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Air Canada Criticized for Transporting Research Monkeys

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Sarah Kite, director of communications and special projects for the BUAV, said monkeys destined for research facilities are usually transported in cramped wooden crates in the plane’s cargo hold, where they can be subject to fluctuations in temperature, stopovers and in some cases long delays.

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A Birder’s Guide to The Wilderness Act

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It is the only federal research group dedicated to studies needed to manage the National Wilderness Preservation System. The National Wilderness Preservation System now includes more than 800 congressionally designated wilderness areas totaling more than 110 million acres in 44 states and Puerto Rico.

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Elton’s Egret

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On a sunny day in early April Gay transported the egret to Chincoteague Island, joined Elton in his boat, and motored out to where the group had gathered. Six months later Elton reported that members of her colony were beginning to arrive from the south.

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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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There are sections on transport, wildlife career info, and domestic animal issues; there are links to other wildlife organizations, wildlife and law enforcement agencies in several states, and contacts for marine mammal and sea turtle strandings. . Animal Help Now, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, was founded in Colorado in 2011.

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Gullmania in Costa Rica

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I’ll be looking for them, transporting myself via telescope way out over the waves of the gulf. Our tropical shores just don’t get the numbers of gulls seen in other, more northerly places.

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The 100 Best Birdwatching Sites in India

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In the main section, each set of hotspots starts with a two-page state intro focusing on climate, access & transportation, health & safety, and the birdwatching highlights; including a basic map showing the main cities, the river systems and the birding hotspots. I already mentioned that you cannot wander on your own in this park.

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Familiar Faces in Guyana

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As these odd cotingas called to each other, a small group of Spix’s Guan rummaged through the high branches of the canopy, running with ease on swaying limbs. Suddenly, I felt as if I had been transported to a hundred million years prior. Juvenile White-winged Swallow waiting to scream at any passing adult.

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