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Humane Society Puts Pressure on South Carolina's Bear Baying

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A declawed, defanged bear is chained to a stake as hunting dogs bark and snap, trying to force the bear to stand on its hind legs. The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it's only allowed in South Carolina. State law on the issue is murky.

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This Week in Bird News: Win (Gunnison Sage Grouse), Lose (Bird Flu), or Draw (European Blackbirds)

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The United Nations released its new list of protected species as well, adding the Great Bustard along with the Polar Bear and other species. Maybe those Kirtland’s Warblers are onto something: USA Today names Magee Marsh the best birding spot in the United States. Better luck next time, African Lion.).

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What is the National Bird of Panama?

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Interestingly, the eagle featured in Panama’s coat of arms is not the Harpy Eagle, but a representation of an American eagle species, as the United States was the first country to recognize Panama’s independence. Unfortunately, they are not afraid of humans, so are easy to kill.’”. A Harpy Eagle. ”

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HSUS Offers Reward in Grizzly Poaching Case

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The Humane Society is offering a 2500.00 The Humane Society of the United States and The HSUS Wildlife Land Trust are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the illegal killing of a grizzly bear found dead in Ashton Reservoir near Ashton, Idaho.

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Xena

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Normally she would be living somewhere in Europe or Asia, but she was born and raised in captivity in the United States. Rehabbers have to grin and bear it during baby season; we raise incredibly cute wild birds behind masks, give them no human attention, and make sure they bond with each other and not us.

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Aslin Beer Company/Two Roads Brewing Company: Under the Wire

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Birds may have taken to these artificial perches like ducks to water, but human reactions to the newfangled poles and wires were hardly as appreciative, especially in the early day. We humans tend not to think of utility poles and wires as “beautiful” or “natural” elements of the environment, when we notice them at all. As Daniel L.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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Wuerthner states, “Perhaps the most significant and obvious conflict between the goals of the NAMWC and actual behavior of state agencies has to do with management of predators, particularly bears, cougars, coyotes and wolves. Those whose actions result in additional costs should bear them.

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