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Calgary Zoo in Big Trouble

Critter News

A huge spiral-horned goat got trapped in a toy rope and choked. A study released by the associations that accredit zoos across North America said that the occurrence of deaths was not a fluke. A hippo passed away following a long, horrible transfer from another zoo.

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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. Let me know if you have seen the Kirtland’s Warbler, if you were part of the Magee Marsh experience or if you made the trip to Mio, and what that birding trip was like.

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Our Best Birds of 2020

10,000 Birds

Unfortunately, this morph is the dominant one at Fuzhou NFP”) that somehow survived the review process, possibly because the reviewer has had similar experiences. Chamois is an agile goat-antelope with short hooked horns, found in mountainous areas of Europe from Spain to the Caucasus. Yes, yes, I know, not countable – it’s not a bird.

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