Critter News

AUGUST 2, 2011

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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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2011

It is a fascinating book that teaches while it entertains, that offers research-informed arguments for bird protection and conservation in the guise of vibrant design. It is pretty amazing how much information Mike Unwin compresses into the book’s 144 pages. Intriguing, isn’t it?

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MARCH 3, 2020

Species Accounts are smartly designed, utilizing font color and size to organize information and help the user quickly find it. Jon Fjeldså’s contributions include many of the ducks, yellow-finches, and many other families where his images of Birds of the High Andes could be used. Van Remsen, Jr.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 15, 2012

The money will help to protect chimpanzees and their habitats, now and into the future. CHIMPANZEE is a story of family bonds, individual triumph, and extraordinary personalities of the intelligent chimps. CHIMPANZEE is a story of family bonds, individual triumph, and extraordinary personalities of the intelligent chimps.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Not only is she a guide, but coordinates lodging, additional tours, information, and is just an all around very cool lady. For more information you can find their website here. Sergio and his family have recently begun to establish Casa Tangara Dowii Reserve in what will be an excellent location for mid to upper elevation birds.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

I had taken the short drive to the park to search for a family of American Dippers sighted near the visitor center by a fellow birder a few days before. ” The purpose of this Conservation Strategy is to provide a roadmap for conserving Black-backed Woodpeckers in California through informed management. It was July of 2012.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

” A more interesting piece of information than that birds need food is that “the African Harrier-Hawk is known to blush deep red in the face when they are taken by surprise, as well as during the courtship process” ( source ). Among some other species of the kingfisher family, this species is a bit of a laughingstock.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2013

Through various education initiatives and with help from Project Perch many of the schools now protect their owls by providing suitable habitat and burrows. They have recently lost the last of their juvenile fluff and it looks like they may be getting down to the serious business of raising a family!

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 17, 2012

Pets are beloved creatures that become part of your family, but if you think about everything they do during their busy days, you may wonder how hygienic they really are. Sites such as Milbemax provide a large amount of information on symptoms and how to de-worm your family pet. Thankfully, cats are self-cleaning.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

It was a fascinating story to follow and the happy ending made it all the more touching, but a tiny bit of extra research brought even more exciting details of the secret life of the ‘blue’ family. Many ‘blue’ chrysalises are found within ant nests, enjoying the warmth and protection until they emerge as adults.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2013

Since 1776 it has been protected land and the biodiversity there speaks volumes to what nearly 250 years of conservation can do. But I think that UNESCO explains things better than I can : The Tobago Main Ridge Forest Reserve is on record as the oldest legally protected forest reserve geared specifically towards a conservation purpose.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

In contrast, the sections on migration, which encompass phenomena such as fallout and blow-back drift migrants, and which also offer brief anecdotes about unusual observations or observations under unusual conditions, are highly informative, even fun reading. An identification guide for an overlooked bird family? And for good reason.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

Or, Pygmy leaf-folding frogs, Afrixalus brachycnemis, from Tanzania, tiny climbing frogs who lay their eggs in leaves and then fold the leaves over them for protection, sealing the nest with secretions. There is a large family of frogs, Bufonidae, that includes most of the warty, hoppy creatures we think of as toads.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The conservation need is urgent: great attention has rightly been paid to Brazil’s Amazonian rainforest but not enough resources have gone to the Pantanal and the Cerrado, of which only 4% and 5%, respectively, are protected. Each family of birds has a short introductory paragraph and most genera get a sentence or two of description.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 16, 2013

Be sure to check out the information at the end of this post for details on how to enter. According to the National Fire Protection Association , an estimated 1,000 house fires are caused by pets every year. Practice Makes Perfect: Practice your evacuation plan with your family and be sure to include your pets.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

The internet is an excellent source of information about what to feed baby birds.”. If you see an owl,” wrote Mikal Deese, “someone in your family is going to die. So it goes with birds, with one additional point: except for pigeons and vultures, birds have almost no sense of smell. Here’s one,” wrote Debbie Lefebre.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The last weekend of January found me in the frosty Pacific Northwest, meeting some long over due work and family obligations. Established in 1974 to protect the delta, which is formed where the fresh water of the Nisqually River meets to nutrient rich, tidal salt water of the Puget Sound. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics. We view them as our enemies when they eat our crops and as an extension of our family when we see them at our feeders. We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. So, I just sit here, amazed at this book.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

Roth; the informative, graceful text is by Susan L. Meanwhile, forts were built to protect the island from invaders, war broke out between Spain and the United States, and the island became a U.S. Sibert Informational Book Medal, which is how I heard about it, and the Américas Book Award for Children’s & Young Adult Literature.)

