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Linkwood Distillery: 15 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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While it has no official status – at least not yet – many Scots regard the Golden Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ) as their national avian mascot. Pair of Golden Eagles (1899) by Scottish painter Archibald Thornburn (1860-1935). Pair of Golden Eagles (1899) by Scottish painter Archibald Thornburn (1860-1935).

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Racing to Save 2 Samoan Endemics

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Americans of a certain age will recall how close their country came to losing the Bald Eagle.). The sighting suggests that for all its struggles with habitat loss and hunting, the species is still managing to reproduce. But that tragedy is compounded when the species at risk is a country’s national bird.

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We are Just Money Grubbers

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This species’ population is suspected to have decreased rapidly, owing to levels of hunting on the staging and wintering grounds, and habitat deterioration (largely as a result of land cultivation). In the Western Palearctic at least 20-30% of the population are shot each year, often accidentally during hunting of other species.”

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Kentucky Dept.

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Comebackers

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Not only were they a common bird, they were a common bird nearshore; indigenous peoples hunted them up and down the coast. With the geese rediscovered, an intensive campaign to remove introduced foxes began, and many geese were relocated from Buldir Island to islands they formerly inhabited. That would have been awful.

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