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Poor Nesting Success for Wading Birds in South Florida

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In 2012, for the third straight year, wading birds in south Florida had poor nesting success. Only 26,395 nests were started in 2012, a 39 percent decline compared to the decadal average. Most hard-hit were federally endangered Wood Storks , which saw all 820 nests fail or be abandoned.

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Lest we Forget – BP Oil Spill 2010

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January 27, 2012 Reports leak that BP chose to hide its own internal estimates of the scale of the spill. February 27, 2012 Reports of large marine animal strandings in the Gulf of Mexico continue to pile up in the first two months of 2012. April 16, 2012 BP Oil Spill Settlement is extended by judge.

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Paradise Regained

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I was just getting back into birding, and had only gone to some urban sites, during 2012 and 2013. I would have guessed it would be the first species to abandon this now-disturbed site. Among all the birding locations I have found, Pino Real was my first love. But, thank God, it has not. Mountain Trogons are also still present!

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National Family Pack Walk Giveaway

4 The Love Of Animals

All proceeds from the National Family Pack Walk events will be donated to the Cesar Millan Foundation, which raises awareness and supports the rescue, rehabilitation, and re-homing of abused and abandoned dogs. To enter the giveaway leave a comment on this post before midnight on September 10th, 2012.

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

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The next graph shows the average number of times per trial that the crow decided to abandon an effort to get at the food. But, the number of abandonments is greater than zero for the case of the Unknown Causal Agent. Having said that, note that the rate of abandonment even in this case is small, but still, not zero.

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Reddell Beach shorebirds

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This past week has seen thousands of shorebirds roosting on Reddell Beach having abandoned Simpson’s Beach near the port now our winds are starting to change as the season changes. There was a mutiny aboard the brigantine “Ethel” and several crew members were massacred as well as Captain Reddell.

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Germany’s Great Bustards and how to see them

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Since then, we have seen a marvellous recovery, with an estimate of 123 in 2012, 145 in 2013, 165 in 2014, 197 in 2015 and now in 2016, around 232 Great Bustards roam the wilds of Germany, nearly doubling their number within just a handful of years! Follow the track through a gap in the pine tree plantation and immediately turn right.

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