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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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I put it in a small box for several hours, where it appeared to recover, but studies have shown that internal injuries from a strike usually kill the bird. FLAP is the Fatal Light Awareness Program, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and this is how they raise awareness. The more glass, the more bird kills.

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From Today's Los Angeles Times

Animal Ethics

Further, did those who reacted so strongly to Harambe’s killing go home and serve meat to their children? This horrible incident has raised some tough questions indeed. Michelle Nadon, Aurora, Canada To the editor: Bars? The hysteria of the crowd surely played a part in escalating an already frightening situation.

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Close Encounters

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It watched me, calmly, until I sat down about 7 feet away (almost at minimum focusing distance) and we both regarded each other, and I occasionally raised the camera and snapped off another frame. A Peregrine Falcon sits warily on its kill, a young Thayer’s Gull Finally it had enough and sprung into the air.

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

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Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes. Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life.

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Do Birds Feel Love?

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No human can divine what a mated pair of geese or eagles may feel for one another, but stories abound of birds,especially Canada Geese , who spurned all offers from members of the opposite sex for years after a mate was killed. Needless to say, this makes them quite pleasant to raise. Did Vanna love his cage partner?

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part III

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The changes revolved around something called “incidental take,” which is an activity that harm or kills birds incidental to its purpose. Canada, one of the parties to a treaty with the United States, also stated its concerns. And it notes the concerns of Canada. Public comments were overwhelmingly opposed.

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