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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I Change in Law. That’s easy!”

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Champions of the Flyway – the Dakar Rally of Birding

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During this year’s competition, each team raised money for – and awareness of – the illegal trapping of migratory birds in Cyprus , a fitting cause for a race that celebrates the miracle of migration. However, this law has had little effect on curbing the illegal trapping. CHAMPIONS OF THE FLYWAY BY THE NUMBERS.

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Birding Hluhluwe, South Africa

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For the German flag, the “Grundgesetz” (the German basic law) states that the color of the national flag is black-red-gold. Superb Starlings avoid this when using helpers, much like rich people presumably reducing the stress of raising kids by hiring a couple of nannies. Some people wonder whether god exists.

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We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.

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I was told by a Panamanian bank vice president, “Every multinational knows that if Honduras raises its hourly rate, the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean will have to follow. In throwing out Zelaya they are sending frightening messages to all the other presidents who are trying to raise the living standards of their people.”

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Britain’s Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland–A Book Review

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Browsing is facilitated by section titles at the top of each left-hand page and smaller group titles on the upper right-hand page. They can be found all over the book–some interspersed with resident and migratory species, some collected together in the back of the chapter, some in the last chapter on North American vagrant landbirds.

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Proposed Changes to the Duck Stamp Not Well Received

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3) Action : Identify demographic information that is currently being collected by e-stamp states and additional information required for improving sales. 1) Action : Change law to allow the e-stamp to suffice as the requirement to hunt waterfowl for the duration of the hunting season. Sometimes the easiest path is not the right one.

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