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Buzzards don't disappoint: Hinckley return is right on schedule
(20 Mar 2010 03:32)
... nearby Buzzard's Roost create thermals the turkey vultures can glide on searching for prey — ... said.Buzzard fans can experience even more turkey vulture-themed fun from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ... naturalist-led hikes, storytelling and musical entertainment, live “birds of prey” programs with the Medina Raptor ...
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CM supports cause: Bring the sparrows back to my garden
(20 Mar 2010 23:31)
... Sparrows at one point the most common bird to be seen in the city have ... "We unfortunately do not have monitoring of birds done frequently. Common birds whose numbers have ... birds whose numbers have dwindled significantly are vultures, the Indian Roller and the Black Drongo. ...
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Pitcher continues to earn wins in relief for Missouri baseball team
(20 Mar 2010 06:17)
... first game 7-3. Pitcher Ryan Clubb is more than O.K. with being labeled the vulture of the Missouri baseball team. Like the large, dark-feathered bird that sneaks up on its prey, the sophomore pitcher is building a reputation for ...
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California Tribe Hopes to Woo Salmon Home
(20 Mar 2010 18:57)
... ceremonial regalia — including hawk, woodpecker and vulture feathers — though its eagle headgear was approved. ... felt would loosen restrictions from the Endangered Species Act to allow more water for farmers ...
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Vultures here? Then spring is near
(15 Mar 2010 09:57)
... the ugliest winters on record. Surely, this bird with a bad rep can't hold such ... friendly little robins usually credited? "The turkey vulture offers a lot more conclusive evidence of ... warm in the sun. She isn't alone. Vultures have an avant-garde following in Iowa, as ...
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Tracy Aviary wins award for vulture show
(15 Mar 2010 20:57)
... Trainers and Educators has honored Tracy Aviary's Bird Programs department with its coveted "Interpretive Award." ... information. Tracy Aviary was selected for the vulture behaviors segment featured in its 2009 show, ... Aviary maintains a collection of approximately 400 birds representing about 135 species. ...
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Carrion on in the wild
(19 Mar 2010 09:25)
... Vultures chow down on a cow carcass at a vulture restaurant run by the Cambodian Vulture Conservation ... to restore the numbers of the declining birds. ...
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Local bird watcher has nationally followed site
(18 Mar 2010 10:19)
... Woods. Riverwoods resident Mike Lubow looks for birds at Ryerson Woods. Riverwoods resident Mike Lubow ... Amazon. Another talked about her work rehabilitating vultures and hawks -- and the scars and ... go on a mission to find a bird in an exotic locale and not see ...
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Turkey vultures return to Arizona skies from south
(18 Mar 2010 10:32)
... The birds usually leave the Superior area by late ... birds can be seen circling over Turkey vultures are scavengers adapted to feast on roadkill and survive ...
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Birds dont have any place in human world
(16 Mar 2010 05:56)
... Indian Vulture used to be a very common sight ... have time to think about these tiny species but it matters a lot to environment. The birds are becoming extinct not able to adjust ...
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Family seeks due credit for grandfather's role in Hinckley's buzzard return
(15 Mar 2010 19:56)
... 15, 2007, the traditional day the large birds return to northeast Ohio. Charles Willard kept ... they'll stick around. Come March, the turkey vultures that folks see in this area could ... good folks of Hinckley for celebrating a bird that doesn't get a lot of good ...
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Environment: Fresh warning to Greece over nature protection shortcomings
(18 Mar 2010 11:31)
... need of stronger protection, including the Bearded Vulture (Gyptus barbatus), an endangered species, and the ... of the court's requirements. Some 32 Important Bird Areas (IBAs, see below) are still not ... by two key pieces of legislation, the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive. Under the ...
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EU: Greece under pressure over environmental mismanagement
(19 Mar 2010 11:31)
... protected by two pieces of legislation, the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive, the report ... as special protection areas (SPA) where wild bird species can thrive and be preserved. Additionally, ... need of stronger protection, including the Bearded Vulture (Gypætus barbatus), an endangered species, and the ...
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Trade in endangered animals flourishing in Middle East, fueled by corruption, weak legislation
(17 Mar 2010 09:50)
... bears, jackals, a chimpanzee, monkeys and a vulture that had apparently spent years tied by ... speak of hauling lions, monkeys and exotic birds through the underground passageways, making deals with ... in a cage the size of a bird cage, he shrugged: "They are fine. It ...
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BEST OF HENSHAW - What to do with a terrorist swan?
(15 Mar 2010 15:59)
... I knew that, sooner or later, the birds were going to strike back. A year ... Department of Homeland Security because if that bird isn't a terrorist I'll eat my autographed ... eat my autographed picture of Osama bin Vulture. But, failing federal intervention, Plymouth selectmen scheduled ...
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