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Puerto Rico Plans Huge Primate Breeding Facility to Supply Researchers

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Less than one year ago, Puerto Rico enacted a landmark animal protection law, based in part on a set of model laws drafted by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. states and jurisdictions with regards to the strength of their laws protecting animals. The sweeping set of reforms provided for in Act 154 (P S.

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National Justice for Animals Week

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Here is the full press release: During its first-ever National Justice for Animals Week, February 22 – 28, 2009, the national non-profit Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) is recognizing some of the top law enforcement professionals in the nation for getting real justice for animals who are victims of abuse.

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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

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Once a body of research was established and the bird was declared endangered, it took many more years of experimentation, political maneuvering, conflicts with the National Guard, and some tragic fires to establish what is now acclaimed as a model conservation project. Kirtland, in turn, gave the skin to Dr. Spencer F.

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Proposed Changes to the Duck Stamp Not Well Received

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a) Recommendation : Develop and support implementation of a communications strategy that targets groups identified in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) National Stakeholder workshops and survey. Issue 3: Purchasing a Duck Stamp should be efficient and easy. no physical stamp required).

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Birding Hluhluwe, South Africa

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I guess most scientists would love to see their original research become the basis for a vast field of further studies. For the German flag, the “Grundgesetz” (the German basic law) states that the color of the national flag is black-red-gold. ” If you happen to be a European Bee-eater , you are in luck. .”