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To Drill, or Not to Drill? That’s the Wrong Question.

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Under fire for the last 30 years at varying degrees of effectiveness, the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is threatened again by salivating oil company execs and their political cronies. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. So I sign petitions and write articles like this one. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge PETITION.

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The Inuit Point of View on Polar Bears

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Here's an article in the Nunatsiaq News that talks about polar bear conservation from the Inuit point of view. The Inuit harvest, or hunt, polar bears in Canada. "In s director of wildlife, Gabriel Nirlinguyak} said, recalling that the two had cooperated on bowhead whale management issues. "But

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Walrus in Trouble Too

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I'm finally getting caught up on some reading and came across this article in the Defenders of Wildlife wildlife. The summer issue had a good article about walruses. We tend to talk about penguins and polar bears, but these guys are important too. Luckily, I found the article online.

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I Remember Elephants

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Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. Every now and then, I need to cut the world off and clear my mind. We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species. And it gave me a hope.

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My Loo List

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Mark Carter is an independent professional birding guide and wildlife surveyor living in Alice Springs, Central Australia. Today Mark owns and operates the wildlife guiding and biodiversity survey company Desertlife.com.au. I take it to the toilet. I call it the Loo List. I can’t be. Let us end this silence.

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Pipits and the Sweet Smell of Seaweed

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I’ve no intention of offering a full ID article, most of the individuals you come across from November to the end of February are simply not assignable to race but these examples perhaps show in my view that some can be. Or These Blasts From The Past Reason To Become A Bird Watcher #13: Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

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When the news broke about a possible border wall through Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, I decided to make plans to visit before it got bisected by a concrete barrier. After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Indeed, The U.S. Indeed, The U.S. A key part of Donald J.

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