Critter News

JANUARY 9, 2011

PETA has complained to the USDA that the University of Texas has been severely mistreating its lab animals. There may be a surprise inspection, but I don't really understand how effective a "surprise" inspection is when the facility is notified in advance!!

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MAY 3, 2022

Sure, there were Summer and Scarlet Tanagers and a few “good” warblers, but most of the migrants were sailing on those south winds over our heads to other parts of Texas. Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary was an amazing and unexpected treat, but that’s because I failed to do my research. Eastern Meadowlark.

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Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 207

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APRIL 13, 2021

Nationally, most birdwatching occurred in California (9%), followed by New York (6%), Texas (5%), Pennsylvania (5%), Florida (5%), and Ohio (4%). The DCEs allow researchers to identify respondents’ preferences for specific attributes of birdwatching, and to highlight which attributes respondents value relative to other attributes.”

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Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2010

SAEN) is calling for an investigation of Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio, TX. Tags: animal research primates Texas. Stop Animal Exploitation Now! Documents show discrepancies in reporting to two different regulatory agencies, suggesting fraud within the lab, SAEN claims.

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Critter News

AUGUST 19, 2010

Bill Richardson is asking to tour a former medical research lab in southern New Mexico that houses more than 200 chimpanzees. The animals can be used again for medical experiments if transferred to the Southwest National Primate Research Center in San Antonio, Texas. From the AP.

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APRIL 12, 2013

With some research, I ended up with more questions than answers, making these birds all the more interesting! when were the first records of Brown-crested Flycatchers in the state? where are these birds coming from?

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

This research station is located on Key Biscayne and is providing interesting data on migration over the eastern Florida coast, an area with high human population density. The Florida Keys Hawk-watch broke the world record for number of Peregrine Falcons recorded in a single day – a stunning 651 birds!

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MAY 30, 2011

Originally found in Europe, the Italian Wall Lizard was shown in a research study to be a species that evolved rapidly when it was genetically isolated, and it would be interesting to see if the American population has developed any morphological differences.

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Critter News

AUGUST 26, 2010

"Since 2001, chimpanzees have been housed at APF, where they cannot be used for research. However, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to move the chimpanzees—many of them at least 30 years old—to the Southwest National Primate Research Facility in San Antonio, Texas, where they can be used in painful, invasive experiments.".

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Critter News

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Bill Richardson on Thursday the chimps will not be transferred to a San Antonio, Texas, facility until the National Academy of Sciences reviews policies on using chimpanzees in biomedical research. The NIH proposed sending them to Texas to be used in research aimed at finding a hepatitis C vaccine.

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JUNE 4, 2024

Their discoveries, writings, art, and lives are woven in and out of chapters focused on bird families (thrushes, shorebirds, warblers), places (Florida, Texas), significant points in North American ornithological history (Wilson versus Audubon in Philadelphia), and the big topics of taxonomy and conservation.

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Philadelphia Birds Investigation North America 243

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

A recent study of a multiyear, peer-reviewed research project, conducted in Texas, indicate dove hunters using shotshells loaded with lead pellets enjoy no advantage in effectiveness over those using shotshells firing non-toxic steel pellets of similar or slightly larger size.

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Critter News

AUGUST 23, 2010

Here's an opinion piece from Ingrid Newkirk arguing to stop the transfer of 202 "retired" chimpanzees to a Texas facility where they may be subjected to more experimentation. Tags: chimpanzees animal research primates National Institutes of Health PETA new mexico.

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Primates PETA New Mexico Animal Research 100

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MARCH 14, 2022

This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. It is still volcanically active with researchers periodically discovering new flows.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 263

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MAY 11, 2019

Such migration hotspots include the famed Magee Marsh area in Ohio, Point Pelee in southern Ontario, Cape May, New Jersey, and what might be the best area, sites on the Texas coast. — Feature image of Cerulean Warbler and researchers at Las Brisas Reserve by Paz Irola.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

I am deeply troubled and angry that the National Institute of Health wants to move almost 200 chimpanzees from this facility to a laboratory in Texas where they may be subjected to testing. Sincerely, Tags: chimpanzees animal research almagordo primates new mexico. Please ensure that the chimpanzees stay in Alamogordo.

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Los Angeles Primates New Mexico Animal Research 100

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

We have escaped the clutches of the Bahamas, and are finally back “home” in Tucson, Texas. We also got an extra stop in Dallas, Texas (Hey wasn’t I just here) but again no birds could be added, unless I count the House Sparrow flying around inside the terminal. The Little Big Year species – 1291. eBird Submissions – 429.

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Bahamas Costa Rica Abandon Abandoning 125

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DECEMBER 15, 2014

The University of Texas A&M owns a research facility called the Soltis Center on a fabulous patch of primary forest. Yet, they eschewed the spotlight for a chance, which was disastrous considering that nobody else counted that species for the day.

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Costa Rica 2014 Birds Nashville 203

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MARCH 2, 2015

While no one thinks Florida is going to dry up, anywhere from the Dakotas, south to Texas, all the way to the west Coast may be up for some brutal droughts in the coming years. Of course, rainfall and snowfall has everything to do with with the health of lakes, rivers, and freshwater marshes in much of the continent.

