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A New Wildlife Refuge Pass: Fellow Birders, Help Us Help You

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It’s natural to encounter resistance which, of course, we have. Rather than promote a second stamp, we’ve created a brand new alternative that stands on its own. As with anything new and in contrast to the existing model, it takes time to plant the seeds of change. Here’s What’s New. You’ll note the separate words “wild” and “life.”

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HollyWoof Gift Bags Spoil Celebrity Dogs!

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And of course, there were treats too! Who knows what Brennan, Buckley and Tina’s paws may pick up in the Canyon so the couple can spray a shot of Dirty Dog Paw Spritz, an Anti-Bacterial Protection for Dog’s Paws before returning home. There were a lot of other great goodies in the gift bag!

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes. They are all primarily fish-eaters adapted for life in the water and the air. Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) Five species of frigatebird ply the planet’s tropical skies and seas. The proposal from U.S.

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

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Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. Part of its obscurity is due to the fiercely protective relationship Cologne has with its beer.

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Animal Advocates' Successes Have Factory Farmers Running Scared

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The column, which you can read here , is a call to arms to factory farmers to fight back against those individuals and organizations working to protect farm animals from the abuses inherent in factory farms. Calling an inhumane practice "humane" does not make that practice humane.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2023

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Of course, there should be a photo of a Plain Prinia here now, but somehow I did not get one this month). But then, of course, my conscience took over and the truth won, as it should. Personally, I wish the species the best of luck in this endeavor. (Of Common Starlings are still very rare in Shanghai.

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Britain’s Dragonflies & Britain’s Butterflies: A Review of Two Field Guides

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The compactness of both books (Dragonflies is 208-pages and Butterflies is 224-pages long) of course stems from the small number of each type of insect in Great Britain and Ireland; comparative field guides for Europe and Great Britain are necessarily longer and heavier. I think British and American lepidopterists need to talk more.

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