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The Biggest Urban Pygmy Cormorant Roost is Finally Protected!!

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Up to the mid-20th century, Pygmy Cormorant was a common breeding species of wetlands around Belgrade until most wetlands were drained and the birds were lost, at one moment – from the entire territory of Serbia. With the construction of the huge Iron Gates dam on the Danube, the birds returned to breed in newly flooded river islands.

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Civic Action in Opposition to the removal of protections under Endangered Species Act

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Hello all, I came across this on the Human Society website: [link] ​ It appears that the House of Representatives are looking to remove protections for certain animals in this case gray wolves and grizzly bears. We can contact our legislators to express our opposition. Here is the link to the site to find your legislators.

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Birding Shanghai in July 2023

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The Chinese Hwamei is a second-level protected species in China – as a consequence, according to Chinese law on wildlife protection, it is prohibited for local people to capture and keep the species in captivity without a permit.

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The slaughter tourism trade in Serbia

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Turtle Doves have been declining in Europe since the 1970s, and in this century alone, the continent has lost 40% of its population of the species. Since this spring’s revision of the European Red List, the Turtle Dove is listed as a vulnerable species. Money and effort are being invested in that protection.

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A New Wildlife Refuge Pass: Fellow Birders, Help Us Help You

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We’ll also be facilitating increased outreach to new supporters and legislative members who’ve shown their interest. This evolved from our artist’s creative input, signifying not just protection of wildlife as a whole, but our focus on valuing and protection of all life as it exists in our Refuge system.

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Tell Congress To Fully Fund The Land And Water Conservation Fund

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The money is intended to create and protect national parks, areas around rivers and lakes, national forests, and national wildlife refuges from development, and to provide matching grants for state and local parks and recreation projects. Future generations deserve nothing less.”

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The Smell of Napalm in the Morning

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The majority are clearly Mallards , followed by Garganeys , with one and possibly more Green-winged Teals , also Ferruginous Ducks … Surprises among them are one Common Shelduck , a species that most likely breeds some 15 mi from here (and my first shelduck of the year) and an even greater surprise: two Eurasian Wigeons.

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