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Guy Who Trained Flipper Protests Dolphin Slaughter

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O’Barry has been on a dolphin-protection crusade since the day in 1970 that Kathy, one of the dolphins that played Flipper, died in a steel tank at the Miami Seaquarium while he was holding her. Tags: oceans captivity dolphin Gretchen the animal hater. She believes dolphins have "fun" doing shows. Well, that's not true, b&*@.

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Why Is the Federal Government Awarding Contracts to a Company That Was Involved in Smuggling Primates?

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Here is a synopsis from a Brown University web site about his case : Matthew Block, of Worldwide Primates, Miami, FL, was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison, three years of supervised probation, and a $30,000 fine at a 2-day sentence hearing on April 16, 1993. Tags: animal experimentation.

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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The program has been successful enough that some of the birds have been released back into protected areas in California, Arizona, and across the border in Baja, but the species is still far from out of the woods. Turkey Vulture Wing Tagging – Charlotte Wasylik, Prairie Birder. California Condor , photo by Sheridan Woodley.

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Veraguan Mango – Panama's ex-endemic

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Like when Cleveland local Lebron James showed up in Miami and started playing basketball for the Heat. Tags: features , hummingbirds , panama , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? The same can be said of endemic basketball players and their patriotic fans. Get yours today!

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