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Bird Litigation:  Guilty Plea Under Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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Department of Justice filed a “ criminal information ” ( i.e., a formal document identifying the charges) against ESI in the U.S. As a result, “[s]ince 2012, there were at least 150 documented eagle deaths at 50 of defendant’s 154 wind power facilities in the United States. To begin the case, the U.S.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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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. Eliminates bullet fragments in the wound channel as it forms a”mushroom” or peels back upon impact.

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Military Used Pigs in Brain Injury Research

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For an 11-month period that ended in December, researchers subjected pigs and rats to about 200 blasts, according to Pentagon documents and interviews. The explosions have ranged in intensity, wounding some of the pigs and killing others. Roadside bombs are the top killer of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Did you know this?

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