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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve. In July 2013, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held a meeting in Bremerhaven in Germany, to decide whether to turn the Ross Sea into a marine protected area.

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

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The book is organized into ten chapters, framed by a Prologue and Epilogue focused on Weidensaul’s banding experience in Denali National Park. I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus. is through the personal and the specific.

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We are Just Money Grubbers

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The species is also susceptible to the effects of commercial exploitation of marine benthic organisms and shellfish, and is threatened by drowning in fishing nets. They are under very heavy hunting pressure in Serbia and after 15 years of campaign , are finally off the shooting list. Common Pochard Aythya ferina.

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