Thursday, August 18, 2011

Google Alert - animals

News10 new results for animals
 
City shutters barbershop after claiming barber was sacrificing animals there
New York Daily News
BY Philip Caulfield Barber William Camacho had his shop shut down after officials in New Bedford, Mass., found live and dead animals in the basement of his shop. A Massachusetts barber was using his shop for more than just snipping sideburns - he was ...
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The capybara gets a free pass
Los Angeles Times
Finally, an animal has accomplished in California what thousands of other animals -- whether zoo inhabitants or wayward bears stumbling into urban backyards -- have not been able to achieve: being left alone. The animal -- a capybara -- that wandered ...
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Climate change pushing animals further north
Telegraph.co.uk
Birds and butterflies in Britain are in danger of going extinct as new research shows animals and plants around the world are retreating further north and higher up mountains much faster than expected as a result of climate change. ...
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D.C. Animal Watch
Washington Post
Abandoned animals claimed: 34th St. SE, 1200 block, Aug. 5. A Humane Society officer, responding to a report about dogs in an abandoned house, saw four Yorkshire terriers that appeared healthy but living in filth. A bird was also heard from inside the ...
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Plants and animals migrating upward as climate changes
Washington Post
By Brian Vastag, Across the globe, plants and animals are creeping, crawling, slithering and winging to higher altitudes and higher latitudes as global temperatures climb. Moreover, the greater the warming in any given region, the farther its plants ...
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Debe Bell, Owner Of Six Bell's Farms, Faces 25 Charges Of Animal Cruelty; 200 ...
Huffington Post
Debe Bell, 59, former owner of 200 rabbits faces 25 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty after authorities raided her Six Bell's Farm in Arvada last month and found the rabbits in "inhumane and cruel" conditions, 7News reports. ...
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Facebook Suspensions Anger Many Posting for a Cause
Patch.com
Rescue groups say this is a life or death situation for animals in need of a home. By Kathleen Ramunni Over the past few days, many Facebook users who work in animal rescue have logged into their accounts only to get an unwelcome message: their ...
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Renovation of Animal Rescue League center on track
Boston Globe
(from left to right) Dedham Animal Care & Adoption Center assistant manager Beth Finn (holding Shadow), shelter manager Lisa Lagos, and animal care & adoption agents Dania Tonelli and Kate Howland with Buster, who recently found his forever home. ...
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Cat spraying is animal's way of conveying message
Alexandria Town Talk
"It's like graffiti, scented graffiti," said San Francisco Dr. Sophia Yin, executive board member of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior. The first line of defense against the odorous habit is to spay and neuter cats when they're young. ...
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Prince George's County to Open New Animal Clinic
Patch.com
By Marcus J. Moore Bowie CLAW is working towards an animal shelter in Bowie. The county's Department of Environmental Resources' Animal Management Division is opening a low-cost spay/neutering clinic located at the Animal Services Facility in Upper ...
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Google Alert - wildlife

Blogs7 new results for wildlife
 
Additional CRP acres to protect wildlife
By Meghan Grebner
Additional Conservation Reserve Program Acres are now available to support Wildlife Habitat Restoration in Indiana. USDA Farm Service Agency Executive Director for Indiana, Julia Wickard, has approved the reallocation of 6000 acres to ...
Brownfield
Battle brewing over wildlife center | WAVY.com | Virginia Beach
Battle over wildlife center - 5:30 pm. PreviousPlayNext. Regular Photo Size4/4. More Local News. Accidents prompt light rail changes. Two recent accidents involving a light rail train at the same … Baby giraffe at Virginia Zoo dies ...
Local News | WAVY TV
West Seattle Blog… » West Seattle wildlife: Here's how to handle ...
By WSB
West Seattle wildlife: Here's how to handle coyote sightings.
West Seattle Blog...
"Wildlife Rehabilitator" Bradshaw Has Been Acquitted of Theft ...
By Brantley Hargrove
You may remember Bonnie Bradshaw, the woman who freed a raccoon she believed was overheated and dying in a live...
Unfair Park
Is "Pursuing" Wildlife for a Photo a Form of "Take"? | California ...
By californiaoutdoors
Wildlife photographers (USFWS photo). Question: California Fish and Game defines "take" as to "hunt, pursue, catch, capture or kill" or attempt to do so. Much discussion and conjecture has been generated amongst wildlife photographers ...
California Outdoors Q and A
World Wildlife Fund Inspirational Videos | Design News
By Design Newz
World Wildlife Fund Inspirational Videos · Tweet. You may want to Subscribe to our RSS Feed or get the latest design news by email! This way you'll never miss an update! (we hate spam as much as you do, so fear not, it's free and you ...
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Penn State webinar to focus on ways Marcellus drilling affects ...
By Other News
As the Marcellus natural gas boom has reverberated around Pennsylvania, residents and scientists alike have expressed concern about the impact extensive drilling and associated infrastructure development is having on wildlife habitat.
Farm and Dairy - The Auction...


