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Thought experiment

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They are much more independent and still behave similarly to wild cats they are still pets and rely on humans to survive. Horses live in groups. The ones who would last until the very end would be lions , tigers bears, eagles and wolves. From the ones that have a good chance to survive. Horses have a good chance.

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Black Bear

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  Black Bear. During a brief moment of insanity after the death of my pet kitty Brady in 1991 (at the age of 17), I attended Vermont Law School to study Environmental Law.   Enter Black Bear Crestfallen, I schlepped my sorry self from my minuscule apartment, across the Village Green toward the coffee shop.

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High Elevation Birding in Costa Rica at Providencia

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This is common with life-threatening situations and expected; any ancient ancestors who would have not paid heed to close calls would have likely been quickly and savagely selected from the gene pool (just trying to pet the Short-faced Bear again…). The owner said that five had been there, chasing each other around (!).

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What Impact Will Drones Have on Birds?

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In a recent study , a team of French researchers set out to test whether a drone’s color, speed, and angle of approach affected different groups of birds. Both Drone World and Parrot have sections in their safety agreements and user guides advising pilots to avoid domestic pets and wildlife.

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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Let me introduce my guest blogger, Lisa Owens Viani, co-founder of the California-based group RATS ( Raptors Are The Solution ), which educates people about the dangers of rat poisons. Does the product above strike you as black humor, only not funny? I’ll leave today’s blog in her capable hands.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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The primary reasons for the decline of macaws and parrots are many but habitat loss due to logging; clear cutting for crops and cattle ranching; and capture for the pet trade rank among the most threatening. These threats are further exacerbated by the naturally low reproductive rates of these cavity-nesting birds.

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Birding Arizona–style

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Up to 256 bird species, deer, black bears, foxes, big cats, Gila Monsters, and 16 species of bats call this area of southeastern Arizona home. ( The Friends of Madera Canyon group publishes a good bird checklist.). Peregrine Falcon. Photo by © Mark Schraad. Cooper’s Hawk. Photo by © Mark Schraad. Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Say’s Phoebe.

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