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APRIL 17, 2012

June 2, 2010 BP apparently bans workers from showing dead or dying wildlife and from talking to the press. Aerial view of the scale of the clean-up operation 6 January, 2011 The White House oil commission concludes that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the result of systematic management failure at BP, Transocean and Halliburton.

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2010 Louisiana 2012 2011 243

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MARCH 4, 2011

By Corey • March 4, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share The Mute Swan Cygnus olor became the national bird of Denmark in 1984, replacing the Skylark Alauda arvensis. The Numbat is the animal emblem. Corey Mar 5th, 2011 at 7:28 am @Clare: Does Australia have a national bird for the whole country? The proposal from U.S.

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Denmark 2011 Honduras Deer 166

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AUGUST 4, 2015

in 2011*) came about. I greatly enjoyed reading these articles on diverse topics such as suet, nyjer seed, the development of humming-bird feeders, rarities at feeders, wild bird feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean, and, importantly, “funding for birds and wildlife.” Fish and Wildlife Service. Margaret A.

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America Industry Squirrels Birds 237

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Nevertheless, only the most important news I did follow, those about the decision-making process on future sales of elephants and their ivory at a global wildlife summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the first such meeting since 2013. A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 192

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AUGUST 13, 2014

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on animals taken in fiscal year 2013 , “Wildlife Services” intentionally killed 657,134 Red-winged Blackbirds and dispersed1,777,960. See Birdchick’s post here. No one knows how many of those numbers were actually Tricolored Blackbirds.

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Blackbirds California 2014 2013 190

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APRIL 10, 2013

Clicking on the map will take you to an explanation of this important biome, including its climate and its plant and animal species. This is a photograph of the same area in 2011. As of September 2011, roughly 663 square kilometers (256 square miles) of land had been disturbed for oil sand mining 3. National Wildlife Federation.

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Obama 2008 United States Industry 253

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MARCH 11, 2011

8 Responses to “Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds&# Duncan Mar 12th, 2011 at 3:39 am Brandt’s Cormorants are dreary? David Mar 12th, 2011 at 11:08 am Well, Duncan, the punishment should suit the crime, so I suggest you banish me (all expenses paid) to the California coast and offshore waters for at least a year.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155

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MARCH 16, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Stalking a Kiwi Icon Stalking a Kiwi Icon By Duncan • March 16, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share Most people, if asked, would confidently name what they thought the National Bird of New Zealand was. Wicked, right?

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New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 148

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MARCH 14, 2011

By Julie • March 14, 2011 • 18 comments Tweet Share ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Hunting is on a steady downturn, and nonconsumptive wildlife pursuits are on a tremendous upswing. Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?!

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 253

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

On this final day of 2012 it is time, just like it was on the final days of 2010 and 2011 , to share your Best Birds of the Year. On a totally ordinary Toledo afternoon when I was visiting my favorite Metropark, there he was: a spectacular indigo minding his own business at one of the wildlife center’s birdfeeders.

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2012 Ghana Ireland Birds 133

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JULY 27, 2012

One of the animal keepers brought her to me, and I put her in my clinic. Finally, the decision was made to release her in the summer of 2011. The following morning the naturalist from the nature center was driving to work and spotted the redtail, once again sitting on the same rabbit, green tape trailing from her legs.

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Rabbits New Jersey Neglecting North America 246

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2011

9): The Fish and Wildlife Service is right to propose a ban on the sale of nine large constricting snakes for the pet trade. Wild animals belong in the wild, and in their native habitats. To the Editor: Re “ Snake Owners See Furry Bias in Invasive Species Proposal ” (news article, Jan.

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New York Times Wayne Pacelle Humane Society Of The United States New York 40

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JULY 21, 2014

We got them,” I say happily to the three members of my 2011 Christmas Bird Count team, strung out along the path traversing Powell’s Cove Park. Document WEC257 of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida / IFAS, [link]. ** Pruett-Jones, Stephen, et al. The Monk Parakeets. We have them for the count!”.

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Chicago New York City New York Illinois 207

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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. So we can squawk at the state wildlife departments all we want, but the USFWS has the final say. Now, it’s time to go to the top.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Penguins are cartoons, emoticons, animated films, children’s books (though owls really take first place here), sports teams, a book publisher, and a Batman villain (a rare example of penguin negativity, though Burgess Meredith did bring an endearing attitude to his 1960’s TV portrayal). Press, 2011).

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Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 278

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JULY 21, 2011

I was looking out a car window the other day and noticed that of all the wildlife most of it was bird. He had the habit of asking very similar question about the animals featured in his zoology lectures, including basic questions like how big they are, what limits physiology puts on their geographic range, etc. Peter and St.

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Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 178

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service. On the short list of wins for wildlife during the Bush II era, Short-tailed Albatross were officially listed as Endangered in 2000. In 2011 their population was estimated at over 3,000 individuals, increasing steadily at 5-8% every year. It was thought of as a wonder-chemical, with no ill effects.

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Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 213

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 9, 2011

A portion of the proceeds of ticket sales will be donated to AWF through the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund to protect the Amboseli Wildlife Corridor. An awe-inspiring adventure blending family bonds with the power and cunning of the wild, “African Cats” leaps into theatres on Earth Day, April 22, 2011.

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Cats Lions Giraffes 2011 100

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DECEMBER 24, 2014

Due to the Ganges floods, their planned weekend of sailing through the labyrinth of channels turned into a week-long stay among about 270 Tigers , according to the 2011 census – the last population inhabiting mangroves and one of the highest concentrations anywhere on the planet!

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Bangladesh Dolphins Cambodia Cooking 188

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 16, 2011

An awe-inspiring adventure blending family bonds with the power and cunning of the wild, “African Cats” leaps into theaters on Earth Day, April 22, 2011. To enter simply leave a comment on this post before April 22, 2011. Would you like to enter the giveaway? Open to those in the USA only.

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Cats Lions Giraffes 2011 100

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AUGUST 21, 2013

I often like to poke fun at how dangerous the wildlife of Australia is, as ever since the giant man-eating Haast’s Eagle went extinct the land life on New Zealand has been mostly harmless. But the thing is, while the animals may not want to kill you, it sometimes feels as if the land itself does. Only time will tell.

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New Zealand Vanuatu Australia Hawaii 169

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FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Our last visit to Herdsman Lake was in winter in June 2011 and last Sunday was a beautiful hot summer day and most people appeared to be inside as we spent several hours circumnavigating the lake system. There were several Great Egrets close to the Wildlife Centre and we also observed our first Yellow-billed Spoonbill for the year close by.

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Ducks Birds Australia Pelicans 162

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MARCH 1, 2011

Now this, might not sound like anything of particular ground-breaking significance, but in the context of animal personality research, it is a fairly big thing. Corey Mar 1st, 2011 at 10:41 pm @David Craig: Fixed! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Dale, cool post.

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Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 150

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JANUARY 9, 2018

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (“ESA”) protects species of plants and animals threatened with extinction by listing them as either “endangered” or “threatened,” which in turn confers certain legal protections. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”), the agency that implements ESA as to birds. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Endangered Species 2017 100

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APRIL 15, 2015

It was completely unharmed as the hunter had climbed a tree to catch it, so we agreed to purchase the poor animal and after taking a few images and ensuring the hunter was gone, we released it and with mixed emotions watched as it climbed high into a massive tree. What are the chances of survival for these shy forest denizens?

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Ghana Hunters Gambia Guinea 197