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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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Ka’ena Point is also a breeding ground for the Federally protected Laysan albatross, where 45 nests were being carefully monitored by the non-profit Pacific Rim Conservation. The young men had severed the birds’ legs in order to remove the tags. People who work with wildlife understand that death is a part of life.

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Canadian Sentenced for Ivory Smuggling

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The sentence follows a long running international investigation by special agents of the U.S, Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife officials from Environment Canada and the U.S. Tags: ivory canada us fish and wildlife africa smuggling us. Attorney's Office in Cleveland, Ohio. Siyam plead guilty in a U.S.

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Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru?

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I recently heard from Chris Kirkby, the Managing Director and Principal Investigator at Asociacion Fauna Forever , a Peruvian not-for-profit organisation based in Lima and Puerto Maldonado, about a series of bird-banding workshops being held this June and November in the rainforests of Tambopata in south-eastern Peru. The proposal from U.S.

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