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Envigo pleads guilty to neglecting dogs, faces $35M fine

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A company that bred Beagles for research will pay more than $35 million after pleading guilty last month to violating the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) by neglecting thousands of dogs at its Cumberland, Virginia, breeding facility. The payment includes the largest ever fine in an animal welfare case.

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West Virginia University to Build Animal Research Lab

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million dollar research lab. Why would this West Virginia University project be the recipient of federal stimulus money? And research for drug development, which means more MONEY and JOBS! From West Virginia Metro News. Tags: west virginia university animal research Obama tax dollars us.

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Research and Birding at Elkhorn Slough

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I asked Virginia Guhin, Education Programs Coordinator of the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (ES NERR). “What’s that?” We walked some of the trails at the reserve, and I had spotted a large bird hovering in mid-air, almost like a helicopter, just with more flapping.

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“It’s a good life”: Donald Kroodsma’s Birdsong

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Over and again, Kroodsma admits to things to which neither he, nor any other researchers, yet have answers – including areas where diligent amateurs can, he says, make discoveries. And that’s part of the point of the book, and its charm – how much there is still to be discovered in the realm of birdsong.

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Delhi’s Birds Need Help!

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After Nadeem attends the NWRA conference in Princeton, NJ, he will go to Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research in Delaware; The Wildlife Center of Virginia ; New Jersey’s Mercer County Wildlife Center ; and The Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts. What’s left? The indiegogo campaign needs donations. .

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Why You Should See The Big Year When It Opens

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Money will spill over to sponsor research projects, money to support nature centers, money to fund education. The bird artist who would like to make a decent living will be able to better compete against the few bird artists currently remaining financially successful. The revenues for every aspect of our lives will increase.

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My Big Day in Miami-Dade

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After driving along Research Road before dawn to pick up nocturnal species such as Eastern Screech-Owl , I began to bird Lucky Hammock at about 6:45AM. Onward to Virginia Key and Crandon Beach for coastal species! Virginia Key and Crandon Beach were my reliable sites for an almost entirely new set of birds.

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