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How to See Sunbitterns in Costa Rica

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Those of us who raced bikes with banana seats through the streets of Niagara Falls, Cleveland, or Jackson shared space with Northern Cardinals and American Robins. This is why it looks so unique and why a birder should be watching for a species around the size of a White Ibis or small heron but with an odd, almost turkey-like body shape.

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer, likes cats and birds both. Agonizing quandaries concerning invasive species are well-known to wildlife biologists. Arriving in North America around the time of Columbus, they have become “one of the most successful invasive species on earth.”.

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Canadian Sentenced for Ivory Smuggling

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Attorney's Office in Cleveland, Ohio. Tania Siyam originally operated art import and export businesses in Montreal, Canada, and Cameroon that were fronts for smuggling products from endangered and protected wildlife species, including raw elephant ivory. Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife officials from Environment Canada and the U.S.

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German Birding Blitz

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Andy Avram is a lifelong resident of northeastern Ohio, just east of Cleveland. At least Europe has some great bird species, so this past June my fiancé, Jess, and I booked our trip to Deutschland, for our first trip overseas, where I would focus on birds and she castles, towns, and culture. A quick sidetrack.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

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Second Place: Valerie Mayen, an independent designer in Cleveland, Ohio, for her “Cherry Snap,” a two-tiered skirt with a textured high waistband, adjustable to size with varied snaps, designed to accessorize any basic ensemble in a unique way.

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“Earth’s Wild Music”: a book review

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She also likes to wag her finger at you – you know who I mean: you – for your complicity, as an individual and as a member of the species, in the supposed imminent destruction of the planet. Thus the book is a call to arms, and perhaps a necessary one. She now lives in Oregon and Alaska.)

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Birding Without Borders: A Review

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He digitized and downloaded all of them, he says, in preparation for his 2015 Big Year — a whirlwind trip around the world in an effort to see 5,000 bird species in one year, something never before done. Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer and birder, is a frequent and appreciated reviewer for 10,000 Birds.

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