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General Interest Podcast Episodes for Birders

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Saving Birds with Economics (“Eric Hallstein is an economist who works at The Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental organization. Many of the keepers at the zoo enjoy them, but they can be a tough bird to love.”). The Indicator from Planet Money (NPR, 2021, 9 min.): Sidedoor ( Smithsonian , 2020, 25 min.): Birds, Birds, Birds!

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TRAFFIC Says Malaysian Raid Proves Organized Crime Link

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A police raid that uncovered 42 stolen vehicles and a mini-zoo of exotic animals in Taman Wahyu here yesterday is proof that wildlife trafficking is linked to organised crime, said wildlife trade monitoring group TRAFFIC. Tags: organized crime wildlife trafficking malaysia. From the Malaysian Insider.

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Woodland Park Zoo and its Controversial Elephant Breeding Efforts

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An article in today's Seattle Times about Woodland Park Zoo's attempts over the last 20 years to breed elephants. Very controversial with organizations such as In Defense of Animals, PETA and the Northwest Animal Rights Network. The zoo claims it's to preserve the species. They say it's cruel.

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Calgary Zoo Set for External Review

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But, of course, this is really all because of some extremists who want to close down all zoos. think it’s an extreme animal rights organization that wants to close all zoos,” Steve Feldman {AZA spokesman} said. The latter comment is in reference to Zoocheck Canada , a zoo watchdog demanding the independent investigation.

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Urban Birding in San Diego

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There are beautiful beaches, a plethora of amazing food and drinks, a multitude of family fun locations, a world-renowned zoo, and one of the biggest birding festivals in the US. Black-crowned Night Heron A few things that I love about San Diego is that the organization could not be better. San Diego has a lot going for it.

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Why Tucson, for the birds of course!

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If you think about the city of Tucson alone, there are over 120 city parks, 5 public golf courses, the Tucson Botanical Gardens, Saguaro National Park, the Reid Park and Zoo, and the incredible Sabino Canyon. Lemmon, Buenos Aires NRW…the list goes on and on.

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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes a baby white rhinoceros!

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Busch Gardens participates in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP) to ensure genetic diversification among threatened and endangered animals in zoological facilities. The birth brings the total white and black rhino population at the adventure park to eight.

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