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Power Companies and Springtime Tree Removal

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We’ve never had any problem,” said the woman, whose job is to answer basic informational questions from customers. Contact your Town Board, Zoning Board, or, if you have one, Conservation Advisory Board, and ask about implementing such laws. What if you did?” Do you have a list of people to call?” 5) Display attitude.

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Can A Hawk Carry Off Your 12-Pound Pet?

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(Barn Owls weigh about a pound); 2) access fact-filled sites like the Peregrine Fund or the Cornell Lab of Ornithology ; or 3) call any raptor rehabilitation center, and whoever answers the phone will tell you that the information on Facebook is bunk. All birds of prey are protected by state and federal law,” says Eileen Wicker. “If

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Murder Most Wildfowl: A Review of “A Dance of Cranes” by Steve Burrows

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The wealth and depth of information about birds and birding, and the intertwining of birds into each plot, makes them irresistible. In Cranes , the reader meets, for the first time, Roy Ducannon, a Canadian RCMP sergeant who has a cool but respectful relationship with his brother-in-law, Jejeune.

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Hope for Hen Welfare

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Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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.” Compassionate conservation describes an emerging field of interest which Bekoff describes in his book Rewilding Our Hearts : “Compassionate conservation has become a popular new phrase and mind-set over the past few years, one that has increasingly informed global efforts to conserve species and restore ecosystems.

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Greater Sage-grouse v. Wind Turbines in Oregon

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An occasional look at how these cases actually proceed can be interesting and informative to the conservation-minded birder. * * *. NEPA is a federal law that requires agencies to follow certain procedures before commencing a project. The goal is informed decisionmaking by the agency.

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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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“Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.” (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998). The deal failed due to Russia voting against it, citing uncertainty about whether the commission had the authority to establish a marine protected area.

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