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DECEMBER 24, 2015

It belongs to a group of species of special conservation concern, which under the European Birds Directive requires Member States to designate Special Protection Areas (Annex I species). “The Pygmy Cormorant is a strictly protected bird species in Serbia, as well as in the European Union.

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JULY 14, 2011

’s landmark 2008 paper ) in the context of each other. The following points stood out to me: “Metaves,&# a collection of disparate and puzzling birds recently grouped by the position of a few molecules in one nuclear gene, is probably not an actual clade. Mayr names an assemblage of waterbirds Aequornithes.

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Madagascar Birds Louisiana Groups 165

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JULY 9, 2015

The Guardian recently published the latest population analysis by the IUCN’s Dhole Working Group that has revealed that the area of occupancy of this species has significantly declined – close to 50% since the previous assessment in 2008! Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low.

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APRIL 12, 2022

The refuge has an impressive visitor center that opened in 2008, so it is ADA compliant. My impression is that it is a fairly safe area and families are a common sight on weekends, as are school groups. Thus, there is a good amount of online information for planning purposes. (I Hunting is also prohibited in this area of the refuge.

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Portland Oregon Laws Experience 211

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AUGUST 11, 2011

In fact, the two groups appear to belong near parrots and passerines, which are now thought to be sister clades. But what no major checklist has yet done (to my knowledge) is to take the next step and rearrange the order in which these groups of birds are presented. Some of this should sound familiar.

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APRIL 30, 2017

My reasons for not liking a strict taxonomic order were essentially twofold: Similar species are not grouped together making identification harder than it should be. Birds of Borneo (2009): based on taxonomic order from 2008, with some changes due to practical reasons, review here. Phillipps, Q. &

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

A national physicians group has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, saying its use of ferrets to train medical residents in emergency procedures on babies and children violates a federal animal-welfare law. The complaining group, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, based in Washington, D.C.,

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Critter News

OCTOBER 25, 2009

sponsored by SAEN {Stop Animal Exploitation Now}, an Ohio-based animal research watchdog group. SAEN said UC Davis is responsible for the deaths of at least 14 monkeys over an 11-month period from June of 2008 to April of this year, and that the deaths violated federal law. A protest will be held today at the UCD Quad (1 Shields Ave.),

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Los Angeles Animal Cruelty Research Center Animal Research 100

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

This diverse group of strong-billed seed-eaters, 42 species strong, includes the North American buntings ( Indigo , Painted , Lazuli , Varied , and others), the cardinal-grosbeaks (including Rose-breasted , Black-headed , and Crimson-collared ), saltators, and the delightful Dickcissel.

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MAY 3, 2016

It gets very confusing when I’m trying to look at subspecies descriptions in multiple field guides (“Slate-Colored Fox Sparrow” in Sibley West, for example, is “Western Slate-colored Group” in Stokes West). The group pages show how much the taxonomy of certain bird families has changed over the past 13 years.

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North America 2003 Birds America 176

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

First issued in a limited printing in 1972, then re-issued by Ammo Press in 2008 after Harper’s death in June 2007, it contains images that are iconic and familiar, striking and unique. Graphic artist Todd Oldham writes in the 2008 preface that this font is called “kismet”. I can’t find any kismet-titled fonts that are swirley.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Not only that, but a portion of the book profits are donate to a breed specific rescue group. We also love that they donate to the great work being done by rescue groups. In 2008, two-year-old Bill was released from a puppy mill breeder and put out to auction after spending the first two years of his life sitting in a cage.

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Puppy Mills Boston Rescue Adoptable 100

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AUGUST 4, 2015

I was surprised, however, that there is no mention of one of the dark spots in bird feeding history, the highly publicized application of toxic insecticides to Scott’s Miracle-Gro bird seed from 2005 to 2008 and the accompanying falsification of documents to hide it. Scott’s was fined $12.5 The writers have created a good book.

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America Industry Squirrels Birds 243

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Britain’s Birds is organized in a very loose taxonomic order, with priority given to grouping together birds that are perceived as similar. Browsing is facilitated by section titles at the top of each left-hand page and smaller group titles on the upper right-hand page. plus a chapter on “Vagrant landbirds from North America.”

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Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 154

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JANUARY 21, 2014

In 2008, I found an Ash-throated Flycatcher, then the state’s 12th or so record, in remote Jones County, NC. We are not immune. Even with photos, you’d better be sure I was happy when someone came along and found it again.

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Raleigh 2008 Rights Raised 226

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MAY 15, 2012

Black Vulture - Despite a marked increase in Turkey Vulture sightings – nine since March of 2011 when I had my first in Queens - Black Vultures remain stubbornly absent from the borough (only two sightings reported to eBird in Queens since 2008). The only seabird of the group and it figures it is one that I hadn’t predicted!

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Connecticut 2011 2012 Jamaica 180

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MAY 3, 2022

” Meanwhile, a birder from Ohio was leading a small group down a nearby trail, looking down–“Hooded! Behrstock, and Seth Davidson, with maps by Cindy Lippincott, Texas A&M University Press, 2008. Chestnut-sided on the left! Redstart above the Parula! Another Hooded! Wood Thrush! A Hooded next to the Wood Thrush.”

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Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 233

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OCTOBER 21, 2012

The 2008 “Early Bird” framework proposed by Shannon Hackett and her colleagues is being ratified and refined by successive studies using new techniques and different sets of samples. Both groups have been difficult to place, but this particular arrangement has apparently never been proposed before.

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Parrots Falcons South America 2008 147

Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary.

