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Birding Beyond 60

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But once I get back home to Mexico, I will be climbing hills on livestock trails once again. And I must be careful to protect my skin, having had a couple of basal cells removed. Black-chinned Sparrow , a flagship species for this site. I will often walk on the sides of steep slopes, staring at the abyss below.

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Protecting Your Pets from Pests and Disease

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Mosquitoes bite humans and animals with no regard to species, and they bring along a number of illnesses. The disease can attack domestic pets, such as dogs and cats, as well as livestock, such as horses, chickens, and cattle. You can choose various models that can protect up to an acre of land without obstruction.

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Big Cat Week 2012 Starts Sunday!

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These big cats are a species under constant threat from poachers and farmers who fear that the leopards are attacking their livestock. But experts can’t protect them without knowing more about them. Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous places on earth, is also home to a population of endangered and elusive snow leopards.

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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Syngenta advises users to “NOT place baits in locations which are accessible to pets, domestic animals, livestock or birds” or to “contaminate dams, waterways and drains with the bait or its used container.” Motomco also makes “Jaguar” and “Tomcat,” complete with cat icons, of course.

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Linkwood Distillery: 15 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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Even though a 2013 petition by the Royal Society of Protection of Birds failed to convince the Scottish parliament to make it official, the campaign to make the Golden Eagle Scotland’s national bird continues.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

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Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of endemics and near-endemics (after South Africa). Ethiopia, a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa, has firmly established itself as one of Africa’s top birding destinations. Yellow-billed Stork.

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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Animals killed also include threatened and endangered species, a number which has steadily increased since 2005. In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency charged Wildlife Services for its illegal placement of a sodium cyanide M-44 (a highly lethal booby trap) on public land, which harmed a U.S.

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