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Can Birds Be Safe? If Only.

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Birdsbesafe was invented in 2009, has a website filled with testimonials, and has received high praise from St. Birds birds and cats Birdsbesafe cat collars protect birds from cats' Bells don’t work; cat bibs sometimes do, but cat owners rarely use them – saying they’re “too restrictive.” Does Birdsbesafe work?

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Quash the Squash

4 The Love Of Animals

The RSPCA are trying to raise awareness of its urgent campaign to protect the welfare of UK meat chickens. Right now, the UK government is considering new EU legislation that may increase the number of chickens allowed in rearing sheds. Quash the Squash originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 28, 2009.

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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, Part 1

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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, March 2009 After our trip to the Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge was rained out on our first morning at The Lodge at Pico Bonito we rescheduled our visit for our second and last morning at the lodge. Yes, you read that right, two FREAKING MANGROVE CUCKOOS perched OUT IN THE OPEN! Howler monkeys!

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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

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We see a closer shot of the river itself, hawks flying across the span, and then we see that brown line again, close up, a wall of brown panels filling the right side of the screen, continuing into the distance, no end in sight, while a white pick-up truck drives parallel to it at the far left of the screen.

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Pied Oystercatcher breeding update

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In 2007 one Pied Oystercatcher was fledged along this stretch of beach and none succeeded in 2009. One of the surviving Pied Oystercatcher chicks in 2012 made itself famous right here. Pied Oystercatcher shading and protecting its chick. There was only one that survived to fledge in 2010, two in 2011 and two in 2012.

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What is the National Bird of Honduras?

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Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras. Though Scarlet Macaws are threatened in Honduras there is hope that they will get protection and recover at least some of their numbers and former range. These Blasts From The Past Where Are You Birding This Last Weekend of November 2009?

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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

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By the last year of the war, the US increased its military aid to the Greek Government and introduced a new weapon: the first napalm attack after World War II took place right here! Even 70 years later, the elders still do not like to talk about it.

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