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New Jersey Bear Hunt to Continue as Planned

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Despite efforts by animal rights activists to stop this hunt, it is scheduled to continue. It's a cull to "control the population." New Jersey’s first bear hunt in five years is just a week away and set to go on as planned despite a last-ditch effort by several animal rights organizations to have the hunt postponed.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 6)

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They can create significant crop damage … Permits are regularly issued in Western Australia and sometimes issued in Victoria for the culling of this species.” The species gets a consolation prize for being genuinely black-faced though. There is a redeeming quality in partial honesty. ” Sounds a bit speculative to me.

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“A Little Bird Told Me” … Happy Birthday Charles Darwin

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The most commonly cited example is “Darwin’s Finch,” which filled the woodpecker niche by adopting the practice of acquiring a cactus thorn, and using this to access grubs hidden beneath the bark of trees. He noted the similarity and differences among animals found on the islands and mainland versions of the same.

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