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Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo

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The Calgary Zoo is again under scrutiny as details emerged Friday about how a capybara, a species of giant South American rodent, died after becoming caught in a hydraulic door last weekend as it was being moved from one area to another. In April 2009, unseasonably cold weather froze two whopping crane eggs.

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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

10,000 Birds

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Big Egg Marsh. Denver City Park. Big Egg Marsh. Black-thighed Grosbeak – Pheucticus tibialis. Cartagos 2. 14 May 2016. Los Cartagos.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

10,000 Birds

Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. Just to confuse things a little, only 14 new species were recorded since June 1 st. Big Egg Marsh. Denver City Park. As at June 30 th , it stands at 1796. Silvery-fronted Tapaculo – Scytalopus argentifrons. Los Cartagos.

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Combined Beats’ List – July 2016

10,000 Birds

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Denver City Park. Big Egg Marsh. Hatikhuli Tea Estate. 24 Feb 2016. Eurasian Magpie – Pica pica. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Denver City Park. Big Egg Marsh. Hatikhuli Tea Estate. 24 Feb 2016. Eurasian Magpie – Pica pica. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

10,000 Birds

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Denver City Park. Big Egg Marsh. Hatikhuli Tea Estate. 24 Feb 2016. Eurasian Magpie – Pica pica. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016.

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