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The Reva Situation

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Reva is also a part of the local Important Bird and Biodiversity Area “Confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers”. Then a famous local actress, Svetlana Bojkovic, visited the protesters when a loaded lorry arrived, so she took part in stopping it. The post The Reva Situation appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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More Swamp Stories

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These small macaws don’t show their namesake red bellies often, but with yellow faces and blue flight feathers they are still flashy little birds. While we were there, a pair of Rufous Crab Hawks noisily protested the presence of a Common Black Hawk that was comfortably perched in the vegetation.

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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

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My first ‘protest’ memory involved putting pencil to notebook paper and writing the President about the harmful effects of DDT. When news later reached our little town (likely through a newspaper) that the bird-killing chemical was to be banned, my environmental activism was born. But birds can fly so they’ll be fine, right?

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Last Gasp for Sandhill Cranes—Act Now!

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As you’ll remember, Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources unanimously passed its sandhill crane hunting proposal. Fish and Wildlife Service for final approval or denial. Here are six top reasons to protest this hunt. All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky.

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Recent Events Involving Our Public Lands Are Alarming

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Do you consider yourself a wildlife conservationist? Do you contribute to wildlife conservation organizations? Maybe a worldwide organization like the Wildlife Conservation Network , BirdLife International or the Peregrine Fund ? It’s about putting the Federal Government back into the confines of the law.”. ” Mr.

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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

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. “Where they stop and water and get some food before they continue their migration,” the voice continues, and, if you’re not a birder you could be excused from a sense of confusion–is this a film about migrant birds or migrant people? ” and then adds, “The border wall is no barrier to birds.”

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Kentucky’s Crane Hunt-It Ain’t Over…

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Thousands of letters and emails of protest apparently fell on deaf ears. Kentucky’s wildlife offices have been flooded with protests, whether written, telephoned or emailed. Go ahead and check out his company, Southern Wildlife Resources LLC. Not surprising, but certainly disappointing. And especially for acting.

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