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Urban Birding in San Diego

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San Diego has a lot going for it. There are beautiful beaches, a plethora of amazing food and drinks, a multitude of family fun locations, a world-renowned zoo, and one of the biggest birding festivals in the US. My relationship with San Diego has evolved since becoming a birder.

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Controversial Elephant Death at San Diego Zoo

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An animal rights group has called for a federal investigation into the death of an elephant at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The Northern California-based In Defense of Animals called for the Department of Agriculture, which does inspections of zoos, to investigate Umoya's death.

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Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants

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This list was issued by In Defense of Animals last month. San Antonio Zoo (Texas) Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada), Buttonwood Park Zoo (Mass.), Central Florida Zoo (Fla.), Niabi Zoo (Ill.), Topeka Zoo (Kan.), Honolulu Zoo (Hawaii), Wildlife Safari (Ore.), Pittsburgh Zoo's ICC (Penn.).

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Homeward Bound: Dog Caught in Gorilla Enclosure at San Diego Zoo Safari Park Reclaimed by Owner

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submitted by /u/Itchy0101 [link] [comments].

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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

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In 1987, only 27 were left in the wild and drastic action was taken to save the species: all remaining birds were captured, the California Condor was declared extinct in the wild, and a captive breeding program was begun, initially carried out by the San Diego Wild Animal Park and the Los Angeles Zoo.

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The Wild and Crazy Emu

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All the information on the Emu in this post was gleaned from Wikipedia (with loads more information) but here are a few other good sources: Unique Australia Animals , the San Diego Zoo , and the Internet Bird Collection. References: 1 Emu. Birds Australian birds Emu'

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