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FEBRUARY 4, 2010
She has also to pay 2,688 € to the animal refuge. Nacho Paunero, President of El Refugio, notes that this is the first time in Spain that someone has been fined for abandoning their animal at the doors of a refuge. He considers it a step forward in the protection of animals in Spain.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 15, 2012
So, yes, it was Spain. Specifically, rural northwestern Spain, at various points along the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage route to the supposed burial place of Saint James the apostle and, before that, to the westernmost point in continental Europe, the supposed End of the Earth, the Finis Terra.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
The book is chiefly about how people have conceptualized and studied birds, but there is an underlying theme, the changing ways in which our Western culture has viewed animals, nature and God. It’s a huge scope for a 338-page book. Common Guillemot research at Skomer Island, Wales.
10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2014
Some articles speculate that the nests offer protection against the cold. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Damage Control unit tried to remove them, sparking a fight with Mayor Washington’s neighbors, who also loved the parakeets, and the establishment of the Harold Washington Memorial Parrot Defense Fund.
10,000 Birds
JULY 20, 2018
Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. Part of its obscurity is due to the fiercely protective relationship Cologne has with its beer.
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