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Should Puerto Rico be Part of the ABA Area?

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territories in the Caribbean: Puerto Rico and the U.S. The human toll has been and continues to be staggering. The American flag has flown over Puerto Rico since 1898 and over the Virgin Islands since 1917. Perhaps Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands. Residents of both territories are U.S.

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Puerto Rico Ships Monkey to.Baghdad?

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Puerto Rico is using it as a dumping ground for "nuisance" monkeys. Puerto Rico is eager to rid itself of the estimated 2,000 patas and rhesus monkeys that have taken a toll on wildlife and agriculture in the Lajas Valley since escaping from nearby research centers 30 years ago. "We

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Selena Gomez Auction For the Dogs of Puerto Rico

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We've blogged quite a bit here about the poor conditions for stray dogs in Puerto Rico. there to spend some resources to deal with the problem in a humane way. Tags: puerto rico dogs. Here is a documentary on Youtube narrated by actress Selena Gomez. She is currently having an auction to benefit Island Dog Inc.

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Summer Books for Kids (and the rest of us)

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Parrots Over Puerto Rico is a wonderland of colors and shapes. The story of the Puerto Rican Amazon, also known as the Puerto Rico Parrot, Parrots Over Puerto Rico is illustrated with deeply hued collages created by Susan L. It is a book that is a joy to view and surprisingly enriching to read.

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A Birder’s Guide to The Wilderness Act

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And it prohibits human infrastructure, e.g. , roads, buildings, dams, and pipelines, etc. The National Wilderness Preservation System now includes more than 800 congressionally designated wilderness areas totaling more than 110 million acres in 44 states and Puerto Rico. The most recent additions were approximately 1.3

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Listen Today on WALO Radio

Animal Person

Today, March 30th, at 3:00 East Coast time, Susan Soltero of Puerto Rico will interview me live on the air at WALO Radio about Responsible Policies for Animals' 10,000 Years Is Enough campaign to get our universities out of the meat industry! Responsible Policies for Animals Members & Friends! Let me know if you hear the show!

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Birding Maricao, Puerto Rico

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Though it’s been over a month since Mike and I returned from Puerto Rico my blogging about the trip has been sadly lacking. This is the fourth in a series of posts about Mike and Corey’s self-guided trip to Puerto Rico from 14-18 January 2017. ( You can find the rest here. I’m not sure how we forgot!).