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University of Utah Continues Getting Bad Press

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Investigative journalism by the Salt Lake Tribune, following-up on allegations levelled by PETA against the University of Utah's Comparative Medicine Center and the Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute laboratories revealed the two laboratories had used 190 dogs and cats in 2009, all obtained from shelters.

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Prairie Falcon Attack on a Northern Shoveler

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Ron Dudley is an amazing nature photographer who is based in northern Utah. I’m fairly certain that it was the deliberate strategy of the bird to kill the duck on the water and wait for it to come ashore. Seriously, click on through and see some amazing images.) Here she is making one of her very low passes over the duck.

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DOGTOWN: THE ROAD HOME

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DogTown is the name of an area of Best Friends Animal Society in Angel Canyon, Utah. Shy dogs are often among the first to be euthanized in shelters because they are difficult to adopt, but not at DogTown, a no-kill facility. It’s such an inspiring show, with people who are doing amazing work on behalf of homeless animals.

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Last Chance to Enter

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Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away. Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or The proposal from U.S.

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Contemplating California Condors

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Now free flying in California, Arizona, Utah, and Baja, condors are slowly making a comeback thanks to those, like the Center, who’ve committed to captive breeding and releasing these amazing birds. Their hallmark: They don’t kill. Condors, like all New World vultures, can disturb the human psyche.

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Does This Make My Mom A Bird Blogger?

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These Blasts From The Past New York City Canada Goose “Kill Zones&# Revealed Help Save Migratory Birds! Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away. Say Hello to the South Hill Crossbill Snipe Hunt in the Bird Blogosphere 3 Million Page Views! The proposal from U.S.

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Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru?

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I can also imagine how much it costs, which kind of kills the dream a bit. Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away. Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network.

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