Critter News

DECEMBER 23, 2009

We support two ocean protection organizations: People for Puget Sound (local) and the Ocean Conservancy. I understand that they are trying to encourage people to eat fish and other marine life that are not part of a collapsing fishery. The purpose is to protect ocean species as a whole.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

because, if the film rights to this book have not been snapped up yet, Hollywood is making a huge mistake) (c) Will I ever see a Blakiston’s Fish Owl? The fish owl is Jonathan Slaght’s grail and also, more prosaically, his dissertation topic. So, Blakiston’s Fish Owl it was. Slaght in the film version?

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Owls Russia Fish Research 142

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OCTOBER 1, 2022

If a reporter would have rambled on about fishing or bird migration or the biggest, oldest trees in the area, I would have been all ears but no, I don’t recall any reporting on such esteemed subjects as those. Irv’s right! Right now, based on recent birding, a heck of a lot of them are in Costa Rica. Red-eyed again.

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Costa Rica Buffalo Rights Sparrows 224

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APRIL 16, 2015

A furtive peek to the smaller part of the pond at the right hand side, some fishes are twirling at the very surface, showing off their flanks for the moment, then their backs… some strange fishes. The water is misty-golden and the fishes are all glossy in the early morning sun. The Reva is not protected.

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Otters Serbia Fish Mammals 183

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MAY 30, 2021

There is a substantial drop-off, so we are protected from crocodiles too. We had several birds drop in right in front of us during the afternoon. The Black-necked Storks were busy fishing as were the Gull-billed Terns and White-bellied Sea-Eagles. With the change in temperature there are also more freshwater crocodiles visible.

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Pelicans Australia Parrots Eagles 228

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JULY 10, 2014

There were grumpy old fishermen, fishing through the closed season when the fish enter the backwaters to spawn, but also carrying handguns on their belts and assuming that, being armed and dangerous, they have every right to the area. I have not received any answer so far. Birding Europe Patch Birding Serbia'

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JUNE 20, 2019

It was Thursday when we arrived and every Thursday at Chrisochorafa square is a fish-free evening at two fish taverns. It is a popular event with the locals and the foreigners alike, where you pay for the drinks and salads, while the main dish, well prepared lake fish, is free.

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 200

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MARCH 15, 2016

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and they are located in every state as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. Because many NWRs were established to protect migrating birds, they lie along one of the four primary flyways. The reason is twofold, size and mission.

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Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

They look crap but presumably offer some protection for the chicks, though not from each other (see the murderous activities within the nests in my previous post ). Lucky him, right? Blue-throated Bee-eaters build nests on sticks sticking out of the water. Though he ended up dead anyway.

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

Their strong presence here at Nanhui in combination with their highly threatened status should be a good argument to protect Nanhui better. Apparently, there are no Lesser Scaup around here, so even I can be fairly confident to get this species identification right. According to the HBW, they mainly eat fish.

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Birds Humane Japan Ducks 247

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

Australasian Snapper ( Pagrus auratus ) Snapper (as they are usually called here) are common inshore fish that eat just about anything. One sample snapper examined in a study found 99 different types of food in the stomach, a mix of crabs, worms, echinoderms, shellfish, fish and other prey items. Used with permission.

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New Zealand Goats Fish Protection 158

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

The mongabay.com portal has compared data on a unit of area basis of the percentage of the total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish and vascular plants. And small country often equals short distances and easy traveling. The best season is December, followed by June-July.

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Gambia Equatorial Guinea Species Rwanda 244

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

Watch the streams for fish, we saw a few, unidentified yet cool looking tropical species! During our visit, one was sleeping high in a tree right next to the parking area. The owners have been protecting the forest and using it as a natural teaching lab for several years and the matriarch makes delicious home-cooked meals.

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Costa Rica Puerto Rico Birds Owls 264

Animal Person

JANUARY 6, 2010

The way I see it, there are three camps on this one: People who think that dolphins or Great Apes or chimps could function as a gateway to other animals getting rights. You could be for or against animal rights and believe the gateway theory. Would you actually actively campaign against rights for some species?

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Dolphins Animal Rights Rights Animal 100

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JUNE 6, 2022

But indeed they vanish somewhere once the people pretending to try and catch fish appear. Taking the famous statement that Mao was 70% right, 30% wrong (Deng Xiaoping), his decision regarding sparrows certainly falls under the second category. Even though they probably do not need to be afraid of the competition.

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Birds Sparrows China Abandon 147

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MAY 21, 2014

It preserves habitat, protects wildlife. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) entitled “ BANKING ON NATURE: The Economic Benefits to Local Communities of National Wildlife Refuge Visitation 1 , ” recreational visits to national wildlife refuges generate substantial economic activity. Case in point.

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Ducks Wildlife Hunting Fish 231

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that the coastal subspecies was actually a subspecies. The group and its members typically allege that they observe birds or run birding companies or have a mission to protect and preserve birds, so the standing requirement is satisfied. A critical aspect of the listing was a finding by the U.S.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

The ABA’s mission statement is vague: “The American Birding Association inspires all people to enjoy and protect wild birds.” Fish and Wildlife service estimates that there are 16 million “active birders” in the United States, though that figure is likely orders of magnitude too high.

