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Best & Worst States for Animal Protection

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According to this Technorati article , the Humane Society rated the states on their animal protection laws. New Jersey Illinois Massachusetts Colorado Maine WORST STATES Ohio Hawaii Alabama North Dakota Mississippi Idaho South Dakota (worst) According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the states fell this way.

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Who Wants To See a Greater Prairie Chicken?

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But birds and all animals need proper habitat. In Abraham Lincoln’s day, Prairie Chickens were an incredibly abundant part of the Illinois prairie landscape. In Abraham Lincoln’s day, Prairie Chickens were an incredibly abundant part of the Illinois prairie landscape. Today in Illinois, 68 males survive.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Ranks States on Animal Protection

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The ALDF has released a report on how different states' animal protection laws stack up. Among the best: California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon. Tags: animal law.

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Emerald Ash Borers vs. Woodpeckers (and Nuthatches)

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Flower, from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Christopher J. Whelan, from the Illinois Natural History Survey, explained, “The increased utilization of EAB-infested ash trees by woodpeckers and bark-foraging birds observed in our study demonstrates that woodpeckers are able to shift their behavior to actively target EAB.”

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Regarding Snow Leopards

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submitted by /u/CatcatchesMoth [link] [comments]

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Saw a nesting pair of sandhill cranes along the side of the highway today; Northeastern Illinois.

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submitted by /u/MiekerBeaker [link] [comments].

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The Uncommon Demise of a Wood Thrush in Costa Rica

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If it doesn’t find enough to eat, it might become too tired to watch for predators and be snatched up by a domestic cat or any number of animals that are always watching, eternally waiting for an easy lunch. Had birders and hikers heard its ethereal song in deciduous forests of southern Illinois?