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Inside a Bald Eagle’s Nest: A Photographic Journey through the American Bald Eagle Nesting Season

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Nearly wiped out by human heedlessness, development, and pesticide use, under the protection of the Endangered Species Act this handsome fish eagle has made a stunning comeback, rebounding in numbers and recolonizing areas where many thought they were gone forever.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada.

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4 Lions are dead: Sad and all, but does it actually matter?

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I’m not gong to go into the ethics and reasons behind why a zoo might want to, well, manage its stock. We live in a world of information over-saturation. The internet is great at collecting information, but it is at best so-so at working out what’s actually important. (It’s

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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Very little information was available at the time, so we hired a car and off we went, following the few tips we had managed to gather but mostly our noses. Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . And wow, what a trip we had!

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