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Contemplating California Condors

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The newest bird on the brink to capture her fertile imagination is the California Condor, on which she graciously shares her research and ruminations: Sometimes as a writer you recognize there’s been something overlooked in your midst—something quietly abiding. Their hallmark: They don’t kill. My first view of them was at a distance.

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The Lady with 700 Cats

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Narrated by actor Jane Lynch of Glee fame, the program chronicles the story of Lynea Lattanzio, who is the founder and owner of California’s largest cat sanctuary. Founder and owner of California’s largest no-cage, no-kill cat sanctuary, Lattanzio lives with more than 700 cats.

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My Ten Best Birds of 2019

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I also spent a week in northwestern Costa Rica on a family vacation, a long weekend in Barbados, a week in Georgia, and two week-plus-long trips to visit relatives in southern California. For fifteen years, ever since I started visiting California as a birder, I’ve been hoping to see a Mountain Plover.

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At Least Five Dead Whales Around Bay Area

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It looks like they are getting killed by ships as they try to eat krill. We're definitely seeing an increase in ship strikes - it's awful," said Mary Jane Schramm, spokeswoman for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Tags: california san francisco marine life marine animals whales krill. Really sad.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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The Service also proposes expanding hunting and sport fishing on the following refuges: California. Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a 10,144 acre refuge officially established in 1963 under the authority of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act “for use as an inviolate sanctuary , or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds.”

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336).

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336).

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