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The Duck Stamp and Lack of National Wildlife Refuge Funding

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It preserves habitat, protects wildlife. On March 5, 2014, the U.S. Create a second fund-raising stamp for wildlife watchers. The National Wildlife Refuge system is one of America’s greatest treasures. and provides diverse nature experiences for visitors from around the world. Case in point. We have a very simple solution.

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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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Stories enhance his 2014 history of modern ornithology, Ten Thousand Birds ( co-written with Jo Wimpenny and Bob Montgomerie). One exception is Magdalena Heinroth, a German ornithologist who, with her husband Oscar, raised and studied thousands of birds in her apartment in pre-World War II Berlin.

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THE QUEST FOR THE RAREST OWL OF INDIA

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Raising and lowering its head, like stretching. It is not all – Bhola says: “There is another one nearby.” “A survey in 2011 in non-protected areas of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh confirmed the presence of the species at two locations. An individual was located in Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary in the Thane district in 2014.”

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Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

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Attention is also paid in several chapters to cowbird parasitism, which species have protective measures against the egg dumping and which species are susceptible. American Crows live in extended families, with sons and daughters from previous years helping to raise the current brood. Northern Flicker eggs in nest and nestlings.

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Britain’s Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland–A Book Review

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I discovered very much by accident that questions have been raised by British birders about the accuracy of some of the book’s photographs; this is the to-do at Birdfair I referred to in the beginning of the review. and population estimate above the map and the bird’s most likely habitats below the map. .”

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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The guide covers 1,433 species, the number of birds documented at the end of 2014, the cutoff point for the book. The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .

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What Impact Will Drones Have on Birds?

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Conservationists at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have been using remote controlled drones to watch the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. This raises the question of whether or not drones can cause serious harm to birds. Image © Womackke.