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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Peregrine Falcon at Delevan National Wildlife Refuge. Obviously, our National Wildlife Refuge System is one of our most cherished environmental treasures. Do you enjoy the National Wildlife Refuges in your area? Each year, tens of millions of people visit and enjoy national wildlife refuges in every U.S.

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Falcons Wildlife Sacramento Endangered Species 134

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JANUARY 11, 2022

The ABA encourages birders to apply their skills to help conserve birds and their habitats, and we represent the interests of birders in planning and legislative arenas.”. Some tasks appear to be performed inconsistently or not at all ( e.g. , “represent the interests of birders in planning and legislative arenas”).

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2019 Legislation 2017 2018 282

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex offers four photo blinds on three of their refuges which can be reserved, two on the Sacramento Refuge, one at Colusa NWR and one at Delevan NWR. This is what blind #2 at the Sacramento NWR looks like. References: 1 Birds of North America Online.

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Sacramento Wildlife North America Ducks 103

Critter News

MARCH 9, 2010

One of Scotland’s top sheriffs is under pressure to quit his leading role in combating wildlife crime after allegedly telling a former police officer concerned about the soft sentences given to those convicted to “get a life”. His remarks left delegates, including wildlife crime investigators, shocked and bewildered.

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Wildlife Legislation illegal Investigation 100

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

National parks like Rocky Mountain, the Grand Canyon, and the Great Smoky Mountains, as well as national wildlife refuges, national forests, rivers and lakes, community parks, trails, and ball fields in every one of our 50 states were set aside for Americans to enjoy thanks to federal funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

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Legislation Montana America Wyoming 173

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AUGUST 6, 2015

The delegation shortly reported that the national legislation is completely in line with the EU legislation. And that flight is illegal because EU legislation does not allow export of game meat from Serbia to EU. The Turtle Dove is not a trophy animal. No one is going to stuff it and put on a mantlepiece.

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Serbia Slaughter Slaughtered Turtles 270

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NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Legislative Requirements to Transfer State Properties Amendment. Amendment 2 changed the process for passing conveyance legislation in Connecticut. Election Results = PASSED with 59%+ voter support. Northern Harrier. Photo by © Robin Edwards. Connecticut.

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Nevada Georgia Colorado Denver 165

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JANUARY 29, 2014

The video above showing the pair bonding and precopulatory behavior of the Northern Shoveler ( Anas clypeata ) was shot from the photography bind at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge , one of the refuges of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Northern California. Do you enjoy National Wildlife Refuges?

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Sacramento Defenders Of Wildlife Ducks Wildlife Rehabilitation 169

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APRIL 10, 2016

I don’t know which legislative branch to appeal to, but there ought to be a law that mandates life birds on a birder’s birthday. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a cooperative Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge that contentedly foraged while Corey digiscoped. Sure beats cake! How about you?

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2016 Legislation Jamaica Laws 100

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

There are few sights more wrenching to a wildlife rehabilitator than a convulsing, lead-poisoned bird. In what some might see as an unlikely alliance, wildlife rehabilitators, veterinarians, and – yes – hunters have banded together to convince those who hunt to use copper bullets instead of lead.

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Hunters Wildlife Rehabilitation Hunting Legislation 178

Critter News

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

This proposition would have given the legislature exclusive authority over wildlife issues. Tags: legislation elections Missouri arizona politics. It stops puppy mill abuses by establishing responsible standards for the proper care of dogs. Also, Proposition 109 failed in Arizona.

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Puppy Mills Missouri Legislature For Animals 100

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The male shown in the video above, filmed at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, was in the process of gathering nesting material for what usually adds up to a dozen to two dozen nests! It is obvious to me that the male Marsh Wrens at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge are getting ready for the females to visit their breeding territories.

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Sacramento North America Wildlife Defenders Of Wildlife 161

Critter News

MAY 9, 2010

The European Commission said on Wednesday it is pursuing legal action against Portugal for breaching nature protection legislation. Tags: habitat europe portugal environment wildlife endangered species. But I'm glad the EU is calling them on it. From the Portugal News. Four other resorts are also planned nearby.

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Portugal Endangered Species Legislation 2000 100

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

By both Serbian legislation and the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Pygmy Cormorant is a strictly protected species. In the European Union, PCs are at the Annex I of the Birds Directive and their habitats are therefore a potential NATURA2000 ecological network sites.

