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Last Gasp for Sandhill Cranes—Act Now!

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All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky. Why allow hunters to shoot right into the middle of them? A hunting season on sandhill cranes vastly increases the chance that collateral kill of endangered whooping cranes will occur. The proposal now goes to the U.S.

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Hawk-Eagle Sweep in Costa Rica

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Like a Northern Goshawk on steroids with fancy plumage, these birds can take small monkeys, opossums, ibis, toucans, macaws, and other medium-sized animals of the rainforest. Oh, and yes, some do also kill our local “turkey”, the Great Curassow. This curassow is great. Image taken and provided by Greg Links.