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I admit she was right. Protecting your productivity and directing energy to your own needs can break this pattern of behavior. Willingly, they’d bike over to help me mow and rake so we could be off to more thrilling adventures. She argued that “two boys are worth half-a-boy, and three boys are like no boys at all!”

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NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Their name, of course, comes from the fact that they grow a protective layer of feather down their legs for insulation. They spend the summer in the Arctic, nesting on cliffs, getting into skirmishes with Skuas , protecting their young from wolverines.

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North America Owls Protection Hunting 239

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DECEMBER 24, 2015

Worried by the lack of appropriate action by the authorities (as described in the previous post ), this year I invited two more wildlife protection organisations to take part in the annual census of Pygmy Cormorants in Belgrade. “The Pygmy Cormorant is a strictly protected bird species in Serbia, as well as in the European Union.

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APRIL 16, 2015

A furtive peek to the smaller part of the pond at the right hand side, some fishes are twirling at the very surface, showing off their flanks for the moment, then their backs… some strange fishes. The Reva is not protected. kilometres / 0.7 miles towards the Danube River ahead of me.

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Otters Serbia Fish Mammals 236

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MARCH 22, 2013

But then we get a few heroes who do everything right, who go far out of their way to help an injured wild creature, and who restore … well, maybe not our complete faith in humanity, but at least our confidence that we won’t end up in jail for the rest of our lives. Here is an example of the former type.

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New York City Owls Rescue Wildlife 255

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

An interesting aspect of the fishing of this species is the fight between recreational and traditional (Maori) fisheries and commercial ones, which resulted in a court ruling that recreational and traditional fishing was a right derived from and protected by common law, but that commercial fishing wasn’t. Used with permission.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This is a bit of a dilemma for local authorities – on the one hand, they would presumably like to protect the birds, on the other hand, they also want to draw as many tourists to the place as possible. It is famous for its mudflats that are used as a refueling stop for Spoon-billed Sandpiper.

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JULY 21, 2018

As we enter the second century of protecting, preserving, and respecting our wild spaces, certainly no one would actually consider undoing, reversing, and exploiting our national parks, forests, and monuments. After all, removing resources is the exact opposite of protecting resources. And yet, it has begun. Horned Lark.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2023

If habitat is protected, they can also act as important pathways to fantastic places and can greatly facilitate connecting people with birds and biodiversity. Roads near Dominical – There is good forest right along the coastal highway but there’s also a fair bit of traffic.

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Costa Rica San Jose Liberia Birds 279

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MAY 16, 2020

After a lot of backing and forthing, the vendor accepted our offer and the wood is to become a trust to be protected in perpetuity. The real upside is that it is right by my house and the Tawny Owls occasionally stray into my oak tree at night. Anti-social behaviour has degraded the ambience of the wood in the past.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

These were taken right outside the golf course fence and within a hundred feet of a car dealership parking lot. We need to protect their remaining habitat and spread the word of their predicament. This is what a group looks like when you arrive in their territory and they are at their burrow entrance.

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California Owls 2013 Factory 262

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MARCH 26, 2020

Dubovacki Rit (Dubovac Wetland) is a part of the Labudovo okno Ramsar Wetland and protected within the Deliblato Sands Reserve. To reach the western section, turn right at the first cross junction (coming from the direction of the town of Kovin) and just follow the street until you climb the levee. Dubovacki Rit , Labudovo okno.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

I wondered, last August, how animals endure it — the tiny ever-pumping lungs of hummingbirds, the lungs of bighorn sheep shouldering their way up mountains, they must get filled with smoke too, right? They receive no protection, and are often destroyed by salvage logging as quickly as possible.

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Endangered Species South Dakota Woodpeckers Sheep 203

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JULY 9, 2015

In the morning, still sleepy, we enter the jungle, where a sounder of Indian Boars (a long-maned subspecies Sus scrofa cristatus ) is watching us, standing among the first trees, right next to the road. Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low. One White-eyed Buzzard has turned its back to us.

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JULY 5, 2014

It is a common bird and easily seen if you are in the right place at the right time and they can be quite social. Non-breeding birds form together into flocks, while breeding birds sometimes seek protection by nesting in loose colonies. True to its name it is the world’s largest grebe.

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MAY 26, 2016

And, in that process, the initially drawn borders started to expand to include some new sites, such as the heronry at the nearby fish farm, a few more territories of White-tailed Eagles and the roost of up to 10 percent of the European population of Pygmy Cormorants , right inside the city.

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Protection Eagles Jamaica Farming 180

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APRIL 10, 2021

Other stops revealed more Red-eyed Vireos, additional Scarlet Tanagers, and a few Summer Tanagers but the biggest movements of birds took place right on the coast. From the Amazon to Ohio, protecting birds also means protecting habitat through supporting and promoting sustainable use from home to the foothills of Colombia.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

If birders are willing to spend so much money in the pursuit of birds, it seems some would be willing to spend some on protecting them as well…right? Rich in life, rich in birds, yes…but a birder billionaire I am not. Shocking, I know. When I hear of the plight of some U.S.