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MARCH 21, 2015

Bird species that require further research. For the birder, this means that no matter how many Clapper Rails you have seen in the salt marshes of New Jersey, North Carolina, or Texas, that Clapper Rail that lurks in the Black Mangroves at Chomes, Costa Rica is going to be a different species.

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Costa Rica Species South America America 209

SalesFuel

AUGUST 9, 2024

These states include Arizona, Florida, Nevada, and Texas. Photo by: Phillip Goldsberry SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement According to AdImpact, Spanish language broadcast will make up $121 million of broadcast television ads’ budget.

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SalesFuel

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

This path eventually led him to Texas State Optical, where he became President in 2001. John's innovative approach and dedication to mindset have helped Texas State Optical navigate industry challenges, including the impact of private equity and the shortage of optometrists, positioning the company for continued growth and success.

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Texas Kansas 2001 Industry 104

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MARCH 15, 2012

As an aside, I well remember the time that Binford came to our quaint little department at Harvard to meet with Isaac and his research team (us) to sort out this difference in understanding of human evolution. I did do some research on this topic, working with others. So that was the first argument for a scavenging phase.

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Humane Lions Buffalo Hunting 165

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NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The Bibliography lists 677 articles and books, mostly articles, from ornithological literature, a record of the research that went into this volume. of Texas Press in 2013 (I haven’t examined either title). .” It does not, as I noted above, include bird anatomy terms. Press and Birds of Belize by H.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

And Sandwich Tern is Sandwich Tern, Howell finding the DNA research for splitting it “weak.” of Texas Press, 2004). American Herring Gull is “Smithsonian Gull,” a separate species from its European counterpart. ” These are just some examples. Lee Jones and illustrated by Dana Gardner (Univ.

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Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 210

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APRIL 21, 2016

After much research and consideration given to this subject I have reached the conclusion that the only two groups of people that give a hoot about what the actual Duck Stamp looks like are the stamp artists and the philatelists.

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SalesFuel

OCTOBER 30, 2024

They have] performed over 3,000 bariatric surgeries, and [they were] the first bariatric surgeon in Texas to offer the Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery gastric banding technique through the naval. SalesFuel - Sales Intelligence | Marketing Research | Sales Hiring | Credibility | Sales Enablement

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Austin Campaign Texas Research 59

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MAY 20, 2023

Pelee National Park – Ohio Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge – Texas These locations offer a variety of habitats including marshes, wetlands, forests, coastal areas, and deserts, attracting numerous bird species throughout the year. Ensure that you have sufficient time to return to the airport well before your next flight.

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United States Michigan Texas Virginia 162

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APRIL 5, 2022

Vagrancy in Birds is organized into two major parts: (1) A detailed, 62-page synthesis of research and theory and (2) “Family Accounts,” 259 pages covering bird families from Struthionidae/Ostriches) to Thraupidae/Tanagers and allies (Clements is the taxonomic authority). Copyright © 2022 Alexander Lees and James Gilroy.

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Compassion Birds Eagles Science 258

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AUGUST 4, 2015

Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and South America thrown in. Baicich, Margaret A.

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America Squirrels Industry Birds 227

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MAY 30, 2019

Raised in and around the West Texas steppe country where temperatures reached 100 degrees with regularity, he began life as the Dust Bowl and Great Depression converged. His parents moved where opportunity beckoned, taking him from San Angelo, Texas, to Columbus, New Mexico, then to Dallas, and finally on to California.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 176

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2011

This male dabbler at Lake Balmorhea, Texas, shows many plumage features consistent with Mexican Duck, but curled black uppertail coverts suggest some Mallard ancestry. © And while we’re at it, what’s your experience with Mexican Ducks and Mallards in Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas? © David J.

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Ducks North America Texas Mexico 169

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MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 243

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Thanks to the Hawk Migration Association of North America for their efforts in conservation, research, migration counts, data, resources, and hundreds of other small and large efforts “to promote and conduct studies of the migratory patterns and behavior of diurnal birds of prey.”. Featured image – Harris’s Hawk.

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Belize Mississippi Bald Eagle Mexico 211

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AUGUST 15, 2022

This turned out to be nice for one researcher who thus could do the research for her Ph.D. Interestingly, in her work, the researcher found that the birds live in small groups dominated by a single male. A bit surprisingly (at least to me), the Kalij Pheasant has been introduced and established as a gamebird in Hawaii.

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Rhode Island South Dakota North Dakota Maryland 147

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

From North Carolina south to Texas, just under half of beaches are developed. Listing will indirectly enhance national and international cooperation and coordination of conservation efforts, enhance research programs, and encourage the development of conservation measures that could help slow habitat loss and population declines.

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Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Northern Gulf Coast of Texas , with stops at Anahuac NWR, Brazoria NWR, and Aransas NWR. Rio Grande Valley of Texas , including stops at Santa Ana NWR and Laguna Atascosa NWR. I mention these trips because, along with other trips and experiences closer to home, they inform my research into my future birding travel.

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