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Duck Numbers And Duck Stamp Sales No Longer Correlate

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We hypothesized that trends in waterfowl hunter numbers, as indicated by Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Conservation Stamp (duck stamp) sales, have become independent of breeding duck populations, and we assess the impacts on habitat conservation. 4 0.81) and 1995–2008 (r 1?4

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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Written by birders, it underlies a wealth of facts, trends, and events with a consciousness that the more knowledgeable we are about good bird feeding practices, based on history and experience, the more successful bird feeding will be at bringing people to birds and the more people will advocate for effective conservation policies and laws.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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Earlier, a large number of villagers were being killed by tigers: 11 in 2006, 13 in 2007 and more than 26 during 2008. Now with the evidence that the reversal of negative population trend is possible, the next big task ahead is to sustain it and make the 2022 target of 7,000 a reality, hopefully even with a year or two to spare.

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4 The Love Of Animals

Many animal abusers have a history of domestic violence or other criminal activity, and there is a disturbing trend of animal abuse among our country’s most notorious serial killers.”. In 2008, an earlier version of this bill passed the Tennessee Senate, but stalled in the House of Representatives.

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5, 2008 The writers are the authors of “ Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World.” Specifically, the increasing meat-consumption trend could be reversed if consumers paid the true price for meat. 4, 2008 The writer is a co-founder of the Small Planet Institute. Andrew Rimas Evan D. This is stupid.

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Animal Ethics

Kristof, who takes note of the trend represented by the animal welfare proposition on the ballot in California this fall. Anna Lappé Brooklyn, July 31, 2008 The writer is a co-founder of the Small Planet Institute. Bernard Burlew New York, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: While I am grateful for Nicholas D.

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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania: A Review by an Atlas Novice

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This page also offers a table of the number of blocks for which there is possible, probably, and confirmed breeding in the first and second atlases, and, for some birds, a chart of Breeding Bird Survey Trend, based on 40 years of breeding bird survey data. Pileated Woodpecker, for example. of New Mexico Press, 2005).