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Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Passed House Judiciary

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6598) is a bill that criminalizes the sale and transportation of horses for slaughter. The bill must be passed by the House and Senate before it can become law. The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. It was approved and recommended to the House of Representatives by the House Judiciary Committee on September 23.

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Puffin Trip in Maine

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Atlantic Puffins are easier to see, and see well, in Maine than anywhere else in the United States. They were reintroduced to Eastern Egg Rock starting in 1973 , with over a thousand young transported from Canada over several years.

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Rescue Spotlight: Crest Care

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Here is the Crest Care mission statement: We are a group of individuals living across the United States and Canada, whose goals are to preserve and protect Chinese Cresteds in need. We provide vetting, transportation, and foster homes for each dog in need, until he or she can be carefully matched to an approved home.

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We Got the Wrong Starling

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60 years later the species was resident from sea to shining sea, taking up noisy residence anywhere where habitat is slightly degraded, kicking out native species and squabbling for scraps in urban and suburban habitats, and generally making themselves at home to the derision of nature lovers across the United States and Canada.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and South America thrown in.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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The Hawaii vote made it clear that that the ABA Area is about political borders, not geographical or ecological ones, and the two Caribbean territories have long been part of the United States. The absence of the Caribbean means that ABA Area—and the ABA—excludes important aspects of the avian diversity of the United States.

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Hagerman NWR: Birding Amidst Oil Wells

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31 in the United States. In 1951, oil was discovered and facilities were installed to allow for extraction and transport of the oil. Under federal and state law, mineral owners have legals right to access and extract their mineral rights. The overall refuge , which includes all of its hotspots, has 344 species.

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