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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. Probably one of the supreme ironies described in A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington is that although McLean’s name is attached to the first piece of bird protection legislation, the Weeks-McLean Act, he was not a sponsor of its successor, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

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Washington Man Sentenced for Gall Bladder Trafficking

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This man is a meat-cutter from our home state of Washington. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says Wednesday that William A. Investigators say Page admitted buying 35 gall bladders in 2007 and 2008, including 17 from undercover officers. Tags: wildlife trafficking State of Washington bears.

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King County Animal Shelters Still in Trouble

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After all the brewhaha about improving the conditions at the King County animal shelters in Washington State (where we live), I'm still seeing this kind of stuff. Tags: animal shelter management seattle State of Washington King county. When is King County going to clean up its act? What is up with this "progressive" county government?

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Court Overrules Federal Government on Wolf ESA Decision

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District Court in Washington, D.C., says the 2007 decision by the U.S. The ruling today affects wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. It's in response to a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups, including The Humane Society of the United States.

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Bird Litigation: Wind Turbine Near Ottawa NWR

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The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C. Paragraphs 40-52 state that a turbine was initially proposed by the Air Force in 2007, at Camp Perry, a location just “0.1 Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington D.C. miles from Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge” in an “area of documented bird concentration.”

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My Nemesis Birds to Be

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Sure, I didn’t like it in 2007 when I was doing a (not very) big year in New York and Black-backed Woodpecker would not cooperate for me. I have looked for them in southern California in winter several times, I have looked for them in Washington in summer , and I have looked for them in Costa Rica this month.

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Organizations Putting Animals First

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Formed in 2007, this organization seeks to promote the humane treatment of animals by promoting effective animal sanctuary management. A non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries. Animal Rescue Corps. Animal Rescue Corps puts animal welfare above all else.