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FEBRUARY 18, 2012

” He faces up to seven-and-a-half years in prison and fines totaling more than $500,000.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Malta, you might recall, has the dubious distinction of being a hotspot for illegal hunting of protected birds. After all, protection statutes are toothless if they’re not enforced throughout a bird’s migratory path.) BirdLife Malta posted about the suspected shooting of a Short-toed Eagle.

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MARCH 7, 2017

She is The Eagle Huntress , the young Kazakh star of this captivating film, and her joy comes from a life integrally connected to nature. In Act 1, we meet Aisholpan and her family—her eagle hunter father, Rys, her hard working mother, Almagul, her younger sister and brother, and her grandfather, also once an eagle hunter.

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APRIL 9, 2020

Part of the Labudovo okno Ramsar Wetland and protected within the Deliblato Sands Special Nature Reserve , this section of the Danube, downriver from Belgrade, Serbia, is unique for its wide shallows, before the river narrows downstream from the village of Ram. Mali Pesak grazing pasture , Karas-Nera Reserve (greater Deliblato Sands area).

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JUNE 3, 2021

Once I observed a man walking his two small dogs here, passing by a perched White-tailed Eagle but looking down at grass and not noticing the largest raptor in Europe at all. The eagle seemed well-used to people and paid no attention either. Photo by Branislav Dencic.

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JULY 3, 2014

are considered a distinct population segment, which is protected by the ESA and the Migratory Bird Treaty act. Fish and Wildlife Service, I was involved in various aspects of the species habitat protection largely on the regulatory arena. Some predicted that at that rate the wood stork would become extinct by the year 2000.

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AUGUST 21, 2008

Michigan's removal of the bald eagle and gray wolf from the list will be the most significant change in species protection the state has seen in years. Tags: bald eagle Gray Wolf us endangered species. That's what Michigan's State Department of Natural Resources says. State environmental groups are showing "cautious optimism.".

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Yet, opposition to their full protection came from an unexpected side, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), whose Head of Delegation said: “These proposals would [not] have offered elephant populations any greater protection from the poachers. And it gave me a hope. EU voted as a block of 28 votes “against”.

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AUGUST 20, 2022

Harpy Eagle! The biggest birding news for Costa Rica was a sighting of an adult Harpy Eagle in northern Costa Rica , near Boca Tapada. Their local guide excitedly confirmed the bird as a Harpy Eagle (only the most dearly wanted species for every birder in Costa Rica), took photos and video, and spread the news.

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MARCH 26, 2020

Dubovacki Rit (Dubovac Wetland) is a part of the Labudovo okno Ramsar Wetland and protected within the Deliblato Sands Reserve. Dubovacki Rit; photos (3) by Slobodan Puzovic. Dubovacki Rit , Labudovo okno.

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OCTOBER 13, 2018

It’s still possible (amidst the scurry to take from public lands) to protect our pristine wilderness areas. This particular land near the Tennessee-Georgia border is critical as a protection for Taylor Branch, a tributary of the Conasauga River. Bald Eagle. It’s a good day when the opportunity to see them improves by 616 acres!

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Photo: This area holds 3 to 4 breeding pairs of White-tailed Eagles , which represents the biggest density per square mile anywhere in the country. White-tailed Eagles are numerous and I observed five – four of them at once (3 imm. White-tailed Eagles by Szekeres Levente. Photographed by Szekeres Levente. and one ad.).

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

Photographed within Beljarica: five White-tailed Eagles by Snezana Panjkovic. Two hundred metres further on, two young White-tailed Eagles were soaring. Yet, the primary job of Beljarica is not to support eagles and otters, but to control the floods. I barely started when some sulphur (a.k.a. Easily enough, they got it here.

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MARCH 13, 2021

On a recent visit, I was reminded of that when we saw the feathered remains of an Ornate Hawk-Eagle feast. These are feathers of a Black Guan that had been caught and plucked by a hawk-eagle on the ground. The birds aren’t always visible, fog can creep in to blanket the valley with chilled air, and there are predators.

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MARCH 27, 2020

Twenty-five-year-old Luna Burke is risking everything to smuggle a homicidal Bald Eagle out of her husband’s private zoo in Florida, reunite the bird with its mate, and get them both to an eagle sanctuary in Canada. Have you had rehab experiences with eagles? I’ve only handled a couple of eagles, and they were awesome birds!

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 279

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APRIL 16, 2015

One Common Raven is disappearing towards its nest among the branches of the poplar plantation, only to reappear a few minutes later to give a good chase – aerial acrobatics included – to its first neighbour, the White-tailed Eagle which breeds in the vicinity. The Reva is not protected. kilometres / 0.7

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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

From that year onward my work became dedicated to the protection of the area, as well as promotion of local ecotourism possibilities. Other important breeding species include Black and White Stork , Lesser Spotted , White-tailed , and Booted Eagle. Overwintering raptors include Greater Spotted , Golden , and Imperial Eagles.

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MARCH 19, 2015

Still, six years ago I nominated that central Belgrade zone for an Important Bird Area – some parts of it should become protected any time soon and all the data that can further strengthen that protection is welcome. And these species would not come that close, only the White-tailed Eagles were always, and still are, easy to find.

