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Sandpiper Species Heading Towards Extinction

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In 2000, around 1,000 breeding pairs were known, but by 2009, the number had plummeted to just 120-220 pairs, a decline of 88%. During that time, adult survival appeared unchanged and breeding success was reasonable, but the recruitment of young birds back into the adult population was zero in all but one of the years studied.

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DeMuth Agrees to Plea Bargain

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Instead, DeMuth will plead guilty to conspiring to damage a Minnesota company that breeds ferrets. DeMuth was arrested and charged in November 2009 after refusing to cooperate with a grand jury investigating the Iowa break-in. Tags: animal research animal enterprise terrorism act FBI.

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Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo

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In April 2009, unseasonably cold weather froze two whopping crane eggs. They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds. And an incident in June 2009, while it didn’t involve death, certainly drew controversy. Tags: zoos welfare violations animal welfare.

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Pleasant-Tees Custom Canine Tees

4 The Love Of Animals

They make fun tees, customized with your dog breed (or, even from a photo of your own dog). Pleasant-Tees Custom Canine Tees originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 18, 2009. Tags: reviews. Pleasant Tees is a company for the dog lover! The tees take popular logos and parody them to relate to dogs. Four paws up!

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Lost Souls: Found!

4 The Love Of Animals

Each book is breed specific, sharing stories of those who love the breed and have adopted dogs through rescue. Not only that, but a portion of the book profits are donate to a breed specific rescue group. The company has several other breeds, but is still looking for rescue stories to include in upcoming book releases.

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Secrets of the Mangroves

4 The Love Of Animals

The Tides are particularly important for the rich and varied crab population, mudskippers, crocodiles (for their breeding and other behavior) and all the other creatures we are going to be filming for this project. Secrets of the Mangroves originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 18, 2009. Tags: tv.

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Cesar’s Way Magazine

4 The Love Of Animals

Getting to know the misunderstood pit bull breed. Cesar’s Way Magazine originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on October 5, 2009. Tags: good idea. Here are some of the debut issue highlights: Dogs on the Edge: Food aggression, car chasing and unprovoked attacks. How to let your dog know who is in charge.

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