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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

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When news later reached our little town (likely through a newspaper) that the bird-killing chemical was to be banned, my environmental activism was born. According to Audubon, “this big tropical oriole is common in northeastern Mexico, but was not found in our area until 1939. Photo by © Michael Todd. Altamira Oriole’s song.

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Just in Time: Kenn Kaufman’s “A Season on the Wind” — a review

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Wind turbines have been proposed several times for areas close to the BSBO – one of the great bird flyways on the continent — and the Kaufmans ( and their colleagues ) have spent a great deal of time and energy campaigning against them.

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

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If you wrote to Tennessee in the 10,000 Birds campaign this winter, you can cut and paste your letter, changing “Tennessee&# to “Kentucky.&# Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Further, the crane take in Mexico is a free-for-all: neither regulated nor recorded.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

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Thus, the Trump Administration’s four-year campaign to undermine the MBTA is almost certainly going to fail. As explained in an earlier post , the changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. This is known as “strict liability.”.

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