Critter News

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The Supreme Court of Canada could be getting involved in the battle over the fate of an ailing elephant in an Edmonton zoo. In their Supreme Court application, the groups say private citizens have a right to seek legal remedies to ensure that governments enforce animal protection laws. Excerpted from CTV News. wildlife sanctuary.

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Critter News

MARCH 3, 2009

But the bill still needs the the approval of the entire EU assembly and EU governments in order to become law. Canada and Greenland have warned the EU that they could challenge such a ban before the World Trade Organization. Tags: canada greenland europe seal hunters seals. It will be tough.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

My personal preference is the block prints, which perfectly capture the spirits of western woodpeckers, jays, and even a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, but there is a Canada Jay watercolor at the end that would look very nice in my living room. And, John Laws widely praised The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012) is mysteriously missing.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Of course, right now, they're just being shipped to Canada and Mexico anyway, where health and welfare standards are much, much lower. Congress lifted the ban in a spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law Nov. Bad news for horses in the US. Read the complete article at pantagraph.com.

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Critter News

JANUARY 25, 2012

The law, finalized in 1999, comes after a 12-year "phase-out" period meant to allow egg farmers time to implement the costly transition away from battery cages. Others have arranged for barns or other free-range systems, but the law now clearly reserves hens a seat at a nest. As of Jan. Duncan, Ph.D.,

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

endangered species was issued on March 11, 1967, under the earlier law, and those listings were ultimately grandfathered into the ESA. Aleutian Canada Goose – Branta canadensis leucopareia (delisted). Before the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), there was the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Henry Philemon Attwater was born in Brighton, England and spent his early adult years in Canada, but the state of Texas – which he first visited at 30 and made his permanent home at 35 – has embraced him. Regardless of such tall tales, Attwater was in truth an avid conservationist.

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MAY 15, 2011

We’ll see… But there is one more thing to do for Wood-Warbler Week, and that is to figure out what wood-warbler is represented in the Wood-Warbler Week logo, which was created by my wonderful sister-in-law, Stephanie Chung. Below is the logo. What species is shown? Leave your best guess in the comments.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

The best place I could come up with that was within a short drive of my in-laws’ place in Yorba Linda was the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in nearby Irvine, only a quick twenty-minute drive away. The goose flies out early with a flock of Canada Geese so if you want to see it get there at or shortly after dawn!

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Critter News

MAY 5, 2009

A resolution at the end of a three-year campaign, triggered by a public outcry at the annual seal culls in Canada and Norway, condemned the slaughter of seals as "inherently inhumane".

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MAY 30, 2017

Fortunately, just like when we visited Washington State , Daisy was amenable to taking a boat ride to see some puffins so on the evening of Saturday, 27 May, we (me, Daisy, Desi, and my mother-in-law) found ourselves on a boat in New Harbor watching Black Guillemots swim in the harbor while we waited for our boat to head out to Eastern Egg Rock.

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Critter News

MARCH 15, 2012

Quebec is not known for its animal welfare concerns or laws. The opposition Parti Québécois and the Coalition For Quebec's Future declared their concerns about halal meat, which comes from animals that are slaughtered according to Islamic law. From JTA, the Global News Service of the Jewish People.

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MAY 14, 2016

How can we say that magic is a farce when the May blossoms are backdropping bright, breeding plumaged Canadas , Magnolias , Chestnut-sideds , chocolate Bay-breasteds , and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks ? Yes, ironically, the 2016 Global Big Day happens to be the same day when I am scheduled to take a visiting in-law relative out for a day trip.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada. Any material benefits derived from wildlife must be allocated by law – following consultation with the public, who collectively “own” the resource – and not by the marketplace, birthright, land ownership, or social position.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 19, 2009

Here is the Crest Care mission statement: We are a group of individuals living across the United States and Canada, whose goals are to preserve and protect Chinese Cresteds in need. We work within the framework of local and civil laws, in order to protect both dogs and all parties concerned. We are involved in Crest-Care , Inc.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

60 years later the species was resident from sea to shining sea, taking up noisy residence anywhere where habitat is slightly degraded, kicking out native species and squabbling for scraps in urban and suburban habitats, and generally making themselves at home to the derision of nature lovers across the United States and Canada.

