Archive for the 'Conservation' Category
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
September 12, 2008 By Louis Porter Vermont Press Bureau MONTPELIER – A pair of bald eagles have successfully nested and raised young in Vermont for the first time in three decades. “It’s fantastic news. It is something we have been waiting for for a long time,” said John Austin, director of wildlife for the Vermont [...]
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Very nice and informative video
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
National accolades for an arizona group that’s keeping a watchful eye on bald eagles. The Southwest Bald Eagle Management Committee (SWBEMC) was given a conservation award by the U.S. Department of Interior for its “nest watch” program. The SWBEMC is a broad coalition of 23 government agencies, private organizations and Native American tribes that oversees [...]
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
News from SignonSandiego By Michael Stetz UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER February 3, 2008 RAMONA – The hawks were feisty. They flapped their wings. They tried to bite. They did not look very happy being in the hands of Dave Bittner, who runs the Wildlife Research Institute in Ramona. It was good to see the hawks being, [...]
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
News From The Daily Republic When Chuck Eilts and his wife, Brenda, lived outside of Mitchell, it wasn’t unusual for them to spot a bald eagle on their property along the James River. After relocating into town, Eilts says he still visits that land from time to time. He’s seen a few eagles this winter, [...]
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Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent The Star, 29 June 2007 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The American bald eagle, pushed to near-extinction in the United States by the pesticide DDT, is now recovered and will be removed from the Endangered Species list, the U.S. interior secretary said on Thursday. Dirk Kempthorne delivered the announcement about the U.S. [...]
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Friday, June 15th, 2007
The Star, 15 June 2007 DENVER (AP): The Denver Zoo has a newly hatched Andean condor, only the second condor to hatch at a zoo anywhere in the world over the past year, officials said. The Denver condor, a male, hatched May 13. He and his parents are the zoo’s only condors. Andean condors are [...]
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Friday, January 19th, 2007
HELENA, Mont. – Offspring of a swift, crow-size raptor removed from the federal endangered-species list in 1999 could be captured in limited numbers for the sport of falconry, under a proposal the Montana wildlife agency is considering. The state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is taking public comment until Jan. 15 on the plan [...]
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Saturday, November 25th, 2006
I went to google news and found this interesting news about the rehabilitated eagle that is released. Well, bravo to the team and hoprfully this majestic bird can make it in the wild. Â Published: November 25, 2006 Â David Siddon, Wildlife Images executive director, and Caryn Goron, certified vet technician, prepare to release baby [...]
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Sunday, October 15th, 2006
This is also a good information about eagles… hopefully you all like it. I guess it is a different perspective… (resource:http://www.pineandlakes.com /stories /101206/opinion_20061012035.shtml) By Mike Rahn Columnist News on environmental issues is not always cheerful. Human actions and priorities have had plenty of negative effects on land, water, wildlife, and our opportunities to enjoy the [...]
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