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Birding Acapulco

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These goods, purchased with Mexican silver, would then be transported overland through Mexico City, and shipped from Veracruz to Spain. These turkey-sized birds, named for their raucous calls, can muster an impressive level of volume. Acapulco is built around one of the world’s most beautiful bays.

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Paddling Piney Z Lake

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Overhead soared Purple Martin s, Turkey Vultures, and Anhingas. I could paddle on the water trail because I not only owned a kayak, but also because I owned a car that could get me to the park – far away from public transportation. Wading along the marshy edge of the lake I recorded herons, egrets, and a lone, juvenile White Ibi s.

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More Humane Method of Killing Chickens?

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Department of Agriculture (USDA)-approved slaughter method that is currently used to kill 75 percent of turkeys and 25 percent of chickens in the United Kingdom and 10 percent of all birds in the European Union. CAK removes oxygen from the birds' atmosphere while they are still in their transport crates.

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St. Michael’s summer birding along the Danube in Serbia

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They are colourful and small, some mere newspaper kiosks transported here, barely big enough for a bed and fishing rods. As Turkey now sees this fortress as their cultural heritage, they invested 1.2 million Euros in its still ongoing restoration.

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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

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Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. Gamebirds, such as turkeys, pheasants, partridges, quail, Mallards and the like were also brought, as were popular sport fish. To understand the impulse, we need to go back to New Zealand in the Victorian era, in the early days of European settlement.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has estimated that nearly a fifth of the world’s greenhouse gases is generated by livestock production, more than by transportation. 9, 2008 Note from KBJ: Some reasons for vegetarianism apply to all animals, from cows, pigs, and sheep to turkeys, chickens, and fish.

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Hong Kong Trip Report: February 2014

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And even though transportation is so easy and inexpensive, prepare to walk a lot. I was fascinated to learn that Black Kites serve the same ecological niche in their range that Turkey and Black Vultures do in North America. Plus, taxis are cheaper than you’d expect. So don’t be afraid! Do your research. 30 Common Buzzard.

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