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How to Bird Murchison Falls

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An expanse of habitat as vast as Murchison Falls NP in Uganda, as excessively generous in beauty and biodiversity, permits endless ways to experience both its birds and animals. After weeks exploring the Pearl of Africa and visiting multiple game parks, I can look back and declare Murchison Falls NP my absolute favorite game park.

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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I remember the guide on my first Kenyan birding safari remarking that “birding groups always see far more mammals than those who come just to see animals. One of my most memorable outings was a night-time game drive in Kenya when we saw an aardvark and a zorilla, so we ticked off both the first mammal in the field guide’s index, and the last.

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Tensions Mount over University of Florida Animal Research

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Wonder if that could get activists into trouble under AETA (Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act.) Animal rights activists are targeting a University of Florida researcher for his role in experiments on primates — even though he says he doesn't personally conduct animal research.

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The Marvelous Self-Awareness of Elephants: Insights into their Intelligent Minds

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Most animals, including dogs and cats, cannot recognize themselves in a mirror, but a few species can, including chimpanzees, dolphins, and elephants. The Mirror Test for Self-Awareness The most common test for self-awareness is the mirror test, which involves placing a mirror in front of an animal and observing their reaction.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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The Refuge has also become a place where people can experience and learn about wildlife and the places they call home, whether through self-guided discovery or by participating in one of our many educational programs. Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge : Expand big game hunting. The refuge is already open to sport fishing.

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Forest Bathing

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During a two-year long moratorium on hunting in T&T, I had some of the most incredible birding experiences. We heard some animal trundling through the bushes but got no visual. Our yearly CBC racked up its highest numbers in a decade. Once the season reopened, numbers plummeted again.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of June 2011)

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I took my son to his first baseball game and my first exposure to the local minor league franchise, the Rochester Red Wings. Typical of many sports mascots , the Rochester Red Wings’ spirit animal doesn’t look much like its namesake, assuming the team is named for a Red-Winged Blackbird. And the Red Wings won… nice!

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