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Bird Litigation: Spotted Owl v. Barred Owl

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However, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”) broadly prohibits the “take” of any bird, which effectively means that a protected bird cannot be killed, harassed, or otherwise adversely impacted. They argued that the scientific research exception only applied to research on the animal to be taken.

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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

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When news later reached our little town (likely through a newspaper) that the bird-killing chemical was to be banned, my environmental activism was born. Terrestrial animals could drown; will not be able to access the necessary ranges; be trapped; suffer diminished genetic diversity; and possibly become extirpated and/or extinct.

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A Climate Change Crash

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We might expect that as the earth warms, biomes or regionally defined habitats will move north, and with them, their plants and animals. PNAS August 6, 2018. Very simply put, the bird population in the Mohave is in the process of collapse, and the reason for it appears to be climate change. This is not what the study shows. Beissinger.

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Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

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To get an idea of how many mushroom species are around us, in 2018, the journal Mycologia published a checklist of North American fungi. They have symbiotic relationships with plants and trees and assist with the decomposition of dead plants and animals. For example, recent studies have determined is closer to animals than plants.

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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

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Elizabeth Bradfield’s “Buried Birds” muses on seabirds as a way of understanding feelings of difference, giving one of the book’s finest quotes: “We resonate with certain animals, I believe, because they are physical embodiment of an answer we are seeking.

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Birding Shanghai in July 2022

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A paper titled “Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus may adapt well to life in urban areas across its range in Asia” already made the same observation in 2018. ” I have a scientific background myself, and I guess some experiments on animals may sometimes be justifiable, but others just leave me disgusted, such as this one.

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