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Critter News

MAY 23, 2011

An animal rights group based in the United States has ranked Quebec “the best province to be an animal abuser” in a report on Canada’s animal welfare record. The Animal Legal Defence Fund says in its fourth annual report ranking Canada’s 13 provinces and territories on their animal protection laws that only Nunavut ranks worse than Quebec.

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Animal Person

APRIL 24, 2009

Meanwhile, I would love to be able to have some kind of law against human beings producing/reproducing more than one person per person. We are a far bigger problem on this planet than the (over)population of feral cats, elephants, Canada geese, or any other creature we "manage" or want to manage, "humanely" or otherwise.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and South America thrown in.

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JULY 5, 2022

FLAP is the Fatal Light Awareness Program, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and this is how they raise awareness. But, yes, there are photographs of dead birds and x-ray images of the damage done to individual birds and photographs of the annual FLAP display, as shown below. It’s not a bad idea.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Under Canadian laws, one shot is supposed to render the horse unconscious but it often doesn't happen. The footage was shot with a hidden camera inside Les Viandes de la Petite Nation near Montebello. It shows a parade of horses being stunned with what's called a captive bolt pistol. Captured on video, is one horse being stunned 11 times.

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APRIL 7, 2020

The Falcon Thief is the sometimes exciting, sometimes horrifying story of Jeffrey Lendrum, an African-born adventurer who has been arrested multiple times for raptor egg and chick poaching and smuggling in southern Africa, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. Back to Lendrum–McWilliam interviews him. ” [loc.3014,

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The ABA Area should Reflect the Avian Diversity of the United States and Canada. The ABA purports to be the national association of birders for the United States and Canada. The ABA Area includes all of Canada, which has both provinces and territories. and Canada including all provinces, states, districts, and territories.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 5, 2007

No wonder rBGH has been banned in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Europe and Canada outlawed using hormones on dairy cows because of such human and animal health concerns. Such hormones may increase the risk of breast, colon and gastrointestinal cancers, according to a University of Illinois study.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

As I mentioned last week, my wife, son, and daughter-in-law spent much of the month of October in Europe. I was a bit more surprised to find a Canada Goose there as well. But I certainly did not expect to see as many exotic species as I did in my limited birding time. Only a pair of Mandarin Ducks ! Take that, Central Park!

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APRIL 25, 2015

After a long hiatus that included a new cat, a new apartment, and enough time with the in-laws to last me quite awhile, here’s a rundown of April’s bird news: Funny, sad, and thought-provoking … an African-American ornithologist’s video tips for birding while black. Even more thought-provoking is the original article from which it sprang.)

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. Canada Jay – Perisoreus canadensis. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. The beats have now contributed more checklists than birds. This is inevitable even when the beats are so spread out.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2018

A line plotted against the law of diminishing returns describes an increasingly downward curve and a lister’s life is destined to follow that decline. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. At this rate……… , but that’s the thing about lists. Lake Kerkini-east side–dyke of Limnochori to Megalochori.

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JULY 2, 2016

The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. Loretto SF.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

Canada, one of the parties to a treaty with the United States, also stated its concerns. It analyzes the relevant case law, addresses canons of statutory construction, and attempts to ascertain Congressional intent. And it notes the concerns of Canada. Public comments were overwhelmingly opposed.

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MARCH 7, 2023

Schulman The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA) is the legislative implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty negotiated with Great Britain, on behalf of Canada, in 1916 (subsequent treaties with Mexico, Japan, and Russia have been incorporated into the Act). Treaties trump state laws. 2023, Donna L.

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