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New Laws to Start in California

Critter News

California SB 917 Two new laws in Oregon and California prohibit the possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins. The California law specifies that a person must hold a license in order to possess shark fins for scientific purposes. In addition, restaurants may possess and sell shark fins purchased before Jan.

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All about alcids: Extravagant divers of northern oceans

10,000 Birds

The birds above are Common Murres , large and widespread members of the family, that I photographed last year off the Oregon coast. They’re also more vulnerable to attack from large cold-blooded predators like sharks. Unlike the southern hemisphere’s penguins, however, alcids can also use those flipper wings to fly.

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