Critter News

APRIL 4, 2011

The Ministry of the Environment is in the process of amending the Japanese animal protection law. JAZA does not have the resources necessary to properly monitor their member institutions and they do not have the authority to ensure member compliance with their own guidelines and standards.

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Zoos Laws Animal Animal Protection 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

” The Public Trust Doctrine (PTD) is the principle that certain resources are preserved for public use, and that the government is required to maintain them for the public’s reasonable use. Exploitation (and depletion) of wild living resources should no longer be subsidized by governments. were funded by hunters and 95.1%

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

” “For many hunters, the traditional paper stamp is more than just a receipt for a tax paid, it is a badge of honor, a symbol of the hunter’s respect for the natural resources they are privileged to use … duck hunters are proud of their sport, proud of their heritage, and proud of their Duck Stamp Program.”

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Wildlife Hunters Ducks Hunting 199

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2014

In 2004 – more than 20 years later – the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) had to sue EPA in order to get them to do anything about it. Look no further than Reckitt Benckiser’s website: “The Company strives to act in accordance with the laws … of the countries in which it operates, (and it) operates with integrity.”.

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Rats Barn Owls Rodents San Francisco 241

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

And, John Laws widely praised The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012) is mysteriously missing. The Resources lists are recommendations on where to find most of the materials discussed in the text, which I appreciate. A selected list of books for “further reading,” covers both bird and art technique books.

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Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 149

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

And more than 200 n on-profits support individual refuges with additional private resources. The System also helps implement the Endangered Species Act and other federal conservation laws. This is a mission that all birders can surely support. Every year, approximately 42,000 people (many of them birders) volunteer more than 1.5

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Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

It’s about putting the Federal Government back into the confines of the law.”. It’s imperative that local, state, and federal law enforcement ensure the safety of our land managers. It puts our ecologically valuable wildlife at risk and disrespects the men and women charged with protecting our natural resources.

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Extremist Oregon Wildlife illegal 151

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2011

That is, one of their chief concerns is funds and resources to adequately enforce the law, and the cost of rebuilding will only deepen the government debt and the recession woes.

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Cyprus illegal Game Birds 175

Critter News

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Sea World's lawyer, Theodore Shaw, called the lawsuit a waste of the court's time and resources. He said it defies common sense and goes against 125 years of case law applied to the American constitution's 13th amendment, which prohibits slavery between humans. when the constitution was adopted.

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San Diego PETA Ethical Treatment Whales 100

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Ready to respond at a moment’s notice, the HSUS Animal Rescue Team uses its equipment, expertise, and other resources to assist law enforcement agencies with investigation, evidence collection, and animal seizure as well to coordinate animal care, sheltering, and relocation. More than $1 million was raised from the To The Rescue!

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Humane Society Of The United States HSUS Dog Rescue Puppy Mills 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

“Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.” (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998). Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve.

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Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2018

The Barred Owl is larger and more adaptable and it appears to out-compete Spotted Owl for food and other resources, likely causing declines in Spotted Owl populations. The Barred Owl has greatly expanded its range, such that it is now common in the Pacific Northwest. For species listed under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S.

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Owls Endangered Species Oregon Friends Of Animals 118

Critter News

AUGUST 27, 2009

Economics, science, literature, film, politics, law, etc. This may take time and maybe lifetimes to build up to that tipping point, but we have to use everyone and every resource we can. At the same time, do we have the time to wait for everyone to become vegan to enact laws that will at least allow more humane care in the short term.

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Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Factory Farm 100

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. She added more corn.

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Bald Eagle Birds Deer Minnesota 244

Critter News

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

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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ALDF Animal Legal Defense Fund For Animals Animal Cruelty 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. While the bill does not prohibit possession of chimpanzees and other primates, it would serve as a needed complement to state laws outlawing primates as pets and to federal health regulations banning the import of these animals into the country.

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Primates Pets Legislation Transported 100

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

Critter News

APRIL 18, 2009

Not guilty of gorilla killings - guilty of illegal charcoaling The Wildlife Officers were charged by the Congolese Wildlife Authority with the "destruction of flora and fauna" under Wildlife Law OL 069-41 of August 1969. The charges included the massacre of the gorillas and involvement in the illegal charcoal trade.

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Congo Gorillas illegal Endangered Species 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2012

The group offers information on everything from how to start an accredited, recognized sanctuary, to the best was to acquire necessary resources. Animal Rescue Corps. A non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., Animal Rescue Corps puts animal welfare above all else.

