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The Cherokee National Forest just got bigger!

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It’s still possible (amidst the scurry to take from public lands) to protect our pristine wilderness areas. Through multi-partnerships, cooperation, federal funding, and the private conservation efforts of one family, 616 acres were officially added to the Cherokee National Forest in September 2018.

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Photograph Wildlife Worldwide with Wildlife Explorers!

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Wildlife Explorers, amongst the numerous trips organized every year, has incorporated some that are designed for both the photographers and their families. A second guide, exclusively dedicated to family members of the photographer, accompanies them to other, separate points of interest.

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Pied Oystercatcher chicks two weeks on….

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Over the two weeks since I first introduced you to this family of Pied Oystercatchers there has been a lot of walking. This family of Pied Oystercatchers have not only walked in and out with the tides, which are big in Broome, but also moved about two kilometres north. Pied Oystercatcher family.

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Walk for Farm Animals Scheduled for this Fall

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July 28, 2011 – This fall, thousands of people in more than 35 cities across North America will gather for the 2011 Walk for Farm Animals, a series of fun, community-focused events that promote kindness to animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization. .

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Masked Lapwings breeding at Derby airport

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Over the past few months there have been a lot of birds breeding around Broome with the excellent rain events that we have been having and the vegetation is at long last revived. The Masked Lapwing is one of the noisiest shorebirds in the north, especially when they are protecting a nest or young. Masked Lapwing protecting a nest.

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Counting birds that count on us.

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It is a very simple and accessible event which requires each observer to sit for one hour in their garden or a local park. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is the prominent bird organisation in Great Britain. It is marketed as a family activity and limited to one hour to allow for young attention spans.

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School Burrowing Owls

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Through various education initiatives and with help from Project Perch many of the schools now protect their owls by providing suitable habitat and burrows. And then a potentially fatal turn of events took place at the school – a construction and expansion project was started that would use the space where the owls had burrowed.

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