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Seal Slaughter Stopped by Russia. Canada? Not So Much.

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Maybe Canada can learn something from the former KGB agent and avid hunter about compassion. The ministry said: “This is a serious step forward to protect Russia’s biological diversity. Conservation groups have staged protests in 20 Russian cities this week, demanding an end to the slaughter.

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Petrel Paradise

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Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. Fairy Prions ( Pachyptila turtur ) And then there were the “true petrels&# , insofar as that group has any taxonomic meaning anymore. Thanks for visiting!

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Manky Muscovy Ducks

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Not only are the individual ducks hard to look at, but in groups, the feral populations create the same messes other masses of waterfowl do. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Feral Muscovy Ducks seem to attract many of those epithets.

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What is the National Bird of Nicaragua?

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YourBirdOasis.com Mar 11th, 2011 at 11:00 pm Motmots are totally cool group of birds! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! &# Clare and Grant-Broome Western Australia Mar 11th, 2011 at 8:11 pm WOW!!!! Thanks for visiting! The proposal from U.S.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011?

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And a very happy Masemas for anyone who observes my son Mason’s birthday (probably not as many as the last group!) OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! While we’re celebrating, let’s have three cheers for the coming equinox.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The Unalienable Rights of Chimps ,” by Adam Cohen (Editorial Observer, July 14): The Spanish Parliament’s decision to grant rights to apes is indeed groundbreaking, and will foster philosophical discussion about animal protection for some time. Our findings follow many other studies demonstrating mental anguish in traumatized animals.

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Autumn colours

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By collecting data and following individual birds it is possible to provide data to both governments and environmental groups to help protect the habitat both here and overseas into the future. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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