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Smart and Getting Smarter

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This all happened as I was suffering from the photographic affliction known as “light denial,” where I’m convinced there is still some light but sadly the day has ended and darkness reigns. Still it is always nice to add to the evidence of animal intellect.

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Visiting Bird Service: Avian “Pet Therapy” Cheers Seniors

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Scooter is now getting on in years and has suffered health setbacks. But Kasia has kept the bird-therapy program going with other rescued birds, including ducks and chickens that are often surrendered or abandoned once Easter’s over. But that’s a whole ’nother rant.) She also brings the birds to schools and other community groups.

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Endangered and Unknown: Black-hooded Antwren

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As is most often the case, lowland rainforest habitats suffered the most with an almost complete loss of this habitat. Although apparently preferring weedy secondary growth and even tolerating abandoned banana plantations, it is unable to survive the wholesale destruction of its lowland habitat for beachside tourism and Euterpe sp.

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Red Grouse Restored: a Full Species Again

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Since the monthly magazine British Birds was first published in 1907 the Red Grouse has been its logo: full marks to BB for not abandoning the grouse in favour of a mere crossbill. There are many people, including probably a majority of birdwatchers, who would like to see driven grouse shooting banned.

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Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

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Pretty standard. He also quoted a biologist pointing out how extreme the TNR people are and gave a few examples.

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Some Good News In NJ Farm Animals Case

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Although the court noted that these practices are controversial and that downed animals ‘suffer greatly,’ it found the record on appeal insufficient to warrant striking the regulations at this time,” explains an article from the Environmental News Service.

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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According to Couzens, after laying the eggs, females sometimes immediately abandon their first mate and pair up with another male. But maybe that is actually a good thing. Maybe better not to ever meet such a “mother” (given that I have been living in China for too long to be up-to-date regarding political correctness etc.,

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