Critter News

DECEMBER 29, 2011

New legislation in California increases the misdemeanor penalty for animal neglect and makes it a crime to sell a live animal on any street, highway, public right-of-way, parking lot, or carnival. California SB 917 Two new laws in Oregon and California prohibit the possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins.

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Laws California Sharks Animal Neglect 100

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AUGUST 9, 2013

Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I Eventually everyone made it to their computer, and created the Summer of 2013 Rehabber’s Wish List: Money. Change in Law. That’s easy!”

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 250

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JANUARY 21, 2016

“Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.” (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998). Right: Robert McCormick, by Stephen Pearce. Enough History – Back to the Future. In the End – Where am I in This Story?

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Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 178

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

First there’s a story about the Madison Audubon Society ending up in court because of an election to vote in new officers and one person recruited over a 100 new members and signed them up the night of the annual meeting and ousted out the expected election offices which of course was followed by a law suit.

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Family Beavers Minnesota Sparrows 165

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Beljarica floodplain, from the Danube at the left to the embankment at the right hand side. Belgrade City Environmental Secretariat accepted the initiative and the Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia produced the study and the proposal for the protection of 1860 ha / 4600 ac of the Danube backwaters in 2013.

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Serbia Protection Eagles Ducks 173

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AUGUST 21, 2016

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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Germany Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 101

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Browsing is facilitated by section titles at the top of each left-hand page and smaller group titles on the upper right-hand page. The two guides make for interesting comparisons–one is full of rich browns and greens and orange-reds and makes your eyes dizzy, the other is cool and elegant, with text on the left and artwork on the right.

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Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 148