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Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls

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Florida Amendment 9, Ban Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling. Connecticut. Amendment 2 changed the process for passing conveyance legislation in Connecticut. Election Results = PASSED with 82.87% voter support. Savannah River. Photo by © Jamie Hargis. Election Results = PASSED with 59%+ voter support. Northern Harrier. voter support.

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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“Three hatchling American Robins in a plastic slice of pie container,” said Bonnie Alexander in Connecticut. Five hatchling House Sparrows in a Happy Meal box,” said Johanna Walton, also in Connecticut. “They brought us one in a box the size of a small refrigerator,” said Karen Lynn in Connecticut.

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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

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Some articles speculate that the nests offer protection against the cold. Florida’s Introduced Birds: Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus). Document WEC257 of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida / IFAS, [link]. ** Pruett-Jones, Stephen, et al. and Sam Logue.

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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The visitors along the boardwalk at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida were taking photos nonstop, we only had a few minutes before the wetlands closed, oohing and aaahing. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds. A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. Treaties trump state laws.