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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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She is an excellent mother, managing not only to feed her four large cubs, but their visiting father One-eyed who comes by every now and then (he has two more families and being the good father he is, visits them all regularly, usually around lunch time). Very dusty Swarovski CLs. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The new law will cost American family farmers, and ultimately California consumers, hundreds of millions of dollars. Inhumane confinement, illegal anticompetitive practices and factory farming hurt animals, the environment, the consumer, the public health and the farmer. Regina Weiss Brooklyn, July 12, 2010

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What is the National Bird of Honduras?

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In fact, all of the images of Scarlet Macaws in this post are of the birds that live at Copan Archeological Park, birds that were seized at the border before they could be illegally exported.* If it weren’t such a horrible thing to do one might almost understand why folks would want to poach and cage Scarlet Macaws.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Though the third-most densely populated county in the United States (as of the 2010 census, thank you Wikipedia), about 25% of Bronx land is open, public space. Clearly, members of the birding community and their families–thanked in the opening Acknowledgments section–played a strong role in getting this project done. .

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Note in this 2010 video, birders, birdwatching and kayakers are mentioned, not hunters. The refuge offers opportunities for hiking and biking trails, canoeing and kayaking on Swan Lake, bank fishing, and family friendly programs and events.” The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears. v=sk_5pt9OTLA.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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We start with Lendrum being arrested in 2010 at the Birmingham (U.K.) a close childhood friend of Lendrum’s, Howard Waller, breeds falcons for Sheikh Butti bin Maktoum, a member of the Dubai royal family. Author Joshua Hammer. photo credit: Cordula Krämer). The book is structured cinematically.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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million people (2010 census). These strange birds are two species in their own family; White-necked or Yellow-headed, endemic to the Upper Guinea forests and Grey-necked or Red-headed, restricted to Lower Guinea forests. Between 1990 and 2010, Ghana lost 33.7% However, there are a whole lot more Ghanaians now!

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