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Binocular snobbery

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Many years ago I interviewed Barbara Young, then the newly recruited chief executive of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), for an article for The Daily Telegraph. In 1999 came a watershed moment when I flew to Austria for the launch of the brand-new Swarovski EL range.

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Bill Introduced in Congress to Protect Wild Horses

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Nick Rahall and Raul Grijalva have introduced a bill that would protect healthy wild horses from being killed by the BLM. In a written statement, Rahall says the intent is to help spur alternatives to killing excess wild horses that are in holding facilities.

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The Devil Is In The D-Con

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This was more than 30 years after these types of anti-coagulants had first been implicated in the deaths of protected wildlife and pets, as well as the sickening of children. The photograph in local papers did not show the brand of poison, but the colors on the package were like those of D-Con. Read that again: it has no antidote.

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

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Rather than promote a second stamp, we’ve created a brand new alternative that stands on its own. This evolved from our artist’s creative input, signifying not just protection of wildlife as a whole, but our focus on valuing and protection of all life as it exists in our Refuge system. Here’s What’s New.

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Returning to Old Haunts

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Little seemed to have changed, other than a brand new LEED-certified environmental center that had been built near the terminus of the protected area. Still, if so many people use the trail along the marsh, they can all become potential advocates for its continued protection and for the conservation of ecosystems like it.

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Handbags are a Dog’s Best Friend

4 The Love Of Animals

Tails are sure to wag on Friday, June 12t h as Luna Boston hosts “Doggies + Bags,” a special benefit party for the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS). to shop brand new handbags and accessories from Rebecca Minkoff, Treesje, House of Harlow & more.

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Bird Conservation News: The Good, The Bad (and Ugly), and More Good

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The piece describes why this corner of the world often has an attitude toward indiscriminate hunting that ranges from laissez-faire to Wild West, and also the toll that the ensuing slaughter takes on populations of birds that are protected in their northern European summer homes. Photo of the Nihoa Millerbird by S. Birding'

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