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Endangered Species United States North America Protection 210

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MARCH 5, 2020

Shanghai is located on the coast of the East China Sea and lies right on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. After all, China`s President Xi Jinping recently stated that “We must protect this planet like our own eyes”. By some measures, Shanghai is the most populated city in the world. And yet it is. So, there is some hope.

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Wildlife Reserve Asia China Factory 243

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The conservation need is urgent: great attention has rightly been paid to Brazil’s Amazonian rainforest but not enough resources have gone to the Pantanal and the Cerrado, of which only 4% and 5%, respectively, are protected. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

But suddenly a switch was flipped and she decided something wasn’t right. She turned and headed right for me with a few powerful flaps of her wings, screaming the whole way. She flew overhead glancing down from time to time as Buteos do when hunting. She began vocalizing and wheeled upwards in a big wide arc.

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JULY 1, 2024

That is even though the species was designated as a second-level national key protected species in 2021, meaning that keeping it at home is no longer permitted in China ( source ). Yes, you are right: Yellow Bittern. I have long suspected that colorblindness is widespread among ornithologists. A hint: the name starts with a color.

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MAY 9, 2012

The day was sunny and calm (a novelty), and the time of year is right for seals. They are now protected by Taputeranga Marine Reserve , a marine reserve created in 2008 and to protect marine life around Wellington. In five years of living here and I haven’t made it there yet, though I have tried a few times.

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Seals New Zealand Fur Marine Life 213

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Must be a joke, right? Various bird species continue to be affected by those destructive days of deforestation and the subsequent edge effects but thankfully, protected areas were established before any of the regional or country endemic bird species were gone forever. But how about when the Costa Rica conversation involves a birder?

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Costa Rica Species Panama Falcons 270

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AUGUST 13, 2023

Our resident shorebirds have started to breed in the last few weeks and there are numerous Pied Oystercatcher nests along our shores right now. We knew that she may well not be right at the nest when we initially noticed her movement and moved slowly forward making sure that we found her footprints and therefore the nest.

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Eggs 2011 Breeding Protection 243

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Thanks to fortunate foresight, a lot of land was set aside in Costa Rica as national parks and protected areas (and some of these are easily accessed) but the best forest still happens to be at the terminus of the road and en route, you will be treated to species deficit birding in plenty of pastures.

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Costa Rica San Jose Sharks Monkeys 257

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JULY 18, 2021

However, once they have chicks to protect they have a lot more work to do. It is only early in the breeding season here right now, but we always hope for the best with all of our breeding attempts along our coastline. It is not somewhere where people generally walk, because they prefer the actual beach.

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MAY 22, 2013

Since its inception that $800 million has helped to protect over 6 million acres of habitat for wildlife and future generations. This is wonderful news right? Eighty years of Duck Stamp sales, $800 million and 6 million acres protected? Obviously these numbers would be so much better with a larger pool of participants.

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Ducks Wildlife Hunters Hunting 237

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Beljarica floodplain, from the Danube at the left to the embankment at the right hand side. Out of these 136 bird species, 108 are strictly protected and further 28 protected by Serbian legislation. White-tailed Eagles by Szekeres Levente. Only two years ago, in the spring 2014, Serbia had catastrophic floods.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

photographers illegally in the dunes at left stalking the Snowy Owl at right Where on Saturday there was only dunes, beach, ocean, and owl there was, on Sunday, dunes, birders, beach, birders, ocean, birders, owls, and photographers. But, let me tell you, the atmosphere between the two days couldn’t have been much more different.

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Owls New York illegal Protection 253

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MAY 7, 2014

We shouldn’t be looking at a flower just as a food source for a sunbird or hummingbird or whatever your local equivalent is, they are fascinating organisms in their own rights. The trick to protecting this species has been tourism, which has raised awareness of its plight. Sometimes it is good to stop and smell the roses.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Ted Williams has been writing some great pieces on the battle between those who want to enjoy the beach without off-road vehicles and those who want to protect the right to drive at high speeds on the beach and run over wildlife. His latest is on Forbes.

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MAY 23, 2012

A UK government department had announced funding for a research project into the ‘Management of Buzzards to Protect Pheasant poults’ (poults are young Pheasants being reared specifically to be released for shooting). An e-petition is to be launched and I’ll update this post here with a link as soon as that is in place.

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Killing Raised Industry Research 252

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

It’s hard for me to relate to people who have to go to dusty museums and examine study skins for hours on end to convince themselves they can tell apart birds…no one with a sound mind would subject themselves to that, right? I know what it’s like, Peregrine Falcon…but it just doesn’t feel right. .

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MARCH 15, 2016

Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. Because many NWRs were established to protect migrating birds, they lie along one of the four primary flyways. These protected areas are not merely convenient, they are essential. The Refuge System protects and, in some cases, restores, some of what remains.

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Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 190

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AUGUST 9, 2013

Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species? I don’t want to be too hasty in my response,” wrote Gay in Virginia.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma Michigan 255

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APRIL 25, 2024

And I must be careful to protect my skin, having had a couple of basal cells removed. I say that I may someday be unable to climb hills all do heavy gardening, so I am going to do as much of these things right now as I possibly can. I do carry about ten extra pounds of excess weight.

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