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Bird Litigation: “Standing” and the California Gnatcatcher

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range largely consists of valuable real estate along the Southern California coast and urban development around San Diego and Los Angeles has eliminated much of its habitat. Thus, its listing has been contested by groups advocating more development. But its U.S. What was once sage scrub is now suburbs and highways.

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Searching for the Elusive and Less-Colorful: The Sinaloa Martin

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They packed up in June of 2013 and headed south from San Diego with the southern tip of South America as their destination. Despite extensive research Lethaby and King (2010) found few records and conclude that this species is rare indeed. Kathi Borgmann and Josh Beck are living the dream of many a North American birder.

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The Horned Guan in Chiapas

10,000 Birds

They packed up in June of 2013 and headed south from San Diego with the southern tip of South America as their destination. Today it is placed in its own monotypic genus, Oreophasis , and loosely grouped with the present day curassows and chachalacas. Horned Guan (Click for a bigger version.). But at last we were in El Triunfo!

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Unlikely Healer Walks on Three Paws

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Half a decade ago, in a little mountain town about 60 miles northeast of San Diego, a feral kitten dragged his front left leg uselessly. Any animal group in the world can use these materials as fundraising tools. The National Institutes of Health acknowledges and researches the healing powers that animals exert on humans.

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