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Welfare Farm Sanctuary Battery Cages Factory Farm 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 1, 2009

Tails of Aloha was established in 1994 and received its Non-Profit designation in October 2008. Our group donates shampoos and flea treatments to those in need. Are you an all-volunteer group? Our organization is made up of entirely volunteer groups that donate time and money for the benefit of the patients.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 10, 2010

The DDF will be raising $20,000 for the training and care of a service dog (including medical bills, training and food) which will be donated to one lucky war vet from the FSD group. DDF will raise the money for the service dog by raffling off a used Jeep that features a custom paint job and custom parts. About The Dublin Dog Foundation.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

In 2008, one such grove was buried under the 200 metres tall pylon of the new bridge, which sparkled the initiative by the Belgrade Land Development Public Agency, League for Ornithological Action of Serbia (a local NGO) and the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia to protect the remaining roosting sites of this species.

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Serbia Protection Legislation Europe 205

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AUGUST 3, 2014

However, unlike the Osprey the White-tailed Eagle is a true rarity outside its breeding areas, and I’ve only ever seen it once here in Germany’s South-West, while it is not uncommon to see groups of up to 50 in winter on the Baltic Sea coast. Short-toed Snake Eagle. Well, okay.

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Eagles Germany Breeding Hunting 171

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

In 2008, over nine billion chickens were slaughtered for Americans to eat. Other such local groups may disappear quickly, or only after a prolonged period of persistence. This post will get a bit into that for which I apologize, but it seems someone needs to do this. You see, the chickens are being shortchanged. Americans love chicken.

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Chickens Florida Feral Species 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

” The essays are arranged in thematic order grouped in six sections: “Spark Bird!” And, each essay tells a story. This is the essence of the book, it is, as the author says, “a storybook for bird lovers.” He received a B.A. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University and a Ph.D.

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Birds North America Breeding America 115

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

There were three profound questions my birding group discussed while we birded Trinidad and Tobago, back in December 2012: (1) How many Bananaquits could fit on a banana? (2) The bird illustrations in the third edition are brand new, updated by a group of eight artists working under the direction of John P.

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Trinidad Birds South America Research 211

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two chapters dig more deeply into the intricacies of subspecies, hybrid, and Sterna (a group that includes Forster’s, Common, Roseate, and Arctic Terns) identification. Also, it may be difficult to find informative photos; many bird photographers strive for the classic portrait, ignoring behavior, discarding groups.

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North America America Species Groups 225

Animal Ethics

JULY 12, 2010

Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law requiring that all whole eggs sold in the state conform to the provisions of Proposition 2, the humane farming law that was embraced by state voters in a landslide in 2008.

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New York Times New York Proposition 2 Veal 40

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 17, 2008

And you do not acknowledge the individual care that pigs get in such systems and the protection from predators, diseases and the aggression that pigs often exhibit toward each other in group housing. 10, 2008 Note from KBJ: Speaking of rhetoric, don't you love "individual housing" for " gestation stalls "?

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 10, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ One in 4 Mammals Threatened With Extinction, Group Finds ” (news article, Oct. 7): Man’s activity, whether through global warming, overhunting or clearing of habitat, has led to the loss of species at a rate that would have been unimaginable 100 years ago. Tim Boland Lake Stevens, Wash.,

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New York Times New York 2008 Mammals 40

Animal Ethics

JULY 22, 2008

Common-sense, rational reforms reflect the emerging consensus of mainstream animal protection groups like the Humane Society of the United States and millions of Americans who care about animals. Hope Ferdowsian Director of Research Policy Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Washington, July 14, 2008

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New York Times Humane Society Of The United States New York Apes 40

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

Recent investigations by nonprofit groups in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania have revealed the atrocious living conditions of egg-laying hens, though their owners said they were humanely cared for. 9, 2008 The writer is president of United Poultry Concerns , a nonprofit organization that is a sponsor of Proposition 2.

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New York Times Proposition 2 New York Egg Industry 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

By collecting data and following individual birds it is possible to provide data to both governments and environmental groups to help protect the habitat both here and overseas into the future. These Blasts From The Past Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of July 2008? The Fine Art of Pishing What Is The Audubon Society Anyway?

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2011 Australia Deer China 150

Animal Ethics

MARCH 17, 2008

Change will take place only when governments work with local and international animal welfare groups and concerned individuals to address the root of the problem through education and humane methods of population control, such as spaying and neutering.

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New York Times Puerto Rico World Society For The Protection Of Animals New York 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2014

Environmental groups are opposed, because it is perceived as a wedge to try and open up the forests to more economic exploitation, and there are concerns about the damage such selective timber recovery might cause. I’m not a fan of some of the cuts to science, but National came in in 2008. And not everyone is happy about this.

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Rhinos Hunting New Zealand Science 173

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 30, 2009

In the 1970s, the FDA proposed a ban on penicillin and tetracycline in animal feed, but the proposal was defeated after criticism from interest groups. In 2008, the FDA issued its second limit on the use of cephalosporins in cows, pigs, and chickens, citing the importance of cephalosporin drugs for treating disease in humans.

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Meat Meat Industry Farm Animal Farmed Animals 40

Animal Ethics

APRIL 8, 2008

Dog lovers who are unable to make a lifelong commitment to a pet can volunteer with animal shelters and rescue groups, and provide foster care in their home for an animal awaiting permanent adoption. Michael Markarian Washington, March 31, 2008 The writer is the executive vice president of the Humane Society of the United States.

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