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Saving the Spotted Owl—Zalea’s Story: A KidLit Bird Book Review

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That issue aside, SAVING THE SPOTTED OWL—ZALEA’S STORY is a detailed nonfiction picture book with a view expands from one specific owl, to Spotted Owls in general, to conservation efforts via breeding centers to save other endangered species.

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Audio Playback May Be Bad for Birds, Says Study

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In a press release, the authors propose that pending future research, “it might make sense to minimize the use of playback with endangered species or in areas that host a lot of birdwatchers.” ” To some birders, them’s likely to be fightin’ words.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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The latest press release from the USFWS. What this press release doesn’t mention about the amount of money pumped into the economy by the National Wildlife Refuge System, as stated in the Banking on Nature Report, about 72 percent of total expenditures are generated by non-consumptive activities on refuges!

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Good News About Blue Whales

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From the Associated Press: Blue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say. Tags: oceans marine life whales environment alaska endangered species.

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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review

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Press, 2000), and updated in terms of taxonomy, status, and distribution. For endangered species, red and gray tabs at the top of the page indicate level of threatened status from the IUCN and the Libro Rogo de los Vertebrados Cubanos (Red Data Book for Cuban Vertebrates). Press in 2003. Garrido, et al.,

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India Takes More Steps to Protect Tigers

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From the Press Association. He added that the forest ministry, state governments and a separate authority on the management of tiger reserves had agreed to work together to ensure conservation of the endangered animal. Tags: India tigers wildlife endangered species. But is it enough?

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Former Virunga Park Officials In Prison

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Four senior Wildlife Officers have been arrested and imprisoned after the state Congolese Wildlife Agency (ICCN) pressed charges for complicity in the destruction of the protected forests of Virunga National Park in the east of DR Congo. Tags: wildlife crime virunga congo gorillas endangered species.

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