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The Lost Macaw of Cuba

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In fact, Juan Gundlach collected a number of birds from the a flock that regularly came to feed in a group of trees at the town of Zarabanda just outside the modern day boundaries of Cienaga de Zapata National Park. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. What a horror!

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

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FLAP is the Fatal Light Awareness Program, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and this is how they raise awareness. He collected the first data set, invented the experimental equipment, came up with the first conclusions, the theories and findings upon which subsequent studies have been based. ’s Lights Out DC, to name a few.

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The complete guide to Dodo relatives, living and dead

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” A Nicobar Pigeon bathes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington © David J. The bird today is documented physically by only a single specimen (a second was lost), but where the specimens were collected — and therefore where this species actually lived before its extinction — is unknown.

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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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Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas

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I’m extremely grateful to Paul for taking the initiative in raising awareness of this NWR campaign. Share Your Thoughts « Bird Deaths in Washington D.C. You may even have some profound insights that need to be shared in this public forum. Mike Mar 16th, 2011 at 9:07 pm I’m in full agreement with you, Jack Daw!

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