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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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They also warn that the product should not be directly applied to “water or to areas where surface water is present or to intertidal areas below the mean high water mark,” and that “runoff also may be hazardous to aquatic organism in water adjacent to treated areas.” Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).

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The Great Bustard Search is On (1)

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It is estimated that there were more than 1000 Great Bustards in the northern lowlands of Serbia at the beginning of the 20th century, but back then these birds were also present in the south and the east of the country. Not the strictly protected bustards, but Red Foxes, Brown Hares, Pheasants , as well as Hooded Crows and Rooks.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. The first three sections are brief, presenting a summary of the bird’s current NYC status (migrant, resident, breeder, vagrant, etc.),

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Tom Regan on the Animal-Rights Movement

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On the contrary, it is unwittingly to voice the very prejudices it has been the object of the present work to identify and refute. To overcome the collective entropy of these forces-against-change will not be easy. Moral philosophy is no substitute for political action. Still, it can make a contribution.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011)

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Also present in other parts of the park were fox and white-throated sparrows. 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.

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