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Red-tailed Hawk Hunting a Gray Squirrel

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Judging by the banding and lack of red on the tail I would think that this hawk is only about a year old and should focus on hunting less crafty prey. … The post Red-tailed Hawk Hunting a Gray Squirrel appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Then the Blue Jays showed up and chased the hawk off still hungry. Squirrels are hard too catch!

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Stop the Tennessee Sandhill Crane Hunt! (Again)

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Yes, the earth has gone around the sun twice since the uproar from birders and other lovers of wildlife managed to convince the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to table the idea of hunting Sandhill Cranes in Tennessee for two years. Cancel the 17-year-old annual festival, and propose a hunting season on cranes. It’s bad PR.

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What’s in a Name: Snipe Hunt

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Real snipe hunting, for those that partake of such practices, is a daytime activity that involves guns and being able to track the birds’ rapid flight from cover. For modern birders, of course, the most annoying snipe hunt isn’t inflicted by fellow Boy Scouts or cabin-mates. – but don’t dig deeper.

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New Jersey Bear Hunt to Continue as Planned

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Despite efforts by animal rights activists to stop this hunt, it is scheduled to continue. New Jersey’s first bear hunt in five years is just a week away and set to go on as planned despite a last-ditch effort by several animal rights organizations to have the hunt postponed. The bear hunt, set to take place from Dec.

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Elk Hunting For Idiots

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That's right, a herd of panicked elk were cornered in a cow pasture and a group of boneheads decided to "hunt" them. Even other hunters were disgusted: "How can you call that hunting?" That can't be called hunting. asked Bob Coombs, 70, of Mount Vernon. There are some fair chase rules that any ethical hunter subscribes to.".

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Fallout Continues Over Juan Carlos' Elephant Hunting Trip

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As Spaniards grapple with severe austerity measures and 24 percent unemployment, their king is dealing with a different kind of pain — extreme embarrassment over public outrage upon his return from an elephant hunt in Africa that cost nearly $60,000, or more than twice the average salary in Spain.

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Kentucky: First in Crane Hunting?

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As part of my effort to keep concerned wildlife enthusiasts informed about the proposal to hunt Eastern Flyway sandhill cranes, it is my duty to tell you that there’s another vote coming up. Gassett’s answering machine, which someone calling to protest the hunt is likely to encounter, is a similar message about the quality of crane meat.

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World Wildlife Fund Removes King Juan Carlos for Elephant Hunting

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King Juan Carlos may be the King of Spain, but he is no longer the honorary president of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Spain due to his hunting and killing of elephants in Botswana, Treehugger reports. It's not like Spain has enough problems now, it has to have an idiot king. From EcoRazzi.

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King Juan Carlos, Honorary Head of World Wildlife Fund Spain, Caught in Elephant Hunt

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King Juan Carlos of Spain, Honorary President of WWF Spain, is recovering in hospital after breaking his hip in Botswana where he was on an elephant hunt. From the Wildlife Extra News. April 2012. Whilst not illegal, it shows a complete disregard for his 'subjects' and total contempt for his role as 'Honorary President of WWF Spain'.

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UK Hunting Ban Could Be in Jeopardy

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It's been five years since the hunting ban was passed in Britain. It bans fox hunting, hare coursing, and stag hunting. Tags: UK fox hunting hare coursing stag hunting. You can still flush a fox out with dogs, but you can't kill it. If the Tories take over, it could be in real jeopardy.

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Journalists Arrested During Namibian Seal Hunt

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Ugly stuff in Namibia, the country with the seal hunting that no one talks about because so few know about it (I mean who thinks about seal hunting in Namibia?) Tags: animal cruelty africa seal hunters seals namibia hunting. From Wildlife Extra News.

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US Groups Fight to Save Polar Bear Hunts

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Now that the species is listed in the US as "threatened," hunters can't import the dead body parts (aka hunting "trophies") in from Canada. Tags: canada blood sport polar bear hunting trophy hunting endangered species. insert crying baby picture here.) Here's the article from the Globe and Mail.

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PETA Issues Anti-Seal Hunt Video

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Tags: canada seal hunt seals PETA.

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Japan Set for Whale Hunt Despite Earthquake and Tsunami

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The ABC reports five crews from the town of Ayukawa have joined the hunt, even though the tsunami destroyed Ayukawa Whaing's storage facility and carried its fleet of three whaling vessels hundreds of metres inland, where they remain. Nothing stops the Japanese whalers! From Radio New Zealand.

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Newfoundland Seal Hunt Extended

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Earlier this week, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea extended the end date of the annual seal hunt from May 15 to May 31. This is because of the poor "harvest" due to bad ice conditions. Poor, poor seal hunters. I'm sorry, but I don't care who makes money off this barbaric practice. It's cruel.

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Study Shows Unique Hunting Behavior of Extinct American Cheetah

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Snow Leopard hunt by Adam Riley (INDRI Ultimate Wildlife Tours)

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Our Snow Leopard sat, quite Cheetah-like, before stalking off and once again rolling in the gravel, apparently an indication of the desire to mask its scent before a hunt. We could not believe our fortune, could we really be treated to a Snow Leopard hunt – this was beyond our wildest dreams?

