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What is the Terra Project?

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The Terra Project is an exciting collaboration between bird guide author Scott Whittle , wildlife tracker manufacturer CTT , and non-profit Conservation Science Global. Detect radio-tagged birds that fly within several km. Terra sounds like that dream device. Stream live audio from curated wild sites around the world.

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Review: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil – The.

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And it looks even better in my hands while I dream about a visit to regions of Brazil I had scarcely heard of before being provided with a review copy of the first volume of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil.* This field guide is an achievement and I can’t wait to see the next four in the series.

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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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Sea Lions Shot Near Seattle

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Of course, will be there sufficient resources expended to catch the killers? Tags: wildlife crime seattle marine animals sea lions. The deaths are a violation of the Marine Mammals Act and, because it’s a protected species, the shooting death of a Steller sea lion also violates the federal Endangered Species Act.

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Banded Semipalmated Sandpipers at Big Egg Marsh, Queens, New York

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One of my regular stops in late May and early June is Big Egg Marsh, a wonderful salt marsh just a short distance south of the much-more-famous Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Instead, I found two banded birds, which I reported of course. When I find out where they were banded I’ll report back. Eh, Semipalmated Sandpipers.

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Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru?

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Mixed macaws in flight (c) Tim Ryan Chris wanted me (and you) to know about Fauna Forever Tambopata (FFT), a long-term wildlife, ecotourism and biodiversity monitoring project based in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon. One of the course leaders/trainers, Eveling Tavera, ringing a male Band-tailed Manakin Sound like fun?

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Nine-legged Plover?

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By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share No, of course not, but what a picture ! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Nine-legged Plover?

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