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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Google Alert - animals

News10 new results for animals
 
Los Angeles to hand over animal shelter to nonprofit group
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles City Council, in another move to privatize some longtime city functions, voted to turn over management of a Mission Hills animal shelter to Best Friends Animal Society. The Northeast Valley Animal Care Center in Mission Hills was built ...
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Barbershop closed amid suspected animal sacrifice
SouthCoastToday.com
Camacho, 41, said his religious practices, which include animal sacrificing, have gotten him into trouble with the city, which is considering filing animal cruelty charges against him. "They violated my moral rights," said Camacho, owner of Bad Boyz ...
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Bronx woman let dog starve, eat razor blades; found guilty of animal cruelty
New York Daily News
A careless Bronx woman was convicted of animal cruelty Wednesday for leaving her dog to starve to death. Cherika Alvarez, 30, abandoned her brown 1-year-old pit bull Alizé when she was evicted from her Belmont basement apartment in mid-November 2009. ...
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New York Daily News
Capybara, world's largest rodent, running loose in Paso Robles
San Luis Obispo Tribune
Tognazzini suspects that the capybara was brought to California from another state, where keeping the animals as pets is legal, and it either escaped or was release into the wild. Tognazzini thinks the sightings have been of the same animal. ...
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Maryland "Chupacabra" ID'd as fox with mange
CBS News
The animal--which possessed the different characteristics of a rat, coyote and deer--was trapped last week, and a Maryland Department of Natural Resources official identified it as a fox with mange, The Washington Post reported. "Like all wild animals, ...
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Dog Wars app for Android is Trojanized
CNET
The app sends a text message to everyone in the contact list that says, "I take pleasure in hurting small animals, just thought you should know that," and signs United States-based devices up for a text alert service operated by People for the Ethical ...
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Step away from that dog; you're under arrest
Examiner.com
The American Kennel Club (AKC) database which tracks thefts through reports from Companion Animal Recovery showed 224 animals stolen during the first seven months of this year compared to 150 dogs stolen in the same period for 2010. In all of 2010, ...
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DeKalb Animal Task Force Aims to Reduce 60 Pct. Kill Rate
Patch.com
Animals lovers crowd Decatur Library to talk about how the county can better serve animals. By Diane Loupe Sixty percent of animals taken to the DeKalb County animal shelter were euthanized, and a county task force held a hearing Tuesday night to ...
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Animal thefts leave campus grieving
Press-Enterprise
It's all the students on the campus who love these animals." Campos said the loss of the animals has affected the school. "There's a tremendous feeling of sadness," he said. Werner had her fifth-grade students write down their feelings. ...
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Kim Kardashian Gets 'Furry' Present From Animal Rights Group PETA
Christian Post
By Ravelle Mohammed | Christian Post Contributor People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sent soon-to-be newlyweds Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries a "furry" wedding present. The animal rights group wanted to congratulate the couple on ...
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Google Alert - wildlife

