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Activist Releases 1500 Mink in Oregon

Critter News

In the early morning hours of October 17th, a lone activist infiltrated the fur farm at 92659 Simonsen Road in Astoria Oregon. About 1,500 mink were released from their cages with at least 200 of these being breeding stock. fur farmers are a dying breed. get out before you are forced out.

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Flock to Marion

10,000 Birds

Hannah Buschert was first exposed to birds and birding during a required ornithology course at Oregon State University and she quickly caught the birding bug. About half of all breeding Wandering Albatross nest on the Prince Edward Islands. None of the three voyagers made landfall due to poor weather and dangerous conditions.

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Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: West Coast–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

It covers seabirds and marine mammals and miscellaneous living things–creatures likely to be found on day trips from the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. (And, at 5 by 8 inches it may be small enough to fit into some people’s pockets.) The number of gulls and terns covered is limited to “small, ocean-going” birds.

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