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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.

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Should Puerto Rico be Part of the ABA Area?

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The human toll has been and continues to be staggering. The Department of Transportation has helped to reopen airports and the Department of Energy has assisted with getting power plants back online. To the extent there is one, the primary animating principle appears to be that the ABA Area includes all of the United States and Canada.

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Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Passed House Judiciary

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6598) is a bill that criminalizes the sale and transportation of horses for slaughter. According to a statement from the AQHA, “The majority of horses processed for slaughter in the United States [prior to slaughterhouse closures in this country] were no longer viable for their intended use, unmanageable or simply unwanted by their owners.

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Puffin Trip in Maine

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Atlantic Puffins are easier to see, and see well, in Maine than anywhere else in the United States. For nearly a hundred years, after the eggers, meat-hunters, plume-hunters, and a human-influenced gull population boom, puffins were absent from the island.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

In addition to the effects of these invasive species on ecosystems, there are also compelling humane and public safety arguments for restricting trade. There is a list of human victims of captive snakes, including a 2-year-old girl who was strangled in her crib by a pet Burmese python who had escaped from its enclosure.

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Count Your Chickens (In the Florida Keys)

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But as of right now there is nowhere in the United States where a birder can see a chicken and count it on his or her list despite the fact that there is a well established and long lasting Feral Chicken population in the Florida Keys. In 2008, over nine billion chickens were slaughtered for Americans to eat.

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Rescue for the rescuer.

4 The Love Of Animals

Following is a telepathic conversation I experienced while transporting dogs to a rescue. One day about 10 years ago, I was in the process of transporting quite a few dogs to a rescue from a high kill shelter. Cherie can be reached through her website [link]. You may also contact her directly at cherie@cheriev.com or 818.577.5247.

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