Blogs2 new results for wildlife
 
Marking fences helps protect Wyoming wildlife | The Associated ...
By The Associated Press
Volunteers have used a new technique to protect wildlife from getting killed or injured by barbed wire on a state-owned inholding in Grand Teton National Park. Roughly 25 volunteers recently used 15000 painted pieces of vinyl siding to ...
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Wildlife officials probe deaths of dozens of deer | The Associated ...
By The Associated Press
Montana wildlife officials say dozens of white-tailed deer have been found dead or dying in northeastern Montana's Milk River Valley and surrounding areas since the beginning of August. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say ...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Google Alert - animals

News10 new results for animals
 
Animals Photographed In Natural Environment By Conservation International
Huffington Post
Finally -- the chance to be a fly on the wall in the secret lives on animals. No film set, no circus, no desperate YouTube video. Just animals in their natural environment. A global camera trap mammal study was recently conducted by Dr. Jorge Ahumada, ...
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Rescue Groups Fear New Animal Law Will Hinder Their Efforts
Patch.com
Some animal rescue groups are growling about a new law that aims to clamp down on parking lot pet exchanges. Some animal rescue groups are growling about a new law that aims to clamp down on parking lot pet exchanges. Starting Oct. 1, animal importers ...
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Vet says stressed out cats are leaving messages for owners when they spray ...
Washington Post
The thing is to try to get inside the cat's head," said Carolyn Waggoner, who just retired from the Yolo County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Persian and Himalayan Cat Rescue of Northern California. ...
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A Bloodsucker Goes to Washington: Is this the Chupacabra?
LiveScience.com
Since then, no hard evidence of the chupacabra has emerged, and the myth has been kept alive by occasional reports of animals identical to Prince Chupa. So it's not a chupacabra: but what is it? Many veterinarians and other animal experts are hesitant ...
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Union: Rejecting 'The Deal' is Doom For Large Animals
Patch.com
Those who work with both the prison population and large animals are hoping a deal will save a beloved program. By Paul Petrone Linus today, with handler Francesca Cintolo, who stands to lose her job if the unions reject the concessions. ...
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Facebook spam filters take aim at animal advocacy pages
Examiner.com
Facebook - Animal advocates are up in arms today over a change in Facebook spam policies that has left hundreds of animals right Pages on the social networking site unable to post or communicate with other Pages for 15 days. Over the past several weeks ...
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CSU fined $23K for animal violations
The Coloradoan
CSU paid more than $23000 to settle allegations of repeated violations of animal-handling laws at the Fort Collins-based research university in the past several years. Colorado State University was cited by federal inspectors for violations ranging ...
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Extra rabies vaccination clinics set
Plattsburgh Press Republican
ELIZABETHTOWN — With a few confirmed cases of rabies in wild animals in Essex County this year, two additional vaccination clinics have been scheduled. A rabid fox was found in Keeseville in May and a raccoon in Crown Point tested positive for the ...
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Animal group contends with feral cats near Second Street in Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Carrie Graham, of animal rescue organization PetResQ, is heading up the efforts for the cats living around Cedar and Second streets. After hearing of the problem two weekends ago, she and her partner, Becky Ayers, have begun organizing for a ...
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Chronicle-Telegram
Crowds of creatures: Brown City sanctuary houses many animals
Port Huron Times Herald
The facility houses more than 200 animals. » What: Benefit event for Summer Wind Farms Sanctuary with music, food vendors, pony rides, costume contest and tours of facility. Dezirea David reaches over to touch a tortoise Monday at Summer Wind Farms ...
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Google Alert - wildlife

