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The “Rufa” Red Knot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act

10,000 Birds

One of the two sub-species of Red Knot occurring in North America, the Rufa subspecies breeds in the Canadian Artic Region and migrates along the east or Atlantic coast of the United States. migration corridors from Argentina in the Southern tip of South America to Canada.

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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

10,000 Birds

One article states that by the end of the 1960′s, over 16,000 Monk Parakeets a year were being imported into the U.S.**. The question is why these natives of rural areas in southern South America (east of the Andes) have been so spectacularly successful in establishing their colonies. After he died in 1987, the U.S.

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Flight to Freedom

4 The Love Of Animals

Four lions, rescued by Animal Defenders International (ADI) from a Bolivian circus when the country banned the use of animals in circuses have a new home, and a life of luxury at the ARK 2000 sanctuary in Calaveras County. As with every animal at PAWS, we are committed to providing life-time care.

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