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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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.” But also: “Delisted,” “Growing Up,” “Second Chances,” “No Tags.” The Hawaiian Crows face much more destructive threats–extreme loss of habitat; malaria, the scourge of so many Hawaiian species; predators–rodents, cats and the ‘Io, the Hawaiian Hawk.

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Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo

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The Calgary Zoo is again under scrutiny as details emerged Friday about how a capybara, a species of giant South American rodent, died after becoming caught in a hydraulic door last weekend as it was being moved from one area to another. Tags: zoos welfare violations animal welfare.

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Calgary Zoo in Big Trouble

Critter News

Instead, it brought a new bat species into the exact place in the year 2009 — twenty-five of those creatures also passed away. The audit was requested after a capybara, a giant central American rodent, was pounded to death when a staff member shut a hydraulic door. Tags: zoos calgary canada animal abuse.

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