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Pressing On

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One of the reasons that I usually start each year’s species list with a visit to the wetlands of Lake Cuitzeo is that the site offers so many species that I can find nowhere else.

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AVMA members press Congress for illicit xylazine, dog importation laws

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Nearly 120 veterinarians and veterinary students attended the 2023 AVMA annual legislative fly-in, held April 17-19 in Washington, D.C.

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Veterinary professionals advocate for healthy dog importation, rural veterinary support on Capitol Hill

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More than 140 veterinary professionals and veterinary students were on Capitol Hill as part of the AVMA’s annual legislative fly-in this February, pressing lawmakers to pass legislation concerning healthy dog importation and rural veterinary shortages.

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Midlevel practitioner proposal secures enough votes in Colorado

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It received 52.4% “yes” votes, with 72% of the vote tallied as of November 6, per the Associated Press. Colorado voters have approved a new veterinary midlevel practitioner position known as a veterinary professional associate via a ballot measure called Proposition 129.

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ACVIM launches fellowship program to encourage discipline mastery

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In response to demand for this option, the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) has developed a new fellowship program designed to advance veterinary expertise in fields of study that are narrower in scope than ACVIM specialties, as announced in a September 7 press release.

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Migration at the height of the dry season

10,000 Birds

I thought I should press on with this article and catch up, especially as it’s relevant to what’s happening in the bird world in the Iberian Peninsula at the moment. My apologies for the late posting this week.

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Feathered Urban Terrorists or just Friendly Seagulls?

10,000 Birds

Every summer the British press delights in stories about giant seagulls (they’re never ordinary-size… Source It was encouraging to discover that it’s not just in Britain that these feathered urban terrorists swoop down on unsuspecting tourists to relieve them of their crêpes, ice cream or chips.

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