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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

10,000 Birds

The voice, which we soon learns belongs to wildlife photographer Richard Moore, exclaims, “Migration is on!” ’ “Vegetation means wildlife,” Hamilton says, “If that’s destroyed, then their habitat is gone.” ” and then adds, “The border wall is no barrier to birds.”

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Lion Population Decreasing in Kenya

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The national lion population has been falling by an average of 100 per year for the last seven years due to a combination of factors, particularly human-wildlife conflict, destruction of habitats, climate change, disease and increase in human population.

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An Osprey Nest and The Migratory Bird Treaty Act

10,000 Birds

This is a poor photo I took of this pair’s nest back in 2009. We have been assured by the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) that they are watching this nest also. The new nest is still but a ghost of what the old nest looked like. That is what the Migratory Bird Treaty Act is meant to do.

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Tiny Turtles

4 The Love Of Animals

The full story after the photo: SeaWorld Orlando Cares For Turtle Hatchlings – (August 24, 2009) – Aquarists at SeaWorld Orlando are providing round-the-clock care for three endangered loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings this week. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Loggerheads are listed as threatened by the U.

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Expedition Grizzly

4 The Love Of Animals

National Geographic Channel’s Expedition Grizzly featuring Casey Anderson presents the unique story of one man who has dedicated himself to wildlife preservation and a daring approach to understanding grizzlies’ every move — living among them in extreme conditions, observing their behaviors and even tasting some of their favorite foods.

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Rescue Spotlight: Rabbit Meadows

4 The Love Of Animals

To accommodate the sanctuary rabbits, our adoption center and our compassionate human visitors, Rabbit Meadows plans to build a series of small cottage-like structures among the picturesque fir trees on its grounds. Rescue Spotlight: Rabbit Meadows originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on October 29, 2009.

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Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Kinabalu (at 13,455 feet the highest peak in southeast Asia), and human development that has resulted in freshwater rice fields, secondary forest, and oil palm plantations, this means that Borneo offers an incredibly high degree of biodiversity.

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