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National Family Pack Walk Giveaway

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This year’s National Family Pack Walk will prove, once again, that it’s not your average walk in the park. mile walk around the National Mall will be led by Cesar and Scooby, followed by an afternoon packed with Scooby-Doo-themed activities such as arts & crafts, a reading lounge, game tents, a scavenger hunt, and more!

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Thanksgiving at Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica

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It might not have been the profuse snow of the main winter event but it was enough to grasp with bone-chilling fingers, to freeze the general surroundings. Over the years, birders have followed suit and Thanksgiving Weekend at Niagara has become popular among birders hoping to get their gull game on.

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Birding on a Busted Foot

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I found out on my second day in Mkuze, a great game reserve in South Africa, earlier this year when on my first dark night, poor visibility, uneven ground and unsteady footing resulted in a twisted ankle and a day in camp keeping weight off it. Long-billed Crombecs are members of the African warbler family. White-crested Helmetshrike.

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Plugging Kids Into Birding

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Astounding because she picked up birding before she could speak and surprising because this ability was definitely not inherited from anyone in my family, myself included. GAMES AND APPS. What kid does not love games? Thankfully there are several really excellent family board games that you can play as a whole family.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge : Expand big game hunting. The refuge is already open to migratory bird hunting, upland game hunting, and sport fishing. Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge : Expand migratory bird hunting, upland game hunting, and big game hunting. The refuge is already open to sport fishing.

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Bowling for Rhinos

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You can be a part of this event in many ways: Register to bowl and get free pizza, two games of bowling and shoes, and unlimited soda, all for $25! For a registration form, email utahaazk@hoglezoo.org or register at the door the night of the event. Ask your friends, family, and coworkers to pledge money to BFR.

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Falakhe’s Story

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Early starts are the rule when monitoring endagered species in Mkuze Game Reserve, in South Africa, but there’s a particular urgency to this morning’s start. It’s a natural event, part of the natural “Circle of Life” as Disney might have it. Lithe, with a missing back leg and an anti-snare collar.

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