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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

10,000 Birds

27, 2015 Christian Gutierrez, Raymond Justice, and Carter Mesker went on a camping trip to Ka’ena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Hawaii. The young men had severed the birds’ legs in order to remove the tags. In the following days harrowing photos of dead birds and severed body parts were posted on social media pages.

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Should Restored or Rescued Birds Count?

10,000 Birds

So while we are dealing with Hawaii and all, let’s change how one rule is applied! Seeing a condor out in the wild is amazing, fantastic, magical, spiritual – even if they have a blue wing tag. In fact seeing they have a wing tag makes it even more magical to me – people care!!!

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Ranks States on Animal Protection

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And the worst: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arkansas, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, South Dakota, Wyoming You can check out the whole report on their web site. Tags: animal law.

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New Podcast for Week Ending February 13, 2009

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Man-o-war Birds

10,000 Birds

Here I’ll finish off what I started, looking at the lives of these amazing birds, using the pictures I took working on Tern Island in French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii. My boss on French Frigate Shoals performed a study on their movements, catching and marking them with wing tags. Male coming into land at nest.

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Tails of Aloha

4 The Love Of Animals

Tails Of Aloha is an all volunteer Animal Assisted Therapy Organization, located on Oahu in the state of Hawaii, with animals on all of the major Hawaiian Islands. We now have animals certified on all 4 major islands of Hawaii and are trying to do more. We are also looking to certify teams on all islands of Hawaii!

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On Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS

Animal Person

Tags: Activism Books Current Affairs Ethics Language 100 Heartbeats animal rights Jeff Corwin veganism. It's important to note that Corwin doesn't think he has all of the answers. But for now, we have a book that describes how we got here and what we might do.