tortugas.

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Pet Amber Alert

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The Poster Alert option will send a faxed Lost Pet Poster to vets, shelters, animal control, etc., PetAmberAlert.com has been online since 2005. However, judging by the success stories on the site, it works wonders! Pet owners can choose from three different options, Poster Alert, Phone Alert, or Amber Alert.

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Birding’s Biggest Dips

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After he had reached the high tundra and was approximately 10 km away from the car with no shelter in sight, it started to rain. hours driving on the 13th and 14th September 2005. It started to rain very, very heavily. It was the hardest rain he had ever experienced, with drops so big they literally hurt. hours back. Second was 3.5

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