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Fog, drizzle and four road blockades

10,000 Birds

At first I thought of a possible road accident, but soon I learned that protesting farmers have blocked the road ahead. Pied Avocet by Boris Okanovic Next we find ourselves at the famous fish farm in the village of Sakule. Protest indeed! There’s an incoming car in my lane, and I am not in India!

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Last Gasp for Sandhill Cranes—Act Now!

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As you’ll remember, Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources unanimously passed its sandhill crane hunting proposal. Fish and Wildlife Service for final approval or denial. Here are six top reasons to protest this hunt. All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky.

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Bradt travel guide to Sri Lanka by Philip Briggs – review

10,000 Birds

The tensions run high and protests against the government, sometimes violent, are not uncommon. Yet, protests take place in larger urban centres – places that eco-tourists and birders commonly avoid. The result is a country hurtling towards bankruptcy, with hardly any money to import gasoline, milk, cooking gas and toilet paper.”

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Kentucky’s Crane Hunt-It Ain’t Over…

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Thousands of letters and emails of protest apparently fell on deaf ears. Kentucky’s wildlife offices have been flooded with protests, whether written, telephoned or emailed. Which wasn’t a surprise, since everyone on the commission is a hunter. Not surprising, but certainly disappointing.

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Recent Events Involving Our Public Lands Are Alarming

10,000 Birds

In case you missed the latest news cycle, the seven armed antigovernment protesters thugs pictured above were acquitted last Thursday of federal conspiracy and weapons charges stemming from that takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last winter. Are you kidding me? This March 23rd interview with the U.S. This is the U.S.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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The animal rights movement is (rightly) closely associated with protesting things like factory farming, dogfighting, etc…basically, the mistreatment of animals. The simple fact is this; by protesting the removal of harmful non-native species, they are supporting the unnecessary deaths and even extinction of many species.

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Appeal Denied for Six Activists Convicted Under AEPA

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The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests. The group was formed to protest the activities of Huntingdon Life Sciences in Franklin Township, N.J. Huntingdon used mostly mice and rats , but also some dogs, monkeys, fish and guinea pigs , in its research in New Jersey.