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Eagle Deaths by Wind Turbines Increasing, Study Finds

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It’s worth noting that these numbers are self-reported, so researchers assume that actual death totals are higher. Data from the wind-power companies notes the deaths at least 85 Golden Eagles and Bald Eagles since 1997, with at least 67 of those deaths occurring with in the past five years. Apparently, the U.S.

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Adopt-a-Pet.com Guest Post

4 The Love Of Animals

Sadly there are 4 million healthy adoptable companion animals killed in shelters each year due to overcrowding. In addition to dogs and cats, we now feature all kinds of pets for adoption, including rabbits, farm animals, ferrets, hamsters and other small animals, horses, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and even fish.

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The Eagle Huntress–A Film Review

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The center of attention are the eagle hunters, erect on their horses, hands protected by thick leather gloves holding their hooded eagles, arms propped up by handmade wooden rests attached to the saddle, weathered faces framed by splendid fur-trimmed hats. Aisholpan’s father, Nurgaiv; photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics. It’s exciting.

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Are We Much Better than Michael Vick?

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Like Vick, most of us shamelessly abuse and kill animals. In university labs nationwide, scientists inflict spinal-cord injuries on dogs and cats, inject rats with carcinogens, test dangerous drugs on monkeys, and do all kinds of evil things to guinea pigs in the name of scientific research.

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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Horses bolted. A foot deep by some accounts, it killed what life was left in the forest. Children screamed and ran for home. Women gathered their long skirts and hurried for the shelter of stores. … Day was turned to dusk. The thunder of wings made shouting necessary for human communication” (p.54).

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Birding Kangding, Sichuan

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Some of the gruesome details are given in the abstract of the paper: “The monkey killed all the three chicks by biting off their heads while feeding on them. According to Chinese researchers, nest predation and brood parasitism are the two main reasons. Why do nesting attempts of the Red-billed Blue Magpie sometimes fail?

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