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10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

I do need to note that a rare error crops up here–LISTSERV is not a generic electronic bulletin board, it is a propriety product owned by a company and the use of the term is protected by trademark law. It’s spelled this way, all caps, because that is the official name.). Floyd makes it all seem effortless.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 16, 2010

Your dog’s instinct is to protect the family. For more information visit the USPS. Don’t let your child take mail from the carrier in the presence of your dog. Spay or neuter your dog. Neutered dogs are less likely to bite. National Dog Bite Prevention Week originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on May 16, 2010.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

It is a lovely, well-packaged, informative guide, created with thought and creativity. Each species account starts with names–family name at the top of the page, followed below by English name of the species, alpha code, scientific name, local name in Cuba and the standard name as accepted by the Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO).

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

I saw two Pitta species at Hongbenghe, both among the slightly less glamourous among the pitta family: The Blue-naped Pitta … … and the closely related Rusty-naped Pitta. At first glance, the difference between the Black-hooded Oriole … … and the Black-naped Oriole is just that they use different makeup artists.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

And, in a very lovely section in the middle of the book, she describes the life cycle of the cahow, informing evocative passages about their nocturnal courtship and flight with recent research findings about how seabirds are able to function—eat, sleep, navigate home. This is a good read, informative and engaging.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

It’s a busy book with a crowded sense of design, and though I love all the different kinds of information offered in so many ways, there were times I longed for a little black space. Conservation is, of course, very important, but the species accounts already indicate this information.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 10, 2011

If your pet is ever lost, runs away, or is even stolen, a microchip can help you recover your beloved family member much more quickly and effectively than posting fliers around town. Take steps to protect your horse—and your investment—the way you would for your housepets. Horse Microchips. But what if you own a horse?

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 24, 2011

The humanitarian needs remain overwhelming but given the important role that companion animals play in the Japanese family and the important role that livestock plays in the Japanese economy, it’s important that we address the issues immediately,” said IFAW’s Disaster Manager Dr. Dick Green. For more information, visit www.ifaw.org.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

These Blasts From The Past There’s an Ivory Gull in Massachusetts… David Sibley on the Jones Beach Shrike Bicknell’s Thrush I’ve Just Been Informed From Pavement to Gravel About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 21, 2012

Who knows what Brennan, Buckley and Tina’s paws may pick up in the Canyon so the couple can spray a shot of Dirty Dog Paw Spritz, an Anti-Bacterial Protection for Dog’s Paws before returning home. Thanks to Distinctive Assets for sharing this information with us and making us drool over the HollyWoof gift bag!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond. Tags: national wildlife refuge , north america , parks • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Frank runs very informative and productive day-trips from the lodge. And, as a bonus, your spouse/partner will probably want to go birding with you more often… Tags: Portugal , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! The proposal from U.S.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

That larger clade is in turn sister to a clade containing the four remaining totipalmate bird families, which do still seem to be related, and which needed a new order name once pelicans were removed. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

If you had your choice of one bird family to pursue, to seek out and observe and photograph and kvell over, which one would you choose? A passion for one bird family is also very useful. I hope by this time you have settled on a bird family for your avian obsession. (I

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Many of the fruits, seeds and flowers that make up a significant part of a macaw’s diet in this part of the Amazon basin have evolved with naturally occurring toxins designed for the plant’s self-protection. The clay consumed at the colpa contains chemicals that bind with these ingested alkaloids thus neutralizing their toxicity.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There’s more, so much more, in this highly informative, detail-packed, research-based description of bird behavior. So, this is a book to read if you want the information. And, bring a more informed view to discussions, referendums, and practices involving conservation and climate change. Author Roger F.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

We’re all connected through email and listservs, and we all swap information and provide each other with moral support. I come from a family where the worse the situation, the faster and more furiously the wisecracks fly, so I suppose I’m hardwired to look for humor. The book is darkly funny. I just can’t take it.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Dan is an active member of BirdLife Cyprus and goes birding whenever his career and family allow. Yes, my heart skipped a beat or two there… Dan Mar 5th, 2011 at 12:43 pm Thanks Jochen for contributing that information about Mayr! And also, I was hoping someone would notice the Great Black-headed Gull. The proposal from U.S.

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