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Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

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And unlike the protection of cormorants, which was perceived as a problem, protection of pelicans was welcomed by the local communities. For long it was assumed that the saplings cannot survive being under water half a year, from spring to August, but recently another theory was tested.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations.

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The Tea Party Wants to Destroy the Environment…

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Political principles, like religious principles, are tests of faith. Environmental issues have joined no new taxes, no family planning, no illegal immigration, and no social safety net as irreducible (and nonnegotiable) planks in the Republican platform. No matter how dire the situation, I see no uprising, no eruption.

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