Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were convicted at a 2006 trial in New Jersey of conspiracy to violate the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act. The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests. From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Guinea Pigs United Kingdom New Jersey Protest 100

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JUNE 17, 2015

Units are located along both sides of the river and serve to protect and provide a wide variety of riparian habitats for birds, fish, and other wildlife.” The refuge was established in 1958 to protect and enhance habitat for migratory birds. The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. They did breeding bird counts, breeding bird atlases, Christmas Bird Counts, and became active members of the Linnaean Society of New York and other nature organizations.

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JULY 3, 2018

The skins were invaluable tools for ornithological, ecological, environmental research. Or, to keep the priceless feathers hidden away in drawers, protected in small plastic bags, prized in secret. The hope was that they would be recovered with the tags attached. Photograph used in image section of The Feather Thief.

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Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 102