Blogs7 new results for wildlife
 
India: RTI and Wildlife Activist Killed in Broad Daylight · Global ...
By Rezwan
Right To Information activist and NGO worker Shehla Masood (39) was shot dead in front of her residence in Bhopal on Tuesday morning. She was also known for campaigning on wildlife conservation. According to reports Shehla recently ...
Global Voices
TalkingScience » Blog Archive » Unexpected Visitors: Wildlife ...
By Kara Rogers
From bears and bobcats to coyotes and hyraxes, wildlife invasions in towns and cities worldwide have drawn increasing attention in recent years. For those not used to seeing wild animals lurking in their neighborhoods, the invasion may ...
TalkingScience
Wildlife Guide Training workshop to be held Sept. 27 at Corpus ...
By Paul Schattenberg
A hands-on Wildlife Guide Training workshop will be held Sept. 27 at the Corpus Christi Marina in downtown Corpus. The training also has an online component. (Texas AgriLife Extension Service photo by Robert Burns) ...
AgriLife Today
Fish and Wildlife Releases New ANWR Management Plan | alaskapublic.org
By Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage
Expectations that the draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan would establish that the federal agency will formally consider Wilderness status for the Arctic Coastal Plain are not entirely accurate, according to Fish and Wildlife Service ...
alaskapublic.org
National Wildlife Federation Honors Local Borough - Regional News ...
HAMBURG, Pa. -- The National Wildlife Federation has certified Hamburg, Berks County, as a Community Wildlife Habitat. Monday, August 15, 2011.
WFMZ.com - Local News
TAKE REFUGE: Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge | Defenders ...
By James Randolph
Eastern North Carolina is home to a rich diversity of wildlife that rivals any other region in the United States, and Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is one of the best places to experience it.
Defenders of Wildlife Blog
Can't Tell if Hipsters or Wildlife Release - This is Photobomb
By Cheezburger Network
photobomb that guy - Can't Tell if Hipsters or Wildlife Release.
This is Photobomb


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Monday, August 15, 2011

Google Alert - animals

News9 new results for animals
 
Cargill Buys Animal Feed Company for $2.1 Billion
New York Times
By JULIA WERDIGIER Cargill, the American agricultural giant, said Monday that it planned to buy a Dutch animal nutrition company, Provimi, for $2.1 billion from the private equity firm Permira. One of the largest privately held companies in the world, ...
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Humane society calls all animal-loving kids
Chicago Sun-Times
Can you barely see their bed underneath all the stuffed animals? Are they begging you daily to get a dog or cat? If so, you must be the proud parent of an animal-loving kid! Unfortunately, not every family can have pets. It might not be the right time ...
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Animal cruelty charges to be filed in deaths of nine Parker County horses
Fort Worth Star Telegram
By Susan McFarland Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said he plans to file animal cruelty charges today with the county attorney against the people responsible for the deaths of nine horses left without food and water. Eight of the horses were found ...
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
For good karma, liberate animals from your diet
Kansas City Star
But regardless of our faith, we can all make a real and practical difference in animals' lives - and our own - at least three times a day by liberating animals from our diets. We can begin at breakfast. The great religions of the world have always ...
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Intakes of Cats Declining According to July PetPoint Report
MarketWatch (press release)
As a hosted application, animal welfare organizations can not only better organize and care for their homeless and abandoned animals, but can also reduce significantly, if not eliminate, their IT related infrastructure costs. PetPoint is provided free ...
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American Kennel Club & AKC Companion Animal Recovery Cautions Owners as Pet ...
PR Newswire (press release)
15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to the AKC Companion Animal Recovery National Pet Theft Database, based on AKC CAR customer and media reports, approximately 224 pets have been reported stolen so far in 2011 compared to 150 in the same ...
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Anyone Selling Pets from Out of State Must Soon Pay a State Fee
Patch.com
Starting in October, anyone offering animals from out of state for sale or adoption must register with local zoning officials as well as the Connecticut Department of Agriculture; some animal rescue groups don't like it. Some animal rescue groups are ...
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Mountain lions are turning up in Greenwich, Conn.
Los Angeles Times
This time, officials warned the locals to keep an eye on their children and dogs--and to be extra-cautious walking at dawn and dusk when the wild animals might be particularly active. As for the cat killed on the highway, no one quite understands how ...
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Volunteers nurture, care for animals at county shelter
Tbo.com
Stacey Kelly, volunteer, rubs Lena the pit bull's belly at a training class at Hillsborough County Animal Services. The agency depends on volunteers to help run the shelter. Volunteer Jill Wild holds a kitten to help with socialization to make it more ...
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Google Alert - wildlife

