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Europe's Pig Industry Mad about Undercover Investigation

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Compassion in World Farming led an undercover investigation that showed illegal tail docking and poor attempts at pig enrichment on factory farms, in violation of EU law. If you complied with the law, you wouldn't look like such jerks! Now the pig industry is mad and claiming bias ( scroll down in article.)

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Power Companies and Springtime Tree Removal

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3) Investigate creating a town ordinance. Contact your Town Board, Zoning Board, or, if you have one, Conservation Advisory Board, and ask about implementing such laws. Film the tree cutting, get the name of the tree company, and report it to the Law Enforcement Office of the U.S. 2) React quickly to notices.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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He has smartly expanded on his article, giving us more about Lendrum’s boyhood and history with conservationists in southern Africa; falcon hunting and racing in the Middle East; the life of Detective Andy McWilliam, the British wildlife officer who investigated Lendrum; and a brief history of oology, the obsessive hobby of egg collecting.

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Spotlight: Lisa Beth Acton, Raising Ravens

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They were not aware of wildlife laws, and thought they could raise and release them. They immediately went to investigate it, and quickly learned to move when cars were coming. He meant well, but his research told him to feed them Exact parrot formula – which is NOT a diet for ravens.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 2)

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” The website www.jwcpheasants.com seems to endorse polygamy for this species despite this being illegal in the USA for other animals such as humans. Here is what the HBW lists as priorities for future research: “The taxonomic identity of Orange-bellied Leafbird in many areas remain to be investigated. hardwickii and C.

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Bird Litigation: Eagle Tails and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) met Defendants Crooked Arm and Shane in Montana, as part of “Operation Hanging Rock,” an investigation into the unlawful sale of migratory bird feathers. Shane also agreed to cooperate, and he conceded that he knew it was illegal to sell hawk and eagle parts.

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