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Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest

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Some people think it’s just plain fun to kill enormous numbers of animals and pile up their bodies, and when there’s no “bag limit” it’s legal to do so. Obviously killing contests have nothing to do with traditional hunting, and “animal abuse” is normally used when describing domestic animals.

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Don’t Kill Bill Event

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After Kyla Duffy’s first Don’t Kill Bill performance at Blogpaws in September, the Blogosphere was abuzz with videos and reviews. Duffy, who is the founder of both Happy Tails Books and Up For Pups, has expanded that performance and is taking it to the stage for the first time on February 12th, 7:30pm, at The Dairy in Boulder, CO.

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A New Way Global Warming Kills Birds

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Heat stress can, in turn, cause immune system problems, damage to DNA, organ failure, and of course, just plain death. _. Additional muscle activity heats up the animal, and it has to cool down (as an endotherm) but this is harder when it is already warmer, or when cool conditions can’t be exploited to facilitate that cooling.

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Tiger Killed in India

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A tiger was found dead outside the Kohra forest range of Kaziranga on Saturday, sparking suspicions of revenge killing by angry residents of adjoining villages. Forest officials ruled out a poaching bid, for the corpse had not been mutilated and no organs were missing. "We It may not be poaching this time though.

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The Mysterious Starling – “Killed Hopping About in a Tree”

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The only way we know that the species even existed is because of the single specimen and the notes Bloxam took, which, in addition to the part reproduced above, included that the bird that became the specimen was “killed hopping about in a tree.” ” … Extinction is forever. What a horror! What a disaster! What a wrong!

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Black Vultures in the Cross Hairs

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They fulfill and important ecological and sanitary role by consuming dead, often diseased animals, as well as human generated organic waste. This is more prevalent in Latin American countries where Black Vultures are urban birds and fulfill and essential role consuming organic waste left unmanaged. Photo Credits: RPP Noticias.

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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds–A Book Review

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The book is organized into ten chapters, framed by a Prologue and Epilogue focused on Weidensaul’s banding experience in Denali National Park. The 20-plus list of resources is organized by chapter, so there may be some repeats in the citations I counted, but I doubt there are many.) is through the personal and the specific.

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