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APHIS finalizes rule requiring electronic ID tags for certain cattle, bison

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Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced April 26 it will issue a final rule that mandates electronic identification (EID) tags for interstate movement of certain cattle and bison to prevent disease outbreaks.

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Nate Makes the News!

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Nate Makes the News! Nate Makes the News! 4 Responses to “Nate Makes the News!&# Nate will make the News every day once he takes over from Obama after his second term.

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If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…

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5 Responses to “If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…&# Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 10:17 am What is it with North American birders and squirrels?! Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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Of Bird Diets, Dangers, and Delinquents

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This week in birding news has it all covered. To wit: As if beach-nesting birds don’t have enough problems , along comes a new scourge: nudists. Brings a new meaning to the term “shake your tail feathers” ! Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in Maine, will use “nano-tags” to track migrating birds. Er, sort of.

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Birds Are Gumming Up the (Public) Works

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In the United States, a few of those conundrums are making news. In the New York metro area, not-quite-hurricane Sandy unleashed a significant amount of devastation back in October 2012, with storm surge and severe flooding along shorelines. But sometimes, what’s best for the birds and what’s best for the humans collide.

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Latest News on Best Friends' Haiti Efforts

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Tags: developing countries Haiti animal rescue Best Friends earthquake. I hope one day to leave a bunch of money to help animals in such horrible conditions. Of course, I have to figure out how to earn that money first :-). In the meantime, direct from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

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Tsunami Pics from Midway Atoll

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Morlene Swett Schatzer Mar 18th, 2011 at 12:16 am Thanks so much for the posting and photos; I checked for news about Midway the day of the tsunami and found only the buoy readings. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Tags: Asides , tsunami • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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