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Case Closed: Double-crested Cormorants Have Their Day in Court

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Birds in the 24 states east of the Mississippi River are now protected from mass culls by a recent court ruling. The cormorants have long been targeted by those who fish—or who raise fish on farms—for depleting fish stocks. So the U.S.

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

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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. The 32-page insert of color plates presents 63 images of paintings, book plates, mosaics, photographs, and a map, culled from Wikipedia Commons and other sources.

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Note to Those Wanting Promotion: Pay Attention

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By encouraging people to bake with higher welfare eggs (as well as organic milk, butter and chocolate) vital funds will be raised to campaign against battery cages. On Egypt's Pig Cull. From the 6th -10th of July we are asking everyone to get their aprons on and bake with free-range or organic eggs. Eat More Veal?

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Hornbills of Sabah

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Fortunately, Singapore is not Florida, where Mr. DeSantis would probably have the two birds described in a paper culled (though the paper talks about “aberrant” behavior, which is a phrase Mr. DeSantis would probably feel comfortable with). They have been found nesting in two of these boxes, producing five chicks in three years ( source ).

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Cats and chicks

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There is a cat curfew for domestic animals in some states and a cull has been instigated to try to reduce the number of feral felines, currently estimated at 2 million. Keep the feeders above 6 feet where possible and away from any raised surfaces which the cats may use as a launch pad.

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It may be hard to swallow, but Bumpus could get bumped to the back burner

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This was proposed as an example of what we now call “stabilizing selection” … variation is constantly introduced into populations, but every now and then “selective forces” culls the variation out. The new study is about Cliff Swallows ( Petrochelidon pyrrhonota ) in southwestern Nebraska. because of collisions with vehicles.

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The Best B2B Sales Techniques Require Team Participation

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Its said that it takes a village to raise a child. Tips you can use today may include: Follow-up targeted messages with personalized communication Cull your prospect list for those likely to have seen the trade article. Similarly, it takes a cohesive team effort to efficiently move product and service for a B2B sales organization.

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