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Not enough Woodpeckers

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The Buff-necked Woodpecker (Taman Negara, Malaysia) is classified as Near Threatened, with the usual rationale of “habitat loss” (which sounds nicer than “evil humans destroying anything that does not immediately bring in money). With jokes like that, Great Spotted Woodpeckers rarely are successful in stand-up comedy.

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Accessibility Matters II:  Birdability Q&A

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It turns out that humans are less likely to trample off the trail and damage plants and so on if the trail has a really obvious edge or other boundary. that just because a building was built after the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, it must comply with the ADA Standards. Legally, yes. Just start!

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We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.

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Earlier in the year Chiquita Brands International Inc. broke the news that Chiquita was represented by a powerful Washington law firm, Covington & Burling LLP, and its consultant, McLarty Associates (2). And that the US and its new president were not standing up for democracy. 1) DemocracyNow! 3) George W.

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