Critter News

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

They are accusing the Sea Shepherd crew of throwing rotten butter (which the Japanese refer to as "acid") at them yet the whalers are throwing golf balls and chunks of metal at the Steve Irwin crew. We are down here to enforce the law, not to break it.".

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2015

A couple of different work-related friends of both my mother in law and father in law have cabins up north, and most of them are in the same general vicinity. Meanwhile other cousins have a cabin at a lake we (more or less) pass on the way north to the aforementioned cabins. So remember. Gull-Cross-Woman/Pine River-Walker/Leech.

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Critter News

MAY 24, 2009

The AETA is so broad and unclear it could be used to suppress lawful protests and boycotts by any activists across the spectrum, no matter what the issue. The law must be struck down.” “And it is not just animal rights activists who are in danger here.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2022

He also published books with lengthy titles such as “An Inquiry Into the Poor Laws Chiefly with a View to Examine Them as a Scheme of National Benevolence, and to Elucidate Their Political Economy” Later, he became the colonial secretary of Tasmania.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The area has a law in place to prevent attracting deer, you can have a bird feeder, but you can’t offer food on the ground. Granted, the law is written poorly, but the man was given several warnings and insisted on feeding birds on the ground and attracted huge flocks of ducks and no doubt raccoons at night. Grackle Guy?

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Bald Eagle Birds Deer Minnesota 252

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

But, sometimes an appreciation of birds and birding requires more than a reference book with images of birds and facts about their identifying field marks. I’m not sure if “the Ugly” refers to the cormorant itself or human reaction (catfish farmers are officially allowed to shoot the birds). “Get a field guide!”

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Critter News

JUNE 23, 2009

I uphold laws I don’t break them,” I responded. Oh, they’re probably referring to when I chased the pirate whaler Sierra into Lexioes Harbor and rammed it twice. A few moments later he returned and said, “Excuse me, did you do anything illegal in the 70’s in Portugal?” “I I don’t think so.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

…a City Council committee voted 5-0 to recommend a new law that in essence licenses the care and feeding of free-roaming cats as part of a larger effort to reduce their numbers. Let’s start with Minneapolis, because that is what sparked my interest. From the Star Tribune : Feral cats win a round at Minneapolis City Hall.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 217

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2012

In California, the Cliff Swallows usually arrive in February so the agency in charge of enforcing these laws, the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), considers February 15th to September 1st the swallow nesting season. Completed nests during this breeding season cannot be touched without a permit from the U.S. Authors: T.

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San Diego illegal California South America 165

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

I’m not referring to the increasingly prima dona-like demands of Mike and Corey, despite the repeated requests I can’t bring myself to address them as ‘Oh Great Ones’ if I have to send an email.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

In addition, what are commonly referred to as “non-consumptive” uses of nature—such as national park visitation and bird watching—have also been important for motivating conservation action. Allocation of Wildlife by Law – Public participation is essential in development of wildlife management policies.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2012

First there’s a story about the Madison Audubon Society ending up in court because of an election to vote in new officers and one person recruited over a 100 new members and signed them up the night of the annual meeting and ousted out the expected election offices which of course was followed by a law suit.

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Family Beavers Minnesota Sparrows 166

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

” How ironic that on the 50th anniversary of this exceptional law, one legislator, Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, has taken it upon himself to block this program’s continuing conservation accomplishments. Future generations deserve nothing less.”

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 26, 2011

Pet owners should be considerably aware of so-called “pooper scooper laws” in the communities where they live. References. Many parks and public areas are equipped with pet waste stations , which contain the supplies you’ll need to clean up after Fido once he’s taken care of business.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Additional issues include a shortage of law enforcement officials, as well as invasive species problems on 2.5 References: 1 National Wildlife Refuge Association , 2 The Wilderness Society , 3 Smith, Martin J. There is an operations and maintenance backlog of $3.3 million acres of Refuge lands. The Wild Duck Chase.

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Wildlife Hunters Ducks Hunting 209

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Bucorvus , the name of the two ground hornbills, refers to their black plumage and to their bovine mandibles: literally, they are “cow crows.&# Following a detour to Harvard Law School, he took the Ph.D. The genus Bucephala includes three familiar ducks with big heads. Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of July 2008?