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JULY 5, 2014

It is a common bird and easily seen if you are in the right place at the right time and they can be quite social. Non-breeding birds form together into flocks, while breeding birds sometimes seek protection by nesting in loose colonies. True to its name it is the world’s largest grebe.

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Argentina Uruguay Chile South America 179

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Beljarica floodplain, from the Danube at the left to the embankment at the right hand side. Out of these 136 bird species, 108 are strictly protected and further 28 protected by Serbian legislation. White-tailed Eagles by Szekeres Levente. Only two years ago, in the spring 2014, Serbia had catastrophic floods.

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Serbia Protection Eagles Ducks 177

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MAY 3, 2022

It stops those thousands of migrating birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico and directs them right onto the trees, fields, sanctuaries, beaches along the Bolivar Peninsula, where they hopefully find food and fresh water. Corps of Engineers to protect Galveston Bay at the end of the 19th-century. I imagined walking right up to them.

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Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 225

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MARCH 14, 2022

This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. I learned of the trip right as it had been delayed and made a vow that I would be on that ship.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 264

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MAY 27, 2020

They all kept an eye or two out for discarded fish from returning fishing vessels. A Mangrove Rail called continuously for about twenty minutes from within the protective cover of the mangrove. Like many other birds we saw that morning, we photographed it and left it right where we found it. Brown Pelican.

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Trinidad Pelicans Humane Fish 242

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Common Kingfisher , Common Hoopoe and the European Bee-eater come from their nesting holes at the high loess-bluff of the opposite, right bank of the river. 2 Baranda fish farm. The fish farm complex that lies about 30 km north from Belgrade, stretching between the villages Baranda and Sakule, is known as the Baranda fish farm.

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MARCH 3, 2022

At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the right and left, but these long walls have narrowed so quickly that I am in the last chamber already, and there in the corner stands the trap that I must run into.” Of course, Little Egrets like to eat fish.

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Raccoons Birds Oregon China 229

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MAY 26, 2016

And, in that process, the initially drawn borders started to expand to include some new sites, such as the heronry at the nearby fish farm, a few more territories of White-tailed Eagles and the roost of up to 10 percent of the European population of Pygmy Cormorants , right inside the city.

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Protection Eagles Jamaica Farming 127

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Kricher is well-known in naturalist book circles as a scientist who can write about complex scientific topics in engaging smart prose touched with just the right amount of dry wit. I’m sure it must have been on my list of suggested reading for my tour (I just checked my files, and yes, it was).

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2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Sea Turtles 262

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APRIL 27, 2017

The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors must ask for permission in advance ( management contacts ). km / 1 mi to the fish farm entrance. Status: Proposed for protection , but threatened by plans for a large scale development. eBird checklist.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

She is obviously part of the “alt right” movement to give OUR federal public lands back to the states. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as overseeing all federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and presiding over the U.S. The fight to protect ANWR has been an uphill fight.

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Wildlife 2016 Oklahoma South Carolina 145

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MAY 19, 2013

They are present in the north of Australia, but interestingly there is a gap on the map right over Broome! Spikes in bushes protect Star Finch from predators. We have had nice low tides again in Broome and we don’t have Star Finch here, but we do have the most amazing Star Fish here. Birding Australia finches Starfish'

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Australia Fish Protection Rights 157

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

99% of the commentary I have seen has been angry bordering on outright hostile, the few exceptions mostly being the kind of right wing “news” sites that love nothing more than tweaking a tree-hugging liberal like myself. This Lion should not be shot, as it is a protected reserve that forbids shooting.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Fish and wildlife Service has a legal mandate to manage national wildlife refuges for “the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.” Fish and Wildlife Service signs, usually in English, are also in Spanish. Indeed, The U.S.

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MAY 22, 2013

The Mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans 1. We think so.

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Ducks Wildlife Hunters Hunting 184

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JANUARY 21, 2016

Right: Robert McCormick, by Stephen Pearce. Unlike Darwin, who was a self-funded gentleman naturalist on board, McCormick was bound to the Beagle by his duties and was furious that a civilian passenger on board had usurped his rightful position as ship’s naturalist. Back to the Future – the Case for Protection.

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Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 181

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JULY 6, 2017

Were the hydrologists of 1920s worried where the fish will spawn, Wild Boars fatten and eagles nest? And there is only one certain way to protect the lower parts of the city from floods: let the river spread and flood some other area, before it reaches the city. Yet, the Beljarica remained open to flooding.

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Eagles Campaign Otters Serbia 177

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MARCH 22, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Wicked, right? The proposal from U.S. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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JUNE 16, 2015

Located at the end of a long public beach, the park features the beach but also a protected marsh – some areas of which are used by Least Terns and Wilson’s Plovers as nesting sites. Right off the bat I could watch the two cute birds, unobstructed by anything other than some low sand vegetation. A Willet foraging for food.

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