4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 28, 2010

DogTown is the name of an area of Best Friends Animal Society in Angel Canyon, Utah. Shy dogs are often among the first to be euthanized in shelters because they are difficult to adopt, but not at DogTown, a no-kill facility. DOGTOWN: THE ROAD HOME originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on January 28, 2010.

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Homeless Animals Homelessness Adoptable Leopards 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Relying on the Kindness of Birders (and Reflecting on the Muckrace) Coromandel and Miranda Our Top 10 Birding Moments of 2010 Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of December 2010? I can also imagine how much it costs, which kind of kills the dream a bit. The proposal from U.S.

Peru 212

Peru 2011 Deer Birds 212

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Gulls in Larnaca, taken 22/02/2010 by ©Stavros Christodoulides Recognizing that gull identification is confusing doesn’t help your average birdwatcher however. Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away. how many species should we be recognizing? I am clearly not.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Species Deer 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes. One important reason is the wide discrepancy in mid-winter count survey numbers—in Tennessee those figures were 44,000 counted in 2010 versus only 12,000 counted in 2011.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 258

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. Those who harvest are unfortunately myopic, seeing only the instant gratification of the meal or the kill. The list goes on and on.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 244