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« Reply #9285 on: August 11, 2019, 09:03:20 PM »
Bear caught on motion activated camera playing with owl decoy in S. California

https://www.ksby.com/news/video-bear-caught-on-motion-activated-camera-playing-with-owl-decoy-in-s-california

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« Reply #9286 on: August 11, 2019, 09:12:19 PM »
Veterinarians to conduct necropsy on osprey found dead in nest in Eugene

https://nbc16.com/news/local/veterinarians-to-conduct-necropsy-on-osprey-found-dead-in-nest-in-eugene

Troopers: Eugene osprey probably not killed by humans

https://www.kezi.com/content/news/Troopers-Eugene-osprey-probably-not-killed-by-humans-525808951.html


Oregon State Police have confirmed that an osprey nesting on a platform at Madison Middle School in Eugene is dead. The cause of death is not yet known. Veterinarians at Oregon State University will conduct a necropsy. If the bird's death came at the hands of humans, state police will investigate. (SBG)
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« Reply #9287 on: August 12, 2019, 12:24:28 PM »
New Trump rules weaken wildlife protections

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/08/12/new-trump-rules-weaken-wildlife-protections/?wpisrc=al_politics__alert-politics--alert-economy&wpmk=1


A grizzly bear and a cub along the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. (Frank van Manen/United States Geological Survey/AP)
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« Reply #9290 on: August 12, 2019, 02:01:00 PM »
It takes a village to rescue a raptor: Volunteers, firefighters rescue osprey in distress in Annapolis

https://wtop.com/anne-arundel-county/2019/08/volunteers-firefighters-rescue-osprey-in-distress-in-annapolis/


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« Reply #9291 on: August 12, 2019, 02:02:41 PM »
'Eagles need to eat too': grouse moors take new approach to shooting

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/11/highland-estates-swap-driven-for-walked-up-grouse-shooting


 A grouse in the Cairngorms. Driven shooting involves killing several hundred birds a day. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
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'Record breeding' season for England's most threatened bird of prey

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/latest-news/record-breeding-season-for-england-s-most-threatened-bird-of-prey-1-9928718


A female hen harrier in flight. Photograph: North Yorkshire Police
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« Reply #9294 on: August 12, 2019, 02:09:35 PM »
Falconers keep Orange County from being overrun by birds

https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/story/2019-08-08/falconers-keep-orange-county-from-being-overrun-by-birds


 Bollo, a Harris's hawk that deters seagulls from hanging out at the Prima Deshecha Landfill in San Juan Capistrano, weighs 650 grams and has three-foot wings.
(Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
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« Reply #9295 on: August 12, 2019, 02:11:06 PM »
In Ocean City, Raptors Winning Battle of the Birds Against Seagulls

https://ocnjdaily.com/in-ocean-city-raptors-winning-battle-of-the-birds-against-seagulls/


Aggressive seagulls swarm people on the Boardwalk while trying to steal some food.
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« Reply #9297 on: August 12, 2019, 02:31:32 PM »
Fourth-grader's idea sprouts family board game company

https://durangoherald.com/articles/289270





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« Reply #9298 on: August 12, 2019, 02:49:27 PM »
WATCH: Deputies Arrest College QB after Confusing Bird Crap for Cocaine

https://newsmaven.io/pinacnews/cops-in-cuffs/watch-deputies-arrest-college-qb-after-confusing-bird-crap-for-cocaine-778F1Co7yEaGW73a-m-ohQ/

'That's bird poop': Charges dropped against star quarterback after false test found cocaine on his car hood

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/09/shai-werts-cocaine-bird-poop-georgia-southern/


Georgia Southern quarterback Shai Werts is pressured by Clemson's Xavier Thomas last September. (Richard Shiro/AP)
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« Reply #9299 on: August 12, 2019, 02:51:27 PM »
Two Birds Endemic To Haleakalā National Park In Danger Of Going Extinct

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2019/08/two-birds-endemic-haleakala-national-park-danger-going-extinct-0


The Maui Parrotbill is in danger of going extinct at Haleakalā National Park/NPS


The crested honeycreeper also could go extinct/NPS
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