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JANUARY 3, 2014

The rodents eat the bait, stagger out of the building looking for water, and are easy prey for whatever carnivore happens to be passing by, be it wildlife or someone’s pet. This means not only can they continue poisoning kids, pets, and wildlife for years while the case drags through court, but now they have a monopoly on the market.

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Rats Barn Owls Rodents San Francisco 248

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APRIL 18, 2009

Four senior Wildlife Officers have been arrested and imprisoned after the state Congolese Wildlife Agency (ICCN) pressed charges for complicity in the destruction of the protected forests of Virunga National Park in the east of DR Congo. Tags: wildlife crime virunga congo gorillas endangered species.

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Congo Gorillas illegal Endangered Species 100

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

By both Serbian legislation and the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Pygmy Cormorant is a strictly protected species. Since the roosts of Pygmy Cormorants should receive official protection, how bright is the future?

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Serbia Protection Legislation Europe 200

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NOVEMBER 22, 2008

More than 120 Park Rangers of the Congolese Wildlife Authority, ICCN, today returned to Virunga National Park - 14 months after fleeing violent hostilities between rebels and government soldiers. Since September 2007, it has been occupied by rebels who had driven the rangers out. Now it's time to assess the damage.

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Gorillas Congo Endangered Species 2007 100

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MARCH 22, 2011

In fact Punta Cana is a shining example of how large hotels can conduct their operations in a sustainable manner whilst contributing significantly to the preservation of birds, wildlife and habitats. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. The proposal from U.S.

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Dominican Republic 2011 Birds Deer 194

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MARCH 15, 2011

Anderson River Park Never Disappoints Barbados The Other Antigua About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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Portugal 2011 Deer Birds 178

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Cuban Black Hawk, split in 2007 from Common Black Hawk! So, it’s a good thing that Ediciones Nuevos Mundo, the publishing arm of The Friendship Association, published Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Comprehensive Guide by Nils Navarro, Cuban wildlife artist and naturalist , earlier this year. Cuba is on my mind. 26 endemics! and Cuba.).

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Cuba Birds United States 2000 238

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MARCH 16, 2011

With the arrival of twins to add to his existing two kids in 2007 he grabbed the opportunity to bring some life changes. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Business sold, he is now a full-time dad, birder, and blogger. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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2011 Deer Fish New York 156

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JANUARY 7, 2014

We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. He started working on Birds and People in January 2007, according to the book’s web site, and the project ultimately took six years. We view them as our enemies when they eat our crops and as an extension of our family when we see them at our feeders.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 224

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APRIL 6, 2021

Weidensaul worked on the first research project in Argentina 24 years ago, and his memories of that time in the pampas are both a baseline for what has happened since, a mini-story in itself, and a tribute to Pete Bloom and Brian Woodbridge, the wildlife biologists who originated the study of Swainson’s Hawks in Butte Valley.

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Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 259

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MARCH 11, 2011

Some ornithologists strive for synthesis (see, for example, Gerald Mayr’s 2007 paper Avian higher-level phylogeny: well-supported clades and what we can learn from a phylogenetic analysis of 2954 morphological characters ), and I believe it’s in this approach that the future lies. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

I subsequently helped with The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland (1986), The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1988-1991 , and most recently Bird Atlas 2007-11. One count I undertake every year is the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust’s Big Farmland Bird Count.

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Ireland Turtles Geese Farming 231

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JUNE 13, 2017

The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) recently filed a lawsuit against the federal government arguing that a planned wind turbine near the famed birding hotspot of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is illegal. miles from Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge” in an “area of documented bird concentration.”

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Ohio Endangered Species 2016 Birds 108

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MARCH 1, 2011

Hiking For The Heck of It Reason To Become a Bird Watcher #1: No Batteries Required Welcome Wednesday: Musings on a Big Year About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. I will definitely be doing a series of posts on my patch.

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Panama Costa Rica 2011 Cleveland 216

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APRIL 15, 2015

Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . million hectares in 2007. All these forests are in “protected” forest reserves, however at some, logging permits are reportedly being issued for harvesting of these forests. What makes Ghana so special?

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 199

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2018

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (“ESA”) protects species of plants and animals threatened with extinction by listing them as either “endangered” or “threatened,” which in turn confers certain legal protections. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”), the agency that implements ESA as to birds. What does that mean?

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Bald Eagle Eagles Endangered Species 2017 100

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APRIL 11, 2017

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is considering changing the status of the endangered Black-capped Vireo : it has proposed delisting it entirely. FWS issued a recovery plan in 1991 and a five-year review that proposed downlisting to “threatened” in 2007. The Black-capped Vireo is the smallest vireo in the U.S.

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Endangered Species Species Texas Oklahoma 136

Critter News

MARCH 29, 2009

This conclusion is drawn by Cleve Hicks, based on observations made during his 2007-2008 survey of towns, villages and forests in the Buta-Aketi region of the DRC. Sadly, there is evidence that the bushmeat trade is spreading rapidly into the Bili and Rubi-Tele protected areas, both of which have been recently invaded by illegal miners.

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