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Some of America?s Avian Treasures

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North America is home to many amazing bird species, including several which require a special effort to see and appreciate. In the summer, they are the highest altitude breeding songbird in North America. Due to their beauty and warbling song, poachers trap these buntings in South Florida for an illegal local cagebird trade.

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Illegal Puma Skin Sent to India

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It was sent from North America to India and confiscated by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau. It was labeled as a "rug" and the only reason they searched was because of a tip.

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Cliff Swallows and Pest Management

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Cliff Swallows migrate to North America from their wintering grounds in South America to nest in large colonies, sometimes numbering in the thousands. It is illegal for any person to take, possess, transport, sell, or purchase them or their parts, such as feathers, nests, or eggs, without a permit. Herein lies the problem.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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During the Pleistocene, Dholes were found across the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe and North America, sharing their space with sabre-toothed cats. According to IUCN , because of illegal hunting and habitat degradation across most of Indochina, ungulates occur at levels well below natural.

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The Marsh Wren Singing and Gathering Nesting Material

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These vociferous little birds can usually be heard throughout the freshwater and saltwater marshes in North America. According to Birds of North America Online , there may be several reasons. America’s National Wildlife Refuge System is the world’s largest network of protected areas dedicated to wildlife conservation.

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Snowy Owl Ethics

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It is estimated that Snowy Owl populations in North America have declined by 52% since the 1960s (Berlanga et al. Snowy Owls are at risk of getting killed via collisions, incidental poisoning from rodenticides, and even illegal hunting (Stone et al. In The Birds of North America (P. 1999, Holt et al. Evans, and D. Kerlinger, P.,

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Barred Owl Love, Freakin Owlsome!

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I have been to this festival for the last 5 years and have watched it grow and develop into arguably the best birding festival in North America. And, it goes without saying, NEVER play tape in National Wildlife Refuges or National Parks, where the practice is illegal.

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