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Ecosystem Disruption and Missing Black Vultures

Ecosystem Disruption and Missing Black Vultures

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 Alesia Garlock 1 Comment

The USDA’s Wildlife Services new assault on Migratory Birds at Brackenridge Park along with the City of San Antonio Parks turned violent in 2022! The USDA using a Depredation permit for lethal take (killing) from the Fish & Wildlife Service included Black Vultures and other species. I have observed Migratory Egrets and Herons for the […]

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Those Poor Whooping Cranes May Never Be the Same Again

Those Poor Whooping Cranes May Never Be the Same Again

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 Alesia Garlock 1 Comment

To some observers, the noise sounds like fireworks, to others the noise mimics gunshots. With a few visitors fortunate or not so fortunate to observe the USDA’s Wildlife Services shooting the explosive cartridges out of a blank 22 handgun inside the park. The Safety Data Sheet lists the cartridge as an “exploding bomb”. The explosive […]

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Over 700 Vultures Die in Sanctuary After Avian Flu Outbreak

Over 700 Vultures Die in Sanctuary After Avian Flu Outbreak

September 4, 2022September 3, 2022 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Over 700 wild black vultures died in Georgia after the bird flu broke out and infected the animals at Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary. Newsweek reported that the dead vultures were found on August 13, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting that this year, over 2,100 wild birds and over 40 million […]

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Spanish Steppes – Extremadura Nov 2012, Limosa Holidays

Spanish Steppes – Extremadura Nov 2012, Limosa Holidays

December 14, 2012December 22, 2019 Stephen Daly Leave a comment

Stephen was at Madrid’s Barajas airport and was all ready and waiting with the minibus parked closely for a quick getaway when the group arrived from London. Travelling through the city and out onto the main road to Badajoz was really quiet…once we cleared Madrid! Birds were seen right from the start with Common Magpies, […]

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