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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of November 2012)

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Finally, many of us not struggling to pull it all together after the storm or campaigning in crucial swing states were granted one extra hour this weekend to do something fun. No matter which way the political winds blow come Tuesday, next weekend will feel different. How did you spend your bonus hour?

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What is the National Bird of Aruba?

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As a result, the Aruba Birdlife Conservation Foundation began a campaign to make the Burrowing Owl the country’s national bird , which was officially named in 2012. Unfortunately, due to development and other pressure on their populations, their numbers in Aruba have been falling.

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Twitching

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I have been so impressed by our NWRs that nearly five years ago, an incredible wildlife photographer and my friend Ingrid Taylar and I began a campaign to create a new funding stream for our beleaguered refuges; the Wildlife Conservation Pass Project.

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Write a Post, Help a Dog

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I’m excited to share the Pedigree Write a Post, Help a Dog campaign! And you can help simply by writing a blog post before June 30, 2012 (midnight EST). Now in it’s third year, the program has generated 650 blog posts and 6.5 TONS of food to help feed shelter dogs.

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Cesar Share a Story Share the Love: Therapy Dogs

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Through the Share a Story and Share the Love campaign it’s easy to get involved. In 2012, CESAR® is committed to donating $100,000 to help support therapy dogs and all they do to help people in need. You can love them back and support these dogs too.

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Siberian Husky Voted Top Dog in Pets-idential Election

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November 1, 2012, Norwalk CT – National pet services company Best Friends Pet Care has announced the winners of its 2013 Pets-idential Election for Canine in Chief and Canine Cabinet. The entries were so much fun and the campaign slogans so creative, that we’ve decided to include all of the candidates in the Best Friends 2013 K-9 Kongress.”

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Comebackers

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That is a big difference compared to the 2,000+ singing males detected in 2012, well above the recovery goal for this species set by the U.S. With the geese rediscovered, an intensive campaign to remove introduced foxes began, and many geese were relocated from Buldir Island to islands they formerly inhabited.

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