10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2018
It was a cloudy day as I made my way to Tybee Island on the Georgia coast. Georgia coast. It was my hope to catch a glimpse of a bald eagle’s nest since the Southeastern recovery plan had a goal of counting 20 that year across the whole state of Georgia. Photo by © charissam. The public outcry was enormous and effective!
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2014
are considered a distinct population segment, which is protected by the ESA and the Migratory Bird Treaty act. Fish and Wildlife Service, I was involved in various aspects of the species habitat protection largely on the regulatory arena. Some predicted that at that rate the wood stork would become extinct by the year 2000.
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Critter News
DECEMBER 11, 2008
Elephants born in European zoos die at much younger ages than those bred in protected spaces, says a new study that's adding fuel to an already fractious debate over the welfare of the animals in captivity. Do elephants born outside of captivity live longer? The results of this study are pretty clear.and pretty controversial.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2011
Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. In the only state in the Central Flyway that protects cranes from hunting. It gives one to wonder why this designation was made.
Critter News
JULY 19, 2009
Georgia readers should contact this Republican Senator and ask what's up. According to Michael Markarian from the Humane Society, Sunstein's confirmation is supposedly being held due to pressure from some agribusiness groups. Sunstein is a Harvard law professor who has written about animal protection issues.
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