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Watch for Shorebirds with Colored Flags!

10,000 Birds

As shorebirds look for suitable sites to spend up to 9 months in their wintering grounds, biologists with the Pan-American Shorebird Banding Program also start preparing for a new banding campaign. Since the website’s launch in May 2009, an additional 5,300 banding records and over 30,500 resighting records have been entered!

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The Biggest Urban Pygmy Cormorant Roost is Finally Protected!!

10,000 Birds

Therefore, you can observe them in their hundreds and thousands if you spend the last hour of the day observing the flight corridor and distinguishing distant black Pygmy Cormorant dots from other equally distant and black Rook and Jackdaw dots, all of them melting into tree crowns as the sunset thickens.

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The Shelter Pet Project

4 The Love Of Animals

This new campaign, sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States, Maddie’s Fund, and the Ad Council, hopes to reverse this trend and find homes for these homeless, lovable pets. The campaign has one unified goal, to increase pet adoption. The Shelter Pet Project originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on October 1, 2009.

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ALF Continues Campaign Against UC Irvine

Critter News

From Bite Back: On July 10, 2009 3 vehicles and the home of a UC Irvine vivisector were hit by the ALF. 1 of his cars (the fanciest of the 4 in front) was doused with paint stripper. 2 others had red paint poured all over them.

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A Field Guide to the Birds of Honduras? An Interview with Robert Gallardo

10,000 Birds

I first met Robert Gallardo on my first trip to the neotropics, a wonderful experience at the first Mesoamerican Bird Festival in Honduras in 2009. Indiegogo- An on-line funding campaign has been set up using their services. Go to www.indiegogo.com Enter the website and click on “Browse Campaigns” in the upper right hand corner.

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Rally to Rescue Story Contest

4 The Love Of Animals

“Doing More for Pets&# Rescue Stories Contest Puts Focus on Pet Adoption and Goal of Finding Homes for 300,000 Deserving Pets by the End of 2009. This nationwide campaign from Purina’s Pro Plan brand promotes the amazing, but often untold, stories of pet rescue and raises awareness about its importance.

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Rescues and Runways

4 The Love Of Animals

maurices Launches National Rescues & Runways Campaign to Help. August 20, 2009) – The struggling economy is taking its toll on animal shelters across the country. The campaign goal is to collect 500,000 pounds of supplies across the nation. Homeless Pets Need More Help Than Ever Before. Duluth, Minn.

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