10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Because ingestion of spent lead shot has been documented to cause acute health problems in wildlife (most notably death), use of lead shot has been increasingly restricted over the past few decades. Use of non-toxic shot when hunting waterfowl has been mandatory, nationwide, since 1991.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

HSUS’ latest public relations gimmick is part of a larger attempt by the very animal control officers responsible for this neglect and abuse to reform their image from one of “dog catcher” to “humane law enforcement.” Nathan Winograd is an advocate for no-kill shelters (and is the author of several books on the subject).

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Shelters HSUS No Kill Shelter Neglecting 100

Critter News

MARCH 5, 2009

The Humane Society of the United States released the video scenes Wednesday, saying that’s only part of the documentation of what it claimed were 338 violations of federal law and policy at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Laboratory.

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Wayne Pacelle Humane Society Of The United States Louisiana Research 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2022

He also published books with lengthy titles such as “An Inquiry Into the Poor Laws Chiefly with a View to Examine Them as a Scheme of National Benevolence, and to Elucidate Their Political Economy” Later, he became the colonial secretary of Tasmania. I am pretty sure I would not have liked him.

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Australia Birds Parrots Ostriches 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

…a City Council committee voted 5-0 to recommend a new law that in essence licenses the care and feeding of free-roaming cats as part of a larger effort to reduce their numbers. Let’s start with Minneapolis, because that is what sparked my interest. From the Star Tribune : Feral cats win a round at Minneapolis City Hall.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 208

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Written by birders, it underlies a wealth of facts, trends, and events with a consciousness that the more knowledgeable we are about good bird feeding practices, based on history and experience, the more successful bird feeding will be at bringing people to birds and the more people will advocate for effective conservation policies and laws.

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America Industry Squirrels Birds 229

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

He describes the change model he was using as follows: From my orientation, background, and bias, scholarly work must come first to document and establish a need for change. Klem’s forte), but not in the detail or with the delight that I would expect. It’s not a bad idea.

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 254

Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

In " 'Animal Rights:' Pernicious Nonsense for Both Law & Public Policy ," Massachusetts attorney and "sportsman" Richard Latimer is on the mark with some concepts, and way off with others. For an attorney, that's awfully weak. than with any genuine concern for species diversity or even animal welfare."

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Animal Rights Rights Broiler Chicken Animal 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

I do need to note that a rare error crops up here–LISTSERV is not a generic electronic bulletin board, it is a propriety product owned by a company and the use of the term is protected by trademark law. ” (basic points, like bird names, plumage differences); “After the Spark” (birdsong and migration); “Now What?”

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Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

Recently it has also been documented as breeding in Wisconsin, Ontario, and the Upper Michigan Peninsula, but those birds are few and not always accessible. So if you want to see a Kirtland’s Warbler, you go to Michigan in May or June. Kirtland, in turn, gave the skin to Dr. Spencer F.

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 228

Animal Ethics

JULY 19, 2007

On May 24, Governor Rod Blagojevich signed the bill into law. Less than 24 hours later, Cavel was back—this time in court seeking an injunction to prevent the new law from taking effect on the grounds that it interferes with international commerce. Illinoisans breathed a collective sigh of relief. Then, on July 5, 2007, U.S.

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Horse Slaughter Horses Slaughter Slaughtered 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2017

The explanation begins with looking carefully at a legal document, which can be more interesting than it sounds. Note that this is a document drafted by the plaintiffs (ABC and BSBO): it is designed to state the case factually but persuasively. miles from Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge” in an “area of documented bird concentration.”

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Ohio Endangered Species 2016 Birds 106

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

We then switch to Andy McWilliam, a genial investigator with the National Wildlife Crime Unit, who combines the skill of a life doing police work with a deep appreciation for the importance of Great Britain’s wildlife laws. And, some background on those laws, both in the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 208

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For morning and evening work we were compelled to use only the lawn and backyard premises of the household. During our walk we have interacted with 35 species of birds. In which he discusses ways to politely rob a bank or desert from the army.

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Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding 174

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2016

Some background is required: The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 overhauled the laws governing the Refuge System and one provision of that Act required CCPs. These are not short breezy documents intended for pleasure reading. As a result, they are read for their information not their prose.

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Wildlife Oregon Endangered Species Portland 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I did get to visit the in-laws at the German Baltic coast in January before the lock-down hit, and we took advantage of a short lull in restrictions during the summer and visited the island of Sylt in far northern Germany. It was probably grazing the lush mountain meadows at dawn and was on its way back to the gorge when we met.

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2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 231

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

FWS agents later served a search warrant on Crooked Arm’s residence, where they found, among other things, a handwritten note documenting the agents’ order for a bald eagle fan and a winter hawk fan. The appellate case turned on a narrow issue of law that is not particularly relevant for these purposes.

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Eagles Bald Eagle Deer Birds 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Several have actually shown up this past fall (probably because of El Nino effects well offshore) after only being documented once in Costa Rican territory during a Pacific Ocean pelagic trip in 2004. That special bird was an Arctic Tern seen on a beach in Caldera, Costa Rica towards the end of the year. Close enough… What about me?

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2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 184

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 24, 2006

According to the AP story, nine of ten jackets tested by HSUS were found to have trim made of dog fur, but were mislabeled in violation of federal law. For a detailed and photo-documented description of how these highly intelligent, highly sensitive dogs are killed, see here.

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Fur Fur Industry HSUS Raccoons 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Treaties trump state laws. He has done an enormous amount of research, carefully documented the text, and produced a bibliography 13 pages long. The MBT and the MBTA were hard-won victories of years of lobbying by concerned naturalists and ornithologists, newly formed Audubon organizations, and a few members of the U.S.

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