Critter News

JANUARY 3, 2011

According to this Technorati article , the Humane Society rated the states on their animal protection laws. New Jersey Illinois Massachusetts Colorado Maine WORST STATES Ohio Hawaii Alabama North Dakota Mississippi Idaho South Dakota (worst) According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the states fell this way.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Animal Protection North Dakota Protection 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 26, 2008

The ALDF has released a report on how different states' animal protection laws stack up. Tags: animal law. Among the best: California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon.

Animal Legal Defense Fund 100

Animal Legal Defense Fund Animal Protection South Dakota Protection 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2014

Word got out, the New York State birding community lost its mind, and the weekend saw carloads of birders from all over New York and surrounding states and provinces making the long drive to Point Peninsula to see an all-white bird the size of a football. Note how far New York State is from even the bird’s winter range.

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New York New York City South Dakota Bald Eagle 225

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2022

New Jersey. North Dakota. South Dakota. Just don’t bring up the topic during a dinner with your in-laws. As a popular game bird, the Ring-necked Pheasant seems to have such high importance in the US that there are several papers just discussing the species in individual US states. Examples: California.

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Rhode Island Research South Dakota North Dakota 147