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India’s Raptor Rescuers

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When Nadeem and Mohammed first began in 2003, few veterinarians would suture the wounds of birds, saying they were too small. When a tree filled with nestling Cattle Egrets collapsed, 60 orphans took up temporary residence in the house.

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Birding after the Wet Season

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There had been cattle in the area and we kept coming across bizarre butterfly circles. All we can think is that they were attracted to an area where there had been cattle urine and they were getting the natural salts. It seems the most likely answer, but who knows!

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Mad Cow Disease Appears in California

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But the disease has dealt a crippling blow to the industry in the past, especially when foreign countries refused to import American beef when mad cow was first uncovered in 2003. The sale of cattle and calves was a $1.82-billion Beef cattle are raised in nearly every California county. The state also hosts 1.84

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Forgotten Prairies

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So barren in fact it is not uncommon to find this grassland species occupying the same habitat as cattle or areas with high degree of human disturbance. This was back in 2003 so it is hard to say where those numbers fall now. These Mountain Plovers , as you can see, are so cryptic in their environment.

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The Birds of New Jersey: Status and Distribution – A Review by a Sometime Jersey Birder

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Press, 2003). That Cattle Egret I found in Somerset County, August 2009? I don’t know if anyone has ever calculated birds per square mile, but I’m betting that New Jersey would be at the top of the list. Eastern Kingbird is a common and widespread summer resident, and a common fall and fairly common spring migrant.

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The Crocodile Safari (Botswana)

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Published in the Canoeist, UK, July 2003. Cattle Egret 16. …or a croc was swimming right under the bottom of the kayak…. Contemplating the food chain and my position in it, I kept my big mouth shut. Cover: 20 years younger version of me. Date: January 24th, 2001 (08:30-11:00h). Habitats: riparian woodland (mostly Combretum sp.),

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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

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Beset by poaching by cattle ranchers, habitat loss, DDT, and lead poisoning (from consuming shotgun pellets embedded in the condor’s carrion fare), populations of this enormous New World vulture fell into a serious decline in the twentieth century. A portion of all draft and bottle sales of Condor Kolsch will be donated to these programs.