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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

If you’re a birder though, you had better have a police escort as some of my birder friends had to last week, while they went as part of an Important Bird Area data gathering group. Still, it is worth noting that some illegal hunting occurs, and this needs to be policed. In specified areas.

Cyprus 155

Cyprus 2011 Killing Hunting 155

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Many of these refuges and associated Conservation Areas, which have the potential to protect more than 1 million acres of vital wildlife habitat, have been forged through creative partnerships with sportsmen, conservation groups and private landowners. The Benefits of a Wildlife Conservation Stamp A 2011 survey by the U.S.

Wildlife 193

Wildlife Hunters Ducks Hunting 193

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Other such local groups may disappear quickly, or only after a prolonged period of persistence. Their population apparently received a big boost in the 1970s when c**k-fighting was declared illegal and many fighting c s were released. They have been strutting around Key West since at least the 1950s and likely much earlier.

Chickens 192

Chickens Florida Feral Species 192

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

birders have been able to visit Cuba as part of survey groups and cultural exchanges for years, but those trips have been few in number and not always easy to find. In addition to habitat loss, extreme weather, invasive species, hunting, and the illegal capture of birds for pet markets are major contributing factors. Garrido, et al.,

Cuba 224

Cuba Birds United States 2000 224

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APRIL 15, 2015

I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. The rare Rufous Fishing Owl was one of the many species seen by the group here. million hectares in 2007.

Ghana 188

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 188