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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

10,000 Birds

Laysan albatrosses are ocean-dwelling seabirds who have 6-foot wingspans, weigh 7-8 pounds, occasionally sleep while flying, and rarely land except to raise their chicks. The oldest Laysan albatross was last seen raising a chick on Midway Atoll in 2016, at age 66. The young men had severed the birds’ legs in order to remove the tags.

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Kathy Hershey: Parker, the Playground’s Vulture

10,000 Birds

Today’s blog was written by Kathy Hershey, co-founder of Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators in Hope, Indiana. His modus operandi was essentially the same wherever he’d appear: first, he’d stand next the school entrance and wait while the school bus unloaded, then he’d make his way to the playground and play “tag” with the kids.

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Rare Tee Clothing

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Their mission is to raise awareness on threatened and endangered species through their fun and contemporary apparel. Not only is it made from 100% cotton, so it’s very soft and comfortable, but all of their tags, packaging, etc. Tags: people helping animals reviews. are made from 100% post consumer products.

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Is BP Hiding Dead Animals?

Critter News

That is the issue raised by this blog post. A CBS News crew was threatened with arrest when it tried to photograph the spill, and a BP representative in Louisiana told a Mother Jones reporter that she couldn’t visit the Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge without a BP escort. TP has the story in this repost.

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Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas

10,000 Birds

Fish and Wildlife Service desperately needs your feedback as they craft a new vision for our National Wildlife Refuge System. The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond.

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Bird Deaths in Washington DC Lead to Calls for a Lights Out Program

10,000 Birds

that is dedicated to conserving wildlife in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. for migratory birds. Get yours today!

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What is the National Bird of Honduras?

10,000 Birds

It was decreed a national symbol of Honduras on 28 June 1993 by the National Congress of Honduras as a way to raise awareness of the varied avifauna of Honduras. … Tags: honduras , macaws , national bird , Scarlet Macaw • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today! The proposal from U.S.

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