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Turkey Abuse in West Virginia Aviagen Plant

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It's even got Chuck Jolley from the Cattle Network riled up. Overlooked this one. Another nasty farm animal abuse story. Whatever you think about PETA, I admire them for exposing this crap. Bottom line: If you’re running a business where you allow the kinds of shortcuts that let animal abuse happen, please sell it and leave the industry now.

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The Raptor Situation in Costa Rica

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It’s a fine selection of birds for a place the same size as West Virginia but it also comes with a catch commonly found in tropical forest ecosystems. In general, the best spots aren’t going to be wide open fields because those are recent, human-made habitats much more suited for cattle than forest birds.

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Collaborative list – April 2020

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Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Virginia’s Warbler (Leiothlypis virginiae). Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea). Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea). Great Egret (Ardea alba). Little Egret (Egretta garzetta). Snowy Egret (Egretta thula). Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides). Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus).

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Collaborative list July 2021

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Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.

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Collaborative list – June 2021

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The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069. The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069.

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Collaborative List – July 2019

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Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cerro Lodge. 13 Jul 2019. Cinnamon Hummingbird – Amazilia rutila. Cerro Lodge. 13 Jul 2019. Violet-crowned Hummingbird – Amazilia violiceps. Lago de Cuitzeo. 01 Jul 2019. Ridgefield NWR–River ‘S’ Unit. 07 Jul 2019. 14 Jul 2019.

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Collaborative list November – 2021

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156 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 472 Virginia’s Warbler – Leiothlypis virginiae. 156 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The life list sits stubbornly at 4081. 1 Great Tinamou – Tinamus major. 2 Slaty-breasted Tinamou – Crypturellus boucardi. 5 Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens.

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