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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. The zoo blamed human error for the deaths, saying it didn’t have the expertise to manage the fish and that a lack of dissolved oxygen led to the deaths. And an incident in June 2009, while it didn’t involve death, certainly drew controversy.

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On the Land Grant University Meat Problem

Animal Person

Instead, our LGUs teach the false ancient beliefs that maintain meat -- including dairy, fish, eggs, and feed crops -- as an institution. . Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics. Today's message and call to action is from David Cantor of Responsible Policies for Animals (thanks, Mike!). Glenside, PA 19038.

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Spotted Thick-knee

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As I watched, it slowly moved into a patch of dried vegetation and I noticed that it was settling over a single egg. Two or three eggs may be laid and either bird may incubate. … Tags: south-africa , Spotted Dikkop , stone curlews , thick-knees • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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Getting out of line

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Ospreys are so common here that when I noticed one on a branch eating a fish, I pointed it out to a chap nearby who remarked, “Hmmm, nice fish.&# Boat-tailed Grackles count eggs and chicks as part of their diet and they were well represented here today. There are more at the Orlando, Florida post on Redgannet.

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On "The Age of Stupid"

Animal Person

There is one horrifying scene where the young woman in Nigeria is cleaning several live fish (at first I thought they were dead, but then they started moving) with detergent, because they are too filthy to eat. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Film climate change film review The Age of Stupid veganism. But they dismiss food.

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Push Land-Grant Universities Out of the Meat Industry

Animal Person

March 2009 Contact: David Cantor, 215-886-7721 or RPA4all@aol.com Arriving at all 50 states’ governors’ offices in mid-March, a special request: Get our land-grant universities (LGUs) out of the meat industry. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. . _ Press Release Governors: Stop Ecodestructive University Training!

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Africa’s endangered species

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This species prefers wetlands and its numbers have been decimated due to a combination of habitat destruction caused by human population growth and illegal removal of birds and eggs from the wild for the pet and zoo trade. These birds are tagged and migrate to the Sululta Plains on the Ethiopian highlands were they spend their winter.