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JULY 25, 2013

The move, which seems limited to just California, is meant to protect endangered shorebirds which have become favorite meals of the raptors. But it also means that some baby falcons are likely to plunge into a watery grave. The ruling was handed down by the U.S. So far, USFWS hasn’t announced similar bans in other Peregrine hotspots.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

The tropical dry deciduous jungle, or “jungle”, however you see it, covers almost 90% of 600 km2 (230 mi2) of this protected area. Grey-headed Fish Eagle Copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj. Crested Serpent Eagle Copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj. Good to know. It is dominated by Burmese Teak , interspersed by thickets of Calcutta Bamboo.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Thanks to fortunate foresight, a lot of land was set aside in Costa Rica as national parks and protected areas (and some of these are easily accessed) but the best forest still happens to be at the terminus of the road and en route, you will be treated to species deficit birding in plenty of pastures.

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APRIL 27, 2017

Best birds: Common Shelduck , Garganey , Ferruginous Duck , Little Bittern , White-tailed Eagle , Black and Whiskered Terns , Eurasian Penduline Tit , Bearded Reedling , Savi’s Warbler , Common Reed Bunting. Status: Proposed for protection , but threatened by plans for a large scale development. eBird checklist. eBird checklist.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The first stop of the morning: young White–tailed Eagle , right next to the road and several dozen Rooks around. The world record holder is the town of Kikinda, further north, with 700 birds in their town square which has recently become an officially protected owl habitat – a small, urban nature reserve.

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APRIL 25, 2012

Living near the Sacramento River and its many lakes and tributaries makes it even more likely to see the incredible fish hawk or sea eagle we call the Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ). Note how the male retracts his talons as he approaches the female to copulate… protecting his mate from those razor sharp claws.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

This country boasts over 1,000 bird species, vast wildernesses, a superb network of protected areas, the greatest concentration of large game and predators on the planet, excellent lodges and friendly people. It’s a great place to look for roosting raptors including Bateleur , Martial Eagle and numerous species of vulture.

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MAY 26, 2016

And, in that process, the initially drawn borders started to expand to include some new sites, such as the heronry at the nearby fish farm, a few more territories of White-tailed Eagles and the roost of up to 10 percent of the European population of Pygmy Cormorants , right inside the city.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Expeditions to Remote Parts of Protected Areas. Do populations of Red-throated Caracara , certain eagles, and other rare species still occur in some national parks? We need to learn more about what the needs of these species in terms of habitat (including microhabitats) so they can be adequately protected.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

Even among the protected areas of Serbia, the Iron Gates National Park (in Serbian: Djerdap) stands out as better preserved. Keep in mind that the special nature reserves (dark green on the park map) enjoy the highest level of protection and are off limits to visitors (possible only with research permits issued by the park authorities).

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2018

As we enter the second century of protecting, preserving, and respecting our wild spaces, certainly no one would actually consider undoing, reversing, and exploiting our national parks, forests, and monuments. Golden Eagle. After all, removing resources is the exact opposite of protecting resources. And yet, it has begun.

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APRIL 28, 2017

Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America by Pete Dunne with Kevin T. It’s not a book you’re going to drag into the field with you (in fact, Dunne himself explicitly identifies its origin in the desire to craft a more comprehensive companion to his id-focused Hawks in Flight ).

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AUGUST 8, 2013

This park protects the largest remaining tract of dry deciduous forest in the west of India, offering visitors 37 species of reptiles, 38 species of mammals and, not to be forgotten – almost 300 bird species. Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus. Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus. Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca.

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JANUARY 20, 2013

We saw a number of these distinctive raptors, along with Crested Serpent Eagles and Oriental or Crested Honey Buzzards. If you can parse the subtle differences in his photo below, you’ll see the bird on the left is a dark morph Oriental Honey Buzzard, but the bird on the right is a pale morph Changeable Hawk-Eagle.

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MAY 2, 2017

This time the tome that three lucky readers will receive is Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America by Pete Dunne. The first and easiest way to win a copy of Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America is to subscribe to the 10,000 Birds email mailing list. How do you win one?

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APRIL 10, 2021

Many Red-eyed Vireos have seen Harpy Eagles , have kept still upon hearing the haunting calls of forest-falcons. From the Amazon to Ohio, protecting birds also means protecting habitat through supporting and promoting sustainable use from home to the foothills of Colombia. A male Turquoise Cotinga from southern Costa Rica.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Harassed by the Ravens, it landed on a snag halfway up the cliff and hunched over its prize protectively. The Ravens – at least, I presume they were the same pair – swept into view again, this time engaged with a different foe – a juvenile Bald Eagle. I began to wish very much that I owned a working camera.

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OCTOBER 29, 2011

The remnant of this once vast tidal marsh is protected by the refuge. dawn at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge juvenile White-crowned Sparrow Gray Catbird White-tailed Deer Carolina Chickadee Yellow-rumped Warbler Song Sparrow Bald Eagle Get on over to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. Tell them I sent you. … a.

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JULY 10, 2014

, and at the same time not grumpy enough to make them draw their guns (yep – it’s a true story, but do not trust the first impression: they were rough on the outside and soft on the inside, e.g. being fiercely protective of stray dogs and cats – that particular guy kept about five dogs and 15 cats, and they all lived together peacefully).

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