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The Gas Station Bird

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You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. No guarantees, but in this case the agency had already given the owner a warning and was responsive and willing to investigate complaints. One’s ability to own an exotic species varies from state to state. For instance, you can own a lion in Alabama, but not in California.

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ALDF Provides Grant to Fund Investigation of Animal Abuse

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to investigate the abuse of over 100 dogs by an animal hoarder in Michigan. The Animal Legal Defense Fund provided $3500.00 From the ALDF site: Dearborn, Mich.–

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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

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What do you say when someone tells you they will be spending the summer in the Lower Michigan Peninsula? Recently it has also been documented as breeding in Wisconsin, Ontario, and the Upper Michigan Peninsula, but those birds are few and not always accessible. The University of Michigan Press, 2012. Forest Service.

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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

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About midway through The Secret Perfume of Birds she enthusiastically describes taking on the challenge of becoming managing director of the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action at Michigan State University, a Science and Technology Center funded by the National Science Foundation. It is also a bit misleading.

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Welcome Home Mama & Boris: How a Sister’s Love Saved a Fallen Soldiers Beloved Dogs

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When he went outside to investigate, he saw a dusty troupe of mottled, almost camouflaged, puppies rolling in the sand, all presided over by a serious, sleek, dark presence—their mother. She lives in Michigan with her son, Patrick. Authors Bios. Carey Neesley is a hospice social worker with an M.S.W. from Wayne State University.

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