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Comments invited on proposed clinical wildlife practice specialty

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The AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS) has received a letter of intent from a group of veterinarians wishing to seek recognition for a clinical wildlife practice specialty within the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. The ABVS will accept public comment on the proposal through July 31.

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Cornell wildlife health center receives $35M endowment

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Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health at the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health is meant to expand the center’s efforts to “advance science into policy and action.” In February, Cornell University announced a $35 million gift to endow and name the Cornell K.

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Roseate Spoonbills at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

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Platalea ajaja is a marvelous bird and I was delighted to make its acquaintance - for only the second time in my life – at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge’s Black Point Drive when I was attending the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in January.

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Giveaway of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The.

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This offering is actually hard to part with: a copy of Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The Pantanal and Cerrado of Central Brazil signed by both John Gwynne, who managed the project, and Guy Tudor, eminent neotropical bird artist and art director of the project. Time to give away a wonderful book on 10,000 Birds!

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The Duck Stamp and The Wildlife Conservation Stamp Living in Symbiosis?

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The Mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans 1.

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Good news for the Wood Stork

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Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Fish and Wildlife Service, I was involved in various aspects of the species habitat protection largely on the regulatory arena. On June 25, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S.

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Great News! Feral Cats to be Removed from Plumb Beach, Brooklyn!

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They are filling up comment sections on blogs , rallying on Facebook , and doing everything they can to stop the removal of cats and allow the continued slaughter of wildlife by said cats. (If As is only to be expected, the cat crazies are out in force trying to stop this wholly rational and logical action.