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African Pythons Targeted for Removal

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Given the possibility for expansion onto the Florida Everglades and potential hybridization with the Burmese Python, local and State stakeholders organized search and capture campaigns. Some of these snakes had evidence of birds in their stomachs and some were gravid with up 55 eggs nearly ready to be laid. Rock Python.

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Prop 2 Passes in California

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From the campaign website : (Nov. on Prop 2 campaign. It applies to breeding pigs, egg laying hens and veal calves. Prop 2 goes into effect in January of 2015, giving factory farms six years to shift to different housing systems. Proposition 2 has been passed in California. As of 11 PM PST, Prop 2 was leading 62% to 38%.

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De arte venandi cum avibus: San Martino Siir (2015) – Aglianico del Vulture DOC

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For instance, Frederick rejected centuries-old folk wisdom that claimed that Barnacle Geese ( Branta leucopsis ) – a species with a seasonal occurrence in Europe – were born not of eggs laid by breeding geese but were spontaneously incarnated from driftwood afloat at sea. San Martino Siir (2015) – Aglianico del Vulture DOC.

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