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Kentucky’s Crane Hunt-It Ain’t Over…

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For those of you who’ve been following the drama unfolding in Kentucky regarding a sandhill crane hunt, there’s bad news. An eight-member commission unanimously approved the hunt proposal in early June. That dog don’t hunt. Which wasn’t a surprise, since everyone on the commission is a hunter.

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Orca Uses Bait To Hunt Bird

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PETA to Target Vancouver Olympics Over Seal Hunts

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says Vancouver's Olympic organizers have the clout to convince the Canadian government to end the controversial seal hunt on the East Coast. Tags: indigenous hunting canada seals PETA hunting. It will be PETA's first Olympics! Let's see how far they take it.

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Another Effort to Ban Hunting with Lead Bullets

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Over a hundred organizations have again petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to ban lead in hunting – a move opposed by many hunting groups. You’d think it would be a no-brainer but sadly hunters are resistant to a lead-bullet ban. At issue is that millions of birds each year end up eating the lead and dying.

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Green Heron Hunting Dragonfly

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Sharon Stiteler, AKA Birdchick, has a great video of a Green Heron hunting that was shot by Clay Taylor. Check it out!

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A Hunting Snowy Egret

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The egret used two different hunting strategies. It was odd to watch a single bird use such drastically different hunting styles and I really don’t have an explanation as to why.

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Canada and Greenland Defend Seal Hunting

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Canadian fisheries ministry representative Garry Stenson said the hunt “is humane, well regulated and sustainable” and that new rules for the hunt were under review to strengthen inspections, monitoring and enforcement of animal welfare rules. The article does say that the Inuit communities would have special exemptions.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service is committed to strengthening and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities,” said Ashe. “The

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PETA Goes After Canada's Seal Hunt

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PETA has launched a spoof site for the Vancouver Olympic Games over seal hunting. Seal hunting is just plain wrong. I criticize PETA a lot, but in this case I think they are right on the money. I hate the seal slaughter. I think it's barbaric and should be ended. Slavery used to be a tradition in some societies.

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Canada to Push Seal Hunt Agenda at G-7

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The second half of the article deals with their attempts at pushing that damn seal hunt. The Canadian government is so damn stubborn on this issue. Is it THAT much a part of its economy? Canada needs to stop exploiting its natural resources and move into a more sophisticated type of economy.

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Hunting with a Cheetah

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Iowa to Allow Hunting of Mourning Doves

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For the first time since 1918 hunters will be able to hunt Mourning Doves in Iowa – but with one big caveat. Lead ammunition will not be allowed.

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Hunting the Mountain Witch

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Be prepared for a witch-hunt of note but, with a little luck and some local expertise, the elusive Mountain Witch might just make an appearance. v=63M4L2xO-GE A trip to Ecclesdown is an indispensable part of any birding itinerary to Jamaica. Watch the full episode here … a.

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Will limits on Faroe Islands whale hunt numbers work?

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1,500 Dolphins Slaughtered in Faroe Islands Hunt

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Beavers now Legally Protected in England after being Hunted to Extinction

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Birding Napo, Guangxi, China – part 1

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The Bar-backed Partridge was also one of four focal species in an investigation into illegal bird hunting in Southwestern China. ” Unfortunately, this makes it much less likely this hunting will stop once people get richer. Unsurprisingly, it is. If I can give you some advice: Better not be a bird in China.

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Vulture hunts down and ravages Sea Turtles

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A pack of Black Vultures viscously savage a turtle But that is not all they do, they also hunt in packs, overpowering even the largest of the adult Olive Ridley Turtles, to then feast on them slowly. First they start with the eyes; then the tail… a messy business I tell you.

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“The Hawk’s Way” — a book review

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Harris’s are also, according to Cowan, smarter than other hawks; they hunt in packs and, for that reason, may welcome humans as hunting partners more so than other raptors. They will allow the human, if she behaves correctly, to be the junior partner in the hunting enterprise – nothing more. We serve them.”.

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Is Trophy Hunting actually conservation? | Think Wildlife Foundation

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Duck Hunt 2013

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So as many of my loyal readers know, I have a very mixed relationship with vagrants and the chasing thereof. Nevertheless, when a Baikal Teal was reported by the illustrious Radd Icenoggle just outside Missoula, I couldn’t very well ignore the siren call.

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What is GISHWHES?

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Supernatural star, Misha Collins, started GISHWHES (Greatest International Scavenger Hunt The World Has Ever Seen), in 2011 to help people have a lot more fun. The hunt takes … Continue reading → The post What is GISHWHES? What is GISHWHES? And how are pets getting in on the fun? appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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South Korea to Become 4th Nation to Hunt Whales

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This announcement is considered a major blow to the campaign to end global whaling. It sucks big time.

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Dolphins Hunting Strategy Is Amazingly Nimble

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New findings show how seals use their whiskers to hunt in the dark

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Witch Hunt or Just Prosecution?

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While we at 10,000 Birds wouldn’t advocate taking such an approach , it is not without its merits: Nico Dauphine told a D.C. superior court judge in response to the allegations, “absolutely not, no I did not.” ” The Ph.D.