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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

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The Weekly Reader had shocked everyone in class with news of Bald Eagles dying – and humans were to blame! 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. Images of wildlife coated in toxic goo haunted me; particularly the birds.

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

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When the news broke about a possible border wall through Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, I decided to make plans to visit before it got bisected by a concrete barrier. After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Indeed, The U.S. A key part of Donald J.

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The Lonely Dodo: A Cautionary Tale

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Haranguing people to care about wildlife and conservation is all well and good, but often such preaching falls on deaf ears. Enter the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust , and The Lonely Dodo. Conservation dodo News video' With a powerful message hidden in an adorable package, it sounds like they’re off to a good start.

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Sarah Palin Secretary of Energy or the Interior?

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The latest news of the Donald’s cabinet picks should make any conservation minded person very nervous. Hamm, an Oklahoma billionaire who has been a friend of Trump’s for years, has been the leading influence on Trump’s energy policy during the campaign. According to National Public Radio (NPR). I leave you with this video.

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Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years

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The amazing news went across the world. News anchor Walter Cronkite made an official announcement during prime time national news in the US. Upon learning the news, the Peruvian Government declared the Guan as critically endangered and opened options to assess the population status and conservation measures.

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The Inuit Point of View on Polar Bears

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Here's an article in the Nunatsiaq News that talks about polar bear conservation from the Inuit point of view. s director of wildlife, Gabriel Nirlinguyak} said, recalling that the two had cooperated on bowhead whale management issues. The Inuit harvest, or hunt, polar bears in Canada. "In

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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds–A Book Review

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Many of these stories will be known to avid readers of environmental news items and social media. This includes, to my delight, a brief account of Project SNOWstorm , a collaboration of volunteer “researchers, banders, wildlife veterinarians, and pathologists” (p. It is often hard to be positive.

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