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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

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such as California Condors and Passenger Pigeons. Raised in and around the West Texas steppe country where temperatures reached 100 degrees with regularity, he began life as the Dust Bowl and Great Depression converged. Author Sherrida Woodley thinks deeply about dearly departed birds. He came for the hawks. And grow they did.

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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”. By any measure, the recovery of the California Condor has been a remarkable success.

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Raimat Saira Albariño (2017)

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Birds and Booze News: Night Lizard Brewery in Santa Barbara, California is making news with its commitment to environmental activism, as related in this article in the Antioch University Odyssey.

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