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To Drill, or Not to Drill? That’s the Wrong Question.

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As we enter the second century of protecting, preserving, and respecting our wild spaces, certainly no one would actually consider undoing, reversing, and exploiting our national parks, forests, and monuments. In an area known for ‘the cleanest water in the world,’ 234,000 acres were sheltered from mining exploration…until now.

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Can A Hawk Carry Off Your 12-Pound Pet?

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That did not stop a New Jersey animal shelter from publishing this rabble-rousing flyer on Facebook, all written in alarming red capital letters: PARK RANGERS AND VET OFFICES ARE PUTTING OUT WARNINGS. All birds of prey are protected by state and federal law,” says Eileen Wicker. “If Please disregard this for the rubbish it is!”.

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How to Help Cerulean Warblers, Other Migrant Species, and Resident Birds in Costa Rica

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Whatever the reason may be, we do know that Las Brisas provides a lot of food and shelter for Cerulean Warblers as they migrate south. For 13 years, this organization has carried out a bird-a-thon to raise funds for such projects as reforestation in Ecuador and protecting nests of the Harpy Eagle in Brazil.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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Fortunately, as I found out over the next four days, High Island, the Bolivar Peninsula, the whole east Texan Gulf coast area is a place of diverse habitats, some protected, some accidental, all offering fantastic avian opportunities. Corps of Engineers to protect Galveston Bay at the end of the 19th-century.

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Pied Oystercatchers breeding in Broome

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The Pied Oystercatchers are actually incredibly predictable when it comes to the dates that they lay eggs, the locations that they choose and the various strategies that each pair use in order to protect their young. Pied Oystercatcher chicks sheltering under their parents wings. Pied Oystercatcher family.

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Danum Valley: Simply the Best

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Danum Valley is a conservancy that protects a large area of lowland rainforest in Sabah in northeastern Borneo. Two highlights of the walk back were a bright green Greater Green Leafbird and a Lesser Fish Eagle following the road above our heads. That’s a threatened habitat, and one much sought after by wildlife enthusiasts.

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Starlings and Eagles

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The aim of the game was to band raptors, and specifically to band Golden Eagles. To understand, and thus to protect. To gather vital information that could make the difference between a thriving Golden Eagle population and a declining one. Birds banding Golden Eagle starlings' “Is the Starling ok?”

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