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The Biggest Urban Pygmy Cormorant Roost is Finally Protected!!

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Up to the mid-20th century, Pygmy Cormorant was a common breeding species of wetlands around Belgrade until most wetlands were drained and the birds were lost, at one moment – from the entire territory of Serbia. With the construction of the huge Iron Gates dam on the Danube, the birds returned to breed in newly flooded river islands.

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Breed Specific Legislation

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BSL (Breed-Specific Legislation) is the canine equivalent of racial profiling, banning certain dog breeds that have been labeled “dangerous.” The bracelets sell for $10 and half of that ($5) will be donated to Best Friends to support their campaign against BSL. For more information, visit www.ImTiredOnline.com.

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Racing to Save 2 Samoan Endemics

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Efforts to save both species, however, are complicated by a lack of information about the birds’ behaviors, food sources, breeding rates, and predators. Image of banded Ma’oma’o from Samoanbirds.com).

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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds–A Book Review

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Even if you have read about these research projects, Weidensaul’s accounts offer fresh angles and updated information. Research has also shown that migrant birds have smaller brains than resident birds but grow more neurons, which deal with spatial information, before they migrate. It is often hard to be positive.

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Mallards are a Threat to Mottled Ducks in Florida

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These wild birds migrate out of Florida to northern breeding areas in the spring and are not present in Florida during the mottled duck breeding season. State biologists believe though that the best way to reduce these releases and the resulting hybridization is through public information and education campaigns.

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Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years

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Some of these specimens had labels with basic information and were stored for further work at a later time. A captive breeding program was established with a facility at Gustavo del Solar’s property, not far from where the birds were re-discovered. This flock is composed of about 54 birds including nine breeding pair.

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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve. There are 11 species of birds that breed in the Ross Sea region. On the Balleny Islands Antarctic Fulmar , Antarctic Prion and Cape Petrel also breed. Additional information: The Last Ocean.

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