Blogs4 new results for wildlife
 
West Seattle Blog… » West Seattle wildlife: Hawk sightings – watch ...
By WSB
West Seattle wildlife: Hawk sightings – watch for bands!
West Seattle Blog...
Dave Barry's Blog: CANADIAN WILDLIFE UPDATE
By Dave
CANADIAN WILDLIFE UPDATE. Mrs. Harper's run-in with some hoary marmots · Capital-diary-Mitchel-Raphael-on-Mrs.-Harper's-run. (Thanks to The Perts). Posted by Dave on August 15, 2011 at 10:55 AM | Permalink ...
Dave Barry's Blog
China wildlife scheme endanger Indian tigers - Care2 News Network
By Cal Mendelsohn
There has been a sudden jump in online sale of tiger and leopard skins since China reopened the trade for registered wildlife body parts in 2007.
Care2 News Network
What Does the Future Hold for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
By Caitlin Leutwiler
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the crown jewels of America's landscape. But with a rapidly changing climate and the threat of oil and gas drilling, what does the future hold for this special place?
Defenders of Wildlife Blog


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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Google Alert - animals

News9 new results for animals
 
Thousands march against live animal exports
ABC Online
Thousands of people turned out at rallies around the country on Sunday calling on federal MPs to support a ban on live animal exports. Live animal exports resumed this month after a temporary ban following footage depicting animal cruelty that aired on ...
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Using animals in films leads to a jungle of issues
Los Angeles Times
"The Hangover Part II" couldn't use the "No animals were harmed …" notice. With Ed Helms as Stu, Ken Jeong as Mr. Chow and Bradley Cooper as Phil in (Warner Bros. / August 14, 2011) By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times At the premiere of "Rise of the ...
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Los Angeles Times
In WWII, Reindeer Were Our Animal Allies
NPR
"The reindeer were pack animals," Francis says. "Anything that would work to get stuff to places where people could use it. It makes perfect sense." "People think of mechanized armor divisions — Patton and Sherman, tanks and all," Francis says, ...
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TOBAY Notebook: Free Animal Shelter Adoptions
Patch.com
TOBAY Animal Shelter The Town of Oyster Bay Animal Shelter, located in Syosset, recently announced that all adoptions during the month of September will be free of charge. "I invite anyone interested in adopting a pet to visit the Town's Animal Shelter ...
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Animal House: (Whale) Shark Tales
Patch.com
Animal House columnist Christopher D'Arpino recently traveled to Georgia to get up close and personal with a Whale Shark. He writes about his experience in this column. By Christopher D'Arpino Last week during Shark Week, the Animal House crew and I ...
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SLIDESHOW: Lien Animal Clinic celebrates 60 years in West Seattle
Westseattleherald.com
By Patrick Robinson Dr. William Lien established Lien Animal Clinic as one of the first veterinary hospitals in West Seattle in 1951. On Sunday, the clinic celebrated 60 years in service and invited their clients in to enjoy cake and refreshments while ...
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Animal agency warned of cuts
The Register-Guard
By Matt Cooper Lane County Animal Services could be among the losers as the city of Eugene ponders across-the-board curbs in next year's budget, shelter manager Rick Hammel says. City officials acknowledged that Eugene faces a tight budget next year ...
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4-H, FFA kids say goodbye to animals at Western Montana Fair auction
The Missoulian
After months raising livestock, teenagers primped - both their animals and each other. The auctioneer urged bidders along, and sometimes, the most generous buyers offered to pay more than their final bid to help out a youngster. ...
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Animal Charity looks to foster a network of volunteer rescuers
Youngstown Vindicator
By Denise Dick When Animal Charity gets a call about a large number of animals that need rescuing, the organization has to rely on other animal-welfare agencies for help. That's why Animal Char- ity, the only entity in Mahoning County that handles ...
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Blogs1 new result for wildlife
 
Offshore Wind Turbines have Positive Impact on Wildlife ...
By greenman3610
Uncertainty surrounding wind power's impact on wildlife–particularly the potential for deadly collisions between birds and turbines–has tarnished its image and even delayed some wind farms. Indeed, the first large offshore wind farm ...
Climate Denial Crock of the Week


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