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UC Davis Named in Criminal Complaint for Mistreatment of Lab Animals

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The others are the University of Michigan and University of Louisiana/New Iberia. 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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Steps Towards Ending Factory Farming?

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The surprise truce in Ohio follows stronger limits imposed by California voters in 2008; there, extreme caging methods will be banned altogether by 2015. Similar limits were approved last year in Michigan and less sweeping restrictions have been adopted in Florida, Arizona and other states.

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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

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Whitaker was told that birds don’t smell by a in 2008. . ” * Nevertheless, the myth continued. Whittaker started asking questions beyond “do birds have a sense of smell?” ” such as “how do birds smell? some, apparently, like sugar cookies), and “how do they communicate information by their odors?

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Peterson Reference Guide to Seawatching: A Review by an Aspiring Seawatcher

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Forty-seven sites are described here, ranging from interior sites like Whitefish Point, Michigan and Conejohela Flats, Pennsylvania to coastal sites like the Cape May Avalon seawatch in New Jersey and Brier Island, Nova Scotia. They were part of the team that broke the ABA Big Day record in 2008 with 260 species.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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501-899 North Galbraith Road, Mio, Michigan, US (44.697, -84.171). Jameson’s Firefinch – Lagonosticta rhodopareia. Kruger NP Central Park. 25 May 2018. Ruffed Grouse – Bonasa umbellus. 24 May 2018. Alder Flycatcher – Empidonax alnorum. Tawas Point SP. 24 May 2018. Crested Guineafowl – Guttera pucherani.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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501-899 North Galbraith Road, Mio, Michigan, US (44.697, -84.171). Jameson’s Firefinch – Lagonosticta rhodopareia. Kruger NP Central Park. 25 May 2018. Ruffed Grouse – Bonasa umbellus. 24 May 2018. Alder Flycatcher – Empidonax alnorum. Tawas Point SP. 24 May 2018. Crested Guineafowl – Guttera pucherani.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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501-899 North Galbraith Road, Mio, Michigan, US (44.697, -84.171). Jameson’s Firefinch – Lagonosticta rhodopareia. Kruger NP Central Park. 25 May 2018. Ruffed Grouse – Bonasa umbellus. 24 May 2018. Alder Flycatcher – Empidonax alnorum. Tawas Point SP. 24 May 2018. Crested Guineafowl – Guttera pucherani.

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