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What the rings reveal

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The repeat sightings reveal a great deal about the bird’s movements, but of course we don’t know where it bred. That’s why the current trend to radio-tag birds reveals so much more than ringing, though it is of course vastly more expensive. One assumes Iceland, but there’s no proof.

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Humane Society University to Offer Courses in Fall 2009

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Tags: humane society animal policy animal studies. The degrees are designed to educate students to qualify them for employment with one of the more than 17,000 U.S. nonprofit organizations that seek to protect, provide services to or advocate for animals, and to advance scholarship in the field.

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What is the Terra Project?

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The actual Terra device–weatherproof, of course–includes two microphones, a radio receiver, and a bluetooth transceiver to deliver on a tasty set of features: Stream live audio from the yard to speakers or headphones with the included app. Detect radio-tagged birds that fly within several km.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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” But also: “Delisted,” “Growing Up,” “Second Chances,” “No Tags.” And we do feel like we know them, not as intimately as Sophie Osborn, of course, but stories create connections, especially when they are lively stories about birds with names and personalities.

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Zone of Happiness Birding

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I wanted my page to do those things of course but I also wanted it to be a little different. The zone’s large size was declared to allow for more people to easily participate in addition to ensuring there was a large variety of habitats within the zone which of course created ample opportunities to record more bird species.

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My Year so Far – Modest but Satisfactory

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The next couple of months will of course see a boost to my British list, as summer migrants flood into England, while forthcoming trips to Cyprus, Greece and northern Spain will also turbocharge the European list. Though they came close to home, and were even seen by non-birdwatching friends, I failed to see them.

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UK Hunting Ban Could Be in Jeopardy

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It bans fox hunting, hare coursing, and stag hunting. Tags: UK fox hunting hare coursing stag hunting. It's been five years since the hunting ban was passed in Britain. You can still flush a fox out with dogs, but you can't kill it. If the Tories take over, it could be in real jeopardy. They are totally against the ban.

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