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Serbia Protection Legislation Europe 192

Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Our members are pet owners, dog and cat clubs, obedience clubs and rescue groups as well as breeders, trainers, veterinarians, research scientists, farmers, fishermen, hunters and wildlife biologists. It was created in order to focus more resources on influencing legislation and defending the victims of animal and environmental extremism.

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Animal Welfare Wayne Pacelle Welfare Groups 100

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JULY 6, 2017

Afraid that, against millions in investments wildlife may not be an argument enough, I reached for another – the wellbeing of Belgraders, further downstream. In the last few years, its members have eBirded 205 bird species within the IBA borders, 136 of them within Beljarica and 108 of those strictly protected under Serbian legislation.

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Eagles Campaign Otters Serbia 166

Critter News

AUGUST 9, 2010

Born Free USA (BFUSA) is a nationally recognized leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation. Through litigation, legislation, and public education, BFUSA leads vital campaigns against animals in entertainment, exotic “pets”, trapping and fur, and destructive international wildlife trade.

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Fur Animal Welfare Ethics Primates 100

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JULY 3, 2012

As a Northeast birder I am familiar with the alarming decrease in the number of Red Knots along Atlantic shores and have signed petitions and written e-mails calling for legislation and rules that will limit the overharvesting of the horseshoe crab, whose eggs Red Knots depend on. million in the late 1990’s. Ah, the photographs!

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Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 179

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JULY 9, 2014

The government, which is currently lead by the right-wing National Party, has said that the legislation will not open up national parks, world heritage sites, ecological reserves or the like. Regular readers of this site might be able to think of a much discussed example, that of birding on National Wildlife Refuges versus hunting.

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Rhinos Hunting New Zealand Science 168

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JUNE 7, 2012

Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. 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. Kirtland, in turn, gave the skin to Dr. Spencer F. Forest Service.

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 227

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 6, 2007

This crisis calls for mandatory spay and neuter legislation. July 31, 2007 The writer is the director of Domestic Animals and Wildlife Rescue & Information for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Given the current dire shortage of homes, no breeding is responsible. Daphna Nachminovitch Norfolk, Va.,

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New York Times New York Neutering Ethical Treatment 40

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

One unusual feature of this guide is the back-of-the-book section on “British and Irish Lists, and status and legislation.” And, care has been taken to position the photographs so all the birds on a page are facing the same way, which makes it easy to compare plumages and structural features.

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Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 143

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How about “International wildlife trade, avian influenza, organized crime and the effectiveness of CITES: The Chinese Hwamei as a case study”? The result: “Azure-winged magpies have a certain cognitive ability but not an understanding of causality” Do you like mystery/crime stories?

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Birds Geese Fish Industry 147

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Enter the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission in 1969, created by state legislation, renamed the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission in 2001. When I first started birding New Jersey, I didn’t really know where the Meadowlands started and stopped.

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New Jersey Legislation Mammals Pigs 147

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

It's the largest civil penalty imposed under EU legislation in which wildlife protection is a condition for receiving funds from the EU's Single Farm Payment Scheme. This guy is the third Scottish landowner to have subsidies cut under these regulations. Don't worry. He's a millionaire. He'll be okay.)

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Legislation 2006 illegal Farming 100

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APRIL 28, 2020

Although legislation passed by Congress is more visible, most regulations are issued by the vast federal bureaucracy. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently sought public comments on its proposal to permanently add a hunting element to the Duck Stamp art competition.

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Ducks Hunting Hunters Legislation 197

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AUGUST 14, 2017

Birders have been apprehensively watching developments regarding the construction of a border wall through the renowned birding location of Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. Defenders of Wildlife v. After all, there are many examples of litigation impacting proposed development on federal lands. Ashcroft , 2005 U.S.

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Laws San Diego United States Arizona 132

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Baicich takes us through the history of wetlands and waterfowl conservation policy, planning, and legislation (much, but not all seemingly motivated by the desire to conserve enough habitat so that waterfowl hunters will have a wealth of targets) and offers nine recommendations for what we can do. (She

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Ducks North America Geese Hunters 117

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Recently the Republican lead House of Representatives has released their proposed 2108 budget which would allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). What affect would that have on wildlife? Write letters to your legislators, sign petitions, do whatever you can to turn the tide toward a more benevolent government.

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North Korea Mountain Lions Legislation Nebraska 102

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JULY 9, 2019

Other than a sweeping public lands package in 2019 , there has been little or no progress on the environment or wildlife protection. Although the size of some individual projects approved by MBCC each year are dwarfed by major legislation such as the public lands bill , MBCC dutifully approves projects twice a year, each and every year.

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Maryland 2017 Texas Ducks 153