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Humane Society Of The United States Illegal Trafficking Animal Animal Sanctuary 100

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Since there are many laws and fines against animal cruelty or irresponsible pet ownership, its possible that the man felt this was his only recourse. These can provide you with resources to help you responsibly dispose of your pet when you are unable to care for it any longer. Before abandoning a pet, try to find another home for it.

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Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Pets 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

They’re resilient and brash, resourceful and intelligent. An Indian city is chock full of disturbances, not just an endless stream of people walking down the street, but random packs of stray dogs poking about and trucks whirling by seemingly free from any semblance of traffic laws, so this happens frequently.

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India Stray Dog United States Stray 156

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2013

The three convicted men were self-described poor white trash, variously high school dropouts, mentally handicapped, psychologically troubled, and interested in the standard 80′s trappings of the heavy-metal occult.

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Arkansas Memphis Sparrows Geese 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

Material before the main text introduces us to Klem’s mission and how he found it (Preface and Prologue); extensive material in the back of the book provides lists of resources, data, a comprehensive bibliography, and acknowledgements. Klem’s forte), but not in the detail or with the delight that I would expect.

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 254

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

Charles Pease shot the bird in northeastern Ohio, and gave it to his father-in-law, Jared Kirtland, one of those 19th century men who was a master multitasker–physician, horticulturist, legislator, zoologist. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Forest Service.

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 228

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

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. 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

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Owls 2011 Barn Owls Deer 145

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

But prejudices die hard, all the more so when, as in the present case, they are insulated by widespread secular customs and religious beliefs, sustained by large and powerful economic interests, and protected by the common law. Might does not make right; might does make law. The animal rights movement is not for the faint of heart.

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Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Los Angeles 40

Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Additionally, Wildlife Services puts little emphasis on using non-lethal methods, and puts few resources towards developing new, ethical non-lethal research; • Unnecessary and Fiscally Unsound - Taxpayers are paying the bill for these activities, and Wildlife Services fails to protect the businesses it supposedly helps.

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Killing Wildlife Groups Endangered Species 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

But, it’s more than that, because each essay also includes “a big idea, a method or technique or resource, about bird study in our age” (p. How to Know the Birds talks about 200 commonly found birds in North America (including one extinct bird, the Passenger Pigeon) in 200 brief essays, each exactly one page long.

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Birds North America Breeding America 115

Animal Ethics

JULY 25, 2007

Response is what our humane law enforcement officers do; the prevention aspect is then taken care of by the other resources of the A.S.P.C.A., Response is what our humane law enforcement officers do; the prevention aspect is then taken care of by the other resources of the A.S.P.C.A.,

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New York Times New York Animal Welfare Animal Cruelty 40

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I wish scientists would inform the public of all the consequences of global warming, so that the public can decide for itself whether to expend its scarce resources in preventing it. In law, this is called fraud. Is it any wonder that they are not trusted?

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Laws Suffering Humane Animal 40

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 229

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 31, 2007

When I was in law school, many years ago, I wrote a lengthy term paper entitled "The Legal Status of the Wolf ( Canis Lupus ) in Michigan, 1805-1982" for a graduate history course I was taking. Here is a New York Times editorial opinion about the wolf.

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Michigan New York Times New York Laws 40

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 9, 2007

Those who break duly enacted laws should be punished. If they believe the law they've broken is unjust, they should take their punishment as a way of (1) demonstrating their sincerity and (2) opening a dialogue with those who disagree with them. If you want, you can think of this as "punishing" those who use animals as resources.)

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Laws Animal Friendly Neglecting Animal Rights 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The field guides and online resources are all in agreement and I am aware of no other broadly used common names for that bird. 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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Birds Laws 2020 Jordan 237

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

My mother, mother-in-law, and godmother are all visiting right now. 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. On my side of the Equator, the future is growing a whole lot brighter. Mama mia, no birding for me!

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2011 Deer Birds South Dakota 150

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. Now, I know you're saying: That's not what animal rights is.

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Animal Rights Rights Broiler Chicken Animal 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 17, 2008

According to this AP Newswire issued yesterday: "President Bush exempted the Navy from an environmental law so it can continue using sonar in its anti-submarine warfare training off the California coast — a practice critics say is harmful to whales and other marine mammals.

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Whales Whaling Los Angeles Mammals 40