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USDA Issues Warning Letter to Oregon National Primate Research Center

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In December, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a warning letter to the primate center for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, which regulates treatment of many commercial animals from pet kittens to laboratory guinea pigs.

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Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The selections appear to largely reflect Hauber’s personal experiences around the world and he does occasionally bring himself into the essay, reflecting on a European Robin he observes at dusk in northwestern Germany or searching for American Robin nests on a tree farm in the Midwestern United States.

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Whooping Crane Ancestry

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Whooping Cranes occurred naturally in the eastern United States until the late 1940s, and there are records of Whooping Cranes in Florida until the 1930s. And what I found made me take a step back in time and reflect upon how truly special these birds are. One of the last remaining Whooping Cranes in the non-migratory Florida flock.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway? Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name? Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? A species which is the most abundant crane species on the planet.

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