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Accessibility Matters II:  Birdability Q&A

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that just because a building was built after the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, it must comply with the ADA Standards. A: This is great, and thank you for contributing to the Birdability Map! One thing that jumps out is your assumption (which is common!) Legally, yes. Just start!

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Cyprus forests and avian inhabitants

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Thankfully the Paphos forest is quite a large Special Protection Area (SPA), Important Community Site of NATURA 2000, National Park (12,000ha), Nature Protection Area (5,000ha) and Permanent Forest Area according to forest law. And there are efforts underway to prepare an integrated management plan for the forest.

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On Wipeout and Lion Burgers

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Finally, in my e-mailbox this morning, and probably in yours, was the Care2 newsletter, including a link to a column about a restaurant in Arizona that will soon serve burgers made from lion meat. They're from a legal farm in Illinois, so the law isn't the reason. I was curious about why it's so terrible to eat lions.

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Proposed Changes to the Duck Stamp Not Well Received

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1) Action : Change law to allow the e-stamp to suffice as the requirement to hunt waterfowl for the duration of the hunting season. In the February 2015 issue of Paul’s Wingtips newsletter, the idea of adding an additional non-waterfowl bird to the Duck Stamp design was put forward. no physical stamp required).

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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea–A Field Guide Review

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The Conservation section is frustratingly brief, stating the expected—massive loss of forest due to logging and a plantation economy, weak enforcement of laws regulating hunting and trade, understaffing of reserves and parks. Brickle, Ornithological History , by Bas van Balen, and the already cited Taxonomy and Systematics by Frank E.

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