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Is Frankel the greatest? Horse Racing with Jason Hall
25 May 2012, 5:40 am
THE Lockinge Stakes at Newbury saw the return to action of the world’s best racehorse in Frankel and he did not let down the thousands of racing enthusiasts who flocked to see him at the Berkshire venue by producing yet another truly imperious performance to demolish a talented field.
The Punter: Fab Frankel still has work to do
24 May 2012, 2:23 am
Frankel the best horse in the world or all time? Possibly but he still has something to prove in terms of achievement on the track. Related Stories The Punter: Di Matteo sure to get a chance at Chelsea
BBC Springwatch returns to Wales
23 May 2012, 8:00 am
BBC Springwatch returns to its base at Ynys-hir nature reserve in mid Wales for three weeks of animal magic, starting from 28 May.
Wayward seabird set back on epic trail
22 May 2012, 12:42 pm
A wayward sooty shearwater was given a lift home aloft man-made wings from Queenstown to Milford Sound so it can have another attempt at its epic migration to North America. read more
Bird count soars after fence built at Kaena Point
4 May 2012, 11:36 pm
At Kaena Point, the sea bird population is growing. Ecologists, biologists, and botanists report the "predator proof" fence at Kaena Point is doing exactly what it was designed to do; protect native plants and animals so they can thrive at the 59 acre Kaena Point Coastal Reserve.
Oregon asks to kill salmon-eating birds
26 April 2012, 6:25 pm
Oregon officials were successful in getting permission to kill sea lions that feed on protected salmon trying to swim upriver to spawn. Now they want federal approval to shoot a sea bird that eats millions of baby salmon trying to reach the ocean.
APNewsBreak: Ore. asks to kill salmon-eating birds
26 April 2012, 5:17 pm
Oregon officials were successful in getting permission to kill sea lions that feed on protected salmon trying to swim upriver to spawn. Now they want federal approval to shoot a sea bird that eats millions of baby salmon trying to reach the ocean.
World - sea-bird
Seabird & Songbird Workshop - Patch
25 May 2012, 11:39 am
Join us for a special day learning about Songbirds and Seabirds on the Coastside. We will study a variety of bird species, how to identify them, their behavior, ecology, and where to find them. Led by local bird expert Alvaro Jaramillo. This exciting event ...
Is Frankel the greatest? Horse Racing with Jason Hall - Lewes Today
25 May 2012, 5:56 am
He has certainly proved that his name is worthy of more than just a mention when comparisons are made between other champions of their generations such as Sea Bird, Nijinsky, Mill Reef and most recently Sea The Stars. Post race, his mercurial trainer Sir ...
Sea Bird still supreme - Kildare Nationalist
22 May 2012, 9:55 am
Comparisons are odious’ - John Donne. Nonetheless, the temptation to compare racecourse champions of different eras is almost impossible to resist, whether meaningful or not. Last week’s Nationalist published the table of Timeform’s 140-plus ...
They're friends in deed - Press Herald
21 May 2012, 8:59 am
METINIC ISLAND - The work of federal biologists trying to bring seabird populations back to Maine's vast island network is a job littered with unexpected problems and roadblocks. click image to enlarge A small flock of sheep gathers on Maine ...
Giant Killer Mice Decimating Rare Seabirds - National Geographic
20 May 2012, 6:55 pm
The only humans living on the island belong to a small team running a weather station. Gough Island has long been recognized as an important seabird colony, since it hosts roughly ten million birds of more than 20 species. The island is also ...
Studying nature's balancing act - Gulf News
19 May 2012, 2:02 pm
Al Ain: Experts at UAE University (UAEU) are now studying an endangered seabird species endemic to the Arabian Gulf and Omani coast. Declining population trends of Socotra cormorants have prompted researchers at UAEU to study the unique seabirds whose ...
