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Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls

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Florida Amendment 9, Ban Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling. Legislative Requirements to Transfer State Properties Amendment. Amendment 2 changed the process for passing conveyance legislation in Connecticut. Election Results = PASSED with 82.87% voter support. Savannah River. Photo by © Jamie Hargis. Northern Harrier. Connecticut.

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Tell Congress To Fully Fund The Land And Water Conservation Fund

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As a result, there is a substantial backlog of federal land acquisition needs estimated at more than $30 billion—including places vulnerable to development such as the Florida Everglades, Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, Civil War battlefields in Virginia and other precious places around the country.

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Saguaro National Park: Cacti as Oases in the Desert

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Much like how Everglades National Park flanks the western border of metropolitan Miami, Florida, Saguaro National Park flanks both the eastern and western outskirts of Tucson, making for easy access to residents and tourists alike who spend time in that city.

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Good News for Greyhounds

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But voters called and e-mailed and sent letters to their legislators making sure that the original decision was preserved ! Tags: Activism Current Affairs Greyhound Matters Florida Gambling Greyhound Racing Massachusetts Michael J. Rhode Island's only dog track, Twin River, will be "suspending" dog racing. Mooney Rhode Island.

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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

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Sea World of Florida has directed its staff to replace tank with aquarium , and cage with enclosure " (94). "In By pairing humane with slaughter , legislators have sanctioned horrific cruelty and mass murder. Each year, US zoos label thousands of nonhuman animals 'surplus' and treat them accordingly" (87).

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The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl–A Book Review

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As a birder, I’ve seen the sounds of guns scare off geese and ducks I was trying to observe in New Jersey waters, and shuddered over the skins of Northern Pintails and American Wigeons seen in boats along Alligator Alley, Florida. So–not a fan of hunting. And, neither are most of our 10,000 Birds writers.

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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The visitors along the boardwalk at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida were taking photos nonstop, we only had a few minutes before the wetlands closed, oohing and aaahing. McLean’s work on bird protection legislation is described and analyzed in one 30-page chapter, “Saving the Birds.” ©2023, Donna L.