Critter News

DECEMBER 20, 2009

*An agreement in principle on new rules for animal testing has been reached by the European Union; *Ten laboratory chimpanzees retire to a Florida sanctuary; *A Spanish province begins a discussion on banning bullfights; *A record number of manatee deaths are recorded in the State of Florida; *The last known dancing bear is rescued in India.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

Breeding behaviour and plumage was very apparent, but John Wise , an ex-pat Brit now resident in Orlando, told me that the birds’ activities had been held up for a couple of weeks during a cold snap that saw frosts in Florida. There are more at the Orlando, Florida post on Redgannet. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

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. Tags: Activism Books Current Affairs Ethics Language 100 Heartbeats animal rights Jeff Corwin veganism. Now we just need to step in a different direction.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

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! James is currently the host and owner of Nikons Birding Adventures TV and he resides in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Critter News

AUGUST 25, 2009

PETA has decided to replace the billboard in Florida that compares overweight women to whales. Tags: PETA. They said they never meant to offend anyone.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Slimbridge Wetland Centre (c) Mike Fuller @Riverhead, NY (c) Joe Kelly Magnificent Muscovy (c) Karen Davis Tags: ducks , features , manky , muscovy • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Part 1 Freeport Pelagic Trip: 9/16/07 Nashville in New York Collared! Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida Veraguan Mango – Panama’s ex-endemic Finding Island Scrub-jays Snail Kites, Limpkins and Escargot.Or Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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Critter News

JUNE 15, 2009

I read an article last week about a series of cat killings and mutilations (20 total) in south Florida. Tags: animal cruelty. Just awful. Now they've arrested an 18-year-old suspect named Tyler Hayes Weinman. He's charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, 19 counts of improperly disposing of an animal body and four counts of burglary.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

A MacGillivray’s Warbler was found in southern Florida on Saturday, the day I flew in to Ft. I always choose a target bird for my trips to Florida, which are mainly to visit with family, but I never ever dreamed that one of my FL Life Birds would be a MacGillivray’s. Share Your Thoughts « Nate Makes the News!

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Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2009

PETA put up a billboard in Florida that says "Save the Whales, Lose the Blubber: Go Vegetarian". Tags: PETA. On it, is an overweight woman standing on a beach. Feministing has a pretty angry post , with a lot of angry comments as well. I think they are right to be angry. And rightly so.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

Many winter in Florida, admittedly something of a freak state when it comes to overwintering passerines, but a few Orioles can be found up the coast as far north as North Carolina, and the odd bird finds its way into the Piedmont, the part of the state, well inland mind you, where I live. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

ad_icon The practice, however, is fiercely criticized by researchers and marine mammal conservationists, including the educational anthropologist widely credited with having invented it, retired Florida International University researcher Betsy Smith. Tags: dolphin.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

Talk about Big Sky Country – One of Corey’s 10 Views from a Van in Kazakhstan Tags: march , weekend • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Who knew a colony lived so far in South Florida! Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Get yours today!

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Critter News

AUGUST 15, 2010

Similar limits were approved last year in Michigan and less sweeping restrictions have been adopted in Florida, Arizona and other states. Tags: ohio eggs california humane society farm animal welfare factory farm.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

James is currently the host and owner of Nikons Birding Adventures TV and he resides in West Palm Beach, Florida. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Tags: features , hummingbirds , panama , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

liz Mar 7th, 2011 at 6:18 am Fleeing the snow and cold of NY, we visited Florida and I got a lifer – a snail kite. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Tags: best bird , weekend • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Also the wood storks and sand hill cranes were cool, too.

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Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

I was watching a news segment on a wildlife rehabilitation center here in Florida. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. It was time to feed the bird of prey who was about to be released and while the rehabber was speaking with the interviewer someone emerged from a walk-in freezer with a tray of baby chicks.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « Don’t Forget the Birds of Brazil Giveaway The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. . “I’ve never seen that before. Pretty cool!&#

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Now, Matthew Block is not listed as a principal of the Corporation according to the Florida Department of Corporations. Tags: animal experimentation. The International Primate Protection League was active in exposing and urging prosecution of this case. The principals are Brooke Block (his wife) and Gertie Block (his mother).

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