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What is the State Bird of Maryland?

10,000 Birds

Baltimore Orioles spend their winters in Florida, Central, and South America, and migrate north to breed in much of the Eastern United States. It’s true that many know the bird because of Baltimore’s baseball team, but the species’ history with Maryland goes back much further.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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Serious examination of the national funding paradigm and how it contributes to the conservation choices made on both federal and state levels. Thomas Serfass, a professor at Maryland’s Frostburg State University says, “I would describe the North American Model as incomplete. New Ideas In Conservation.

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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

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At the time of slaughter, these frightened animals are inhumanely loaded onto trucks and shipped long distances to the slaughterhouse without food or water or protection from the elements. Even those actively involved in the industry typically admit that these modern animal rearing practices cause animals severe pain and stress.