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Humane Society University to Offer Courses in Fall 2009

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Further advancing its leadership in human-animal studies, Humane Society University, an affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States, announced today that it has received a license as a higher education degree-granting institution by the District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission.

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Bird Skin Thief Ordered To Pay Large Fine

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Edwin Rist, a 22-year-old from the United States, stole 299 bird skins from the Natural History Museum at Tring (in England) in 2009 and had been sentenced to a 12-month suspended sentence has now been ordered to pay a fine of £125,150, which is the amount that he had made from the sale of the skins.

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The Grackle

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The banner blackbird of most of Mesoamerica as well as much of the southwestern United States is the Great-tailed Grackle. When we first ran this post in March 2009, we received links from David Ringer , Danny Germer , Nick Sly , Coyote Mercury , and Shelly. If so, show us your grackles! Do you want to add to the list?

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"A deer escapes a wildfire in the Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009" in California, United States of America. Photo credit: Jae C. Hong / AP Photo

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Stamping the First Robin of Spring

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Now that winter’s fury is melting beneath more moderate temperatures here in the northeastern United States my thoughts have turned to spring. You see, back in 2009, I put up a blog post called “ First Robin of Spring.” Who stamps on robins? What kind of blog is this? Not to worry, not to worry.

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What is the State Bird of Louisiana?

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After DDT was banned in 1972, they began to recover, and in 1985 eastern Gulf Coast and Atlantic populations were removed from the list, while in 2009 Brown Pelicans were completely de-listed.

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The Moths Are Coming! The Moths Are Coming!

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Mike photographed this Unmarked Dagger ( Acronicta innotata ) at his family’s annual “Chicken Inferno” in 2009. And with an oppressive heat wave clutching much of the United States, even the resident birds can hardly be bothered to put on a show for anyone who cares to look. Are you a birder who hates summer?