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Critically Endangered Birds in Costa Rica- How to See Them, How to Help Them

10,000 Birds

Which animals could be on a slippery slope to becoming endangered? Knowing this information is vital for coming up with timely solutions, perhaps most of all for animals and plants truly on the brink of being lost forever. Which species are endangered? In Costa Rica, the bird is rarely seen in pelagic waters of the Pacific.

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Steven M. Wise on Legal Rights for Animals

Animal Ethics

The European Community and the member states signatory to the treaty are required “to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals.” In 2002 the German Parliament amended Article 26 of the Basic Law to give nonhuman animals the right to be “respected as fellow creatures” and to be protected from “avoidable pain.”

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How many birds are killed by windmills and other green energy projects?

10,000 Birds

By-catch is the catchy word for animals that are killed from fishing that are not the fish being fished. These are the dolphins in your tuna fish, for example. A small number, maybe about 72 million according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service , are poisoned every year.

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