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Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 142

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

When we refer to an American Robin , we all immediately know the precise species in question. In law, there is often a similar approach, memorably articulated by Justice Louis Brandeis , who said “in most matters it is more important that the applicable rule of law be settled than that it be settled right.”.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Written by birders, it underlies a wealth of facts, trends, and events with a consciousness that the more knowledgeable we are about good bird feeding practices, based on history and experience, the more successful bird feeding will be at bringing people to birds and the more people will advocate for effective conservation policies and laws.

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America Industry Squirrels Birds 237

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

And yes, of course you missed my reference to somebody determining the mitochondrial genome of the species. A rather not very interesting fact about this species is that the scientific name canifrons – rather than hinting at the bird’s crest – refers to the species’ grey forehead. Then, on to nuthatches.

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Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

In " 'Animal Rights:' Pernicious Nonsense for Both Law & Public Policy ," Massachusetts attorney and "sportsman" Richard Latimer is on the mark with some concepts, and way off with others. For an attorney, that's awfully weak. than with any genuine concern for species diversity or even animal welfare."

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

We then switch to Andy McWilliam, a genial investigator with the National Wildlife Crime Unit, who combines the skill of a life doing police work with a deep appreciation for the importance of Great Britain’s wildlife laws. And, some background on those laws, both in the United Kingdom and the United States.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

I discovered very much by accident that questions have been raised by British birders about the accuracy of some of the book’s photographs; this is the to-do at Birdfair I referred to in the beginning of the review. I don’t really understand why this 15-page section is included in a book already bursting at the seams.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2023

After she died, William decided to stick with the family and married the widowed daughter-in-law of Sarah Amherst and like Sarah, a dowager countess of Plymouth (it took me a while to figure out what this means, but then my parents always had difficulties explaining to me at family gatherings who was related with whom). This is the female.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

At least where these laws apply, no beer may call itself Kölsch unless it is brewed within 50 kilometers of Cologne and to strictly defined specifications. So, what is Kölsch, exactly? Kölsch is a very pale, lightly-hopped beer fermented warm with top-fermenting yeast, and then cold-conditioned or lagered for a time.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

But before I get into the details of what birds were where let me take a moment or two to mention the references I used to figure out where to bird. A Birder’s Guide to Washington by Hal Opperman, published by the American Birding Association back in 2003, was an invaluable resource in figuring out what parks we should visit.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

It is a significant achievement, a reference work that presents as a field guide but which also conveys ornithological research from the field, library, and museum and a taxonomy informed by expertise, experience and ingenuity. So, this is no ordinary bird guide.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2024

As this book was published in 1913, it is now freely available online and you can read sentences such as “The Burman has no head, and succumbs at once to a comparatively small quantity of liquor” without violating any copyright laws.

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Burma Birds Vietnam Laos 202

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

For example, in reading about the re-introduction of the California Condor into the Pacific Northwest, the press releases referred to a “non-essential experimental” group of condors. I initially thought I would focus on the intersection of birding and the law and birding on federal public lands, and I have done lots of posts on those topics.

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 178

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

For example, in reading about the re-introduction of the California Condor into the Pacific Northwest, the press releases referred to a “non-essential experimental” group of condors. I initially thought I would focus on the intersection of birding and the law and birding on federal public lands, and I have done lots of posts on those topics.

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 130

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2022

Just don’t bring up the topic during a dinner with your in-laws. Irrelevant side note: It seems that in English-language papers by Chinese authors, the species is often referred to as “Blue-eared Pheasant” (see for example here ). It is easy. C is the optimal temperature for Elliot’s Pheasant.”

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Rhode Island Research South Dakota North Dakota 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2020

The changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. However, a memo does not have the force of law, so FWS proposed a regulation to implement its interpretation of the MBTA. The public can comment until July 20, 2020. of the EIS.).

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Industry Birds Laws Maryland 328

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

He also served with the 13th Light Dragoons, fighting with them at Waterloo (though he can only have been about 18 at that point – I guess child protection laws were somewhat lax at that time). Atherton (1797-1827), a naturalist (whatever that means exactly) and a member of the British Army in India.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. Even with today’s environmental laws, we are losing species at an alarming rate, and with Ryan Zinke as Interior Secretary it’s no wonder. A newly created U.S.

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