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Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants

Critter News

Central Florida Zoo (Fla.), Honolulu Zoo (Hawaii), Wildlife Safari (Ore.), This list was issued by In Defense of Animals last month. Here they are. San Antonio Zoo (Texas) Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada), Buttonwood Park Zoo (Mass.), Niabi Zoo (Ill.), Topeka Zoo (Kan.), York's Wild Kingdom Zoo (Maine) tied with Southwick's Zoo (Mass.),

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On Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS

Animal Person

Here's the good news: This is a very readable explanation of how animals in the Hundred Heartbeat Club (there are 100 or fewer individuals in the wild today) got to be in the club. I know he's a conservationist, therefore I know he will advocate for "managing" the "resources" that are sentient nonhumans.

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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For example, Santa Ana NWR in Texas has been in the news because the Trump Administration proposed building part of the border wall directly through it. (It For example, Kilauea Point NWR in Hawaii was created in 1985 with land transferred from the U.S. Forsythe NWR (New Jersey): 84.3%. Ding Darling NWR (Florida): 7.4%.

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