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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

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The Weekly Reader had shocked everyone in class with news of Bald Eagles dying – and humans were to blame! Fast forward to the next decade and humans were at it again. Fast forward to the next decade and humans were at it again. Images of wildlife coated in toxic goo haunted me; particularly the birds. Image by NPCA.

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Reflecting on a Year of Less Birding

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2018 proved to be one of my best birding years ever. For many women, pregnancy gives them a burst of energy, the joy of creating new life the boost they need to continue their daily activities while growing a human inside them. Marks National Wildlife Refuge replenished by naturalist spirit, but remained all I could manage.

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From the Niagara Frontier: A Book Review of “Birder’s Break”

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Other topics in other chapters include bird-banding (called “ringing” in Britain); the differences between binocular vision (humans and owls) and monocular vision (most other birds); and the talents of outstanding bird illustrators such as Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927). W.R.Parks, 2018 (March 1, 2018). by Gerry Rising.

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A Climate Change Crash

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People often think of human caused climate change as something that has happened over recent years, or the last couple of decades. But human effects on the climate are much older than that. During the first half of the 20th century, human induced warming accounted for a measurable percentage of change in global temperature.

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For the Birds: Midway Atoll Mouse Eradication and NEPA

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Many of these islands are part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge and one of the most important areas is Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wants to eradicate all of the mice on Midway. The public had until April 20, 2018 to comment. They are also disease vectors.

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Aslin Beer Company/Two Roads Brewing Company: Under the Wire

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This Loggerhead Shrike ( Lanius ludovicianus ) was a life bird for me at the Salton Sea in California in 2018. Birds may have taken to these artificial perches like ducks to water, but human reactions to the newfangled poles and wires were hardly as appreciative, especially in the early day. As Daniel L. Yet they are ours.

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Endangered Species Act: Potential Downlisting for Hawaiian Goose (nene)

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Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed downlisting it from “endangered” to “threatened.”. In the case of the Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis ), the public notice was published in the Federal Register on April 2, 2018. Several national parks, national wildlife refuges, and state lands host significant populations.