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Andean Condors On The News

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I just read on the news that about 20 Andean Condors (Vultur gryphus) were poisoned in Chile. Later it was determined these condors suffered from organophosphate poisoning after they were exposed to insecticides used for agriculture. Other birds were seen crash landing. Another sick condor and two dead ones were found nearby.

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Parrots: Brazil’s Colorful Avian Clowns

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Second, they occupy an astonishing variety of habitats from temperate Araucaria forests in Chile to alpine scree in New Zealand to seasonally flooded rainforests in Brazil to rocky sea cliffs in Australia. Both of these endemic parrots suffer from habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade.

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Flight to Freedom

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ADI’s Mission: To educate, create awareness, and promote the interest of humanity in the cause of justice, and the suppression of all forms of cruelty to animals wherever possible to alleviate suffering, and to conserve and protect animals and the environment. Flight to Freedom originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on July 3, 2010.

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