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Tensions Mount over University of Florida Animal Research

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Not sure I agree with posting the researcher's photo. Animal rights activists are targeting a University of Florida researcher for his role in experiments on primates — even though he says he doesn't personally conduct animal research. website, where she posted the researcher's address and a picture of his home.

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448 Great Things to do in Nature

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As well as the detailed descriptions of each outdoor activity there are also projects, destinations, featured food recipes and suggestions for great outdoor games. In fall, there are detailed instructions on how to play the game “capture the flag” or you can learn how to explore your own backyard in winter.

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Audio Playback May Be Bad for Birds, Says Study

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Researchers from Princeton University and the University of the South (both in the U.S.) According to the researchers, their findings may mean that the use of playback could have negative effects on birds. So let the games begin: tell us in the comments what you think about the use of playback.

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Astonishing Move By UK Government to Control Buzzards

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A UK government department had announced funding for a research project into the ‘Management of Buzzards to Protect Pheasant poults’ (poults are young Pheasants being reared specifically to be released for shooting). of nearly 500 radio-tagged releases).

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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Approximately one million hunters annually harvest more than 20 million Mourning Doves , which exceeds the annual harvest of all other migratory game birds combined 3. On federal wildlife refuges and many states’ wildlife management areas, non-toxic shot is required when hunting all game birds.

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What Impact Will Drones Have on Birds?

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In a recent study , a team of French researchers set out to test whether a drone’s color, speed, and angle of approach affected different groups of birds. It’s quite possible that further research into the internal stress indicators of birds may reveal similar findings. Even drone retailers and manufacturers are getting in on the game.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now Sandhill Cranes: Game Birds? A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway?

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