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1. CRC_041003_047.JPG: Bali Mynah: The Bali Mynah lives in a tiny area on an island in the country Indonesia. Its home is in the savannas and open woodlands of a small area of Bali Barat National Park on the island of Bali. They are very social birds, and can live in flocks of 30 or more. The Bali Mynah requires large hollow trees in which to build their nest. Both the male and female share housekeeping duties, such as building the nest and raising the chicks. They are unable to adjust to living near human development or agricultural lands. The Bali Mynah eats a variety of small fruits and insects. Conservation: The Bali Mynah is one of the rarest birds in the world. Fewer than 20 birds are thought to remain in the wild. Although loss of its old forest habitat is a problem, the biggest concern remains poaching for the illegal pet trade. Fun-fact: Bali Mynahs are extremely good mimics and have been known to duplicate human speech in captivity.
2. CRC_041003_158.JPG: Bison or Buffalo? Huge herds of American bison once roamed the open plains of North America. But early settlers of the West referred to them as buffalo, and some how that name stuck. These days, either term is concerned correct when referring to bison. However, there is no species named "American buffalo." American Bison: Mentioned in the famous (and misleading) song "Home on the Range," this large relative of cattle is often incorrectly called a "buffalo." "Oh give me a home where the buffalo (bison) roam, where the deer and the antelope (pronghorn) play..." True buffalo inhabit the Old World continents of Africa and Asia and are of an entirely different morphology. There are 2 subspecies of bison in North America: the Plains Bison (found mainly in the U.S.) and the Wood Bison (mainly in Canada). There is also a European Bison called the Wisent. All three look a little bit different from each other. The scientific name of the bison is "bison bison" (genus species). However, the bison is not a "true" buffalo scientifically speaking. There are at least two true buffalo which include the African Cape Buffalo and the Asian Water Buffalo.
3. CRC_041003_206.JPG: Red-crowned Crane: Birds without borders: When it comes to saving migratory birds, red-crowned cranes are a perfect example of how one country can't do it alone. These cranes breed, migrate, or winter in parts of China, Russia, Japan, and both North and South Korea. If the species is to survive, all these countries must protect habitat. Natural Diet: Insects, rodents, aquatic plants and animals, and grasses. Reproduction: Mate for life. To build a nest, the male cuts reeds and presents them to the female for stacking. Both parents incubate the female's two eggs. Status: Endangered due to habitat loss, pesticides, and egg hunting. Bred under a Species Survival Plan.
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Wikipedia Description: Conservation and Research Center
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The Conservation Research Center (CRC) is a unit of the Smithsonian Institution located on a sprawling 3,200-acre (13 km�) campus located just outside the historic town of Front Royal, Virginia. An extension of the National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., the CRC has played a leading role in the fields of veterinary medicine, reproductive physiology and conservation biology since its founding in 1974.

The Site:

The land on which the CRC lies has a long and rich history, dating back to 1909 when the U.S. Army leased some forty-two area farms. In the years predating World War I, the land served as a series of cavalry remount stations, supplying horses and mules to the military. The Federal Government ultimately purchased the land in 1911 and began construction on the Ayleshire Quartermaster Remount Depot. Completed in 1916, the Depot consisted of eleven barn and stable facilities, hundreds of miles of split-rail fencing, many miles of access roads, and even a rail yard facility for the import and export of animals. The Ayleshire Quartermaster Remount Depot remained in operation throughout both world wars, and was eventually expanded to include a canine training facility and detention barracks for 600 German and Italian prisoners of war.

In 1948 Congress passed legislation transferring ownership of the land to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which redeveloped the property into a beef cattle research station. In conjunction with the Virginia Polytechnic Institution and State University (a.k.a. Virginia Tech), the USDA experimented with various environmental and husbandry conditions, designed to quantitatively and qualitatively improve the meat production of various cattle breeds. The U.S. Department of State leased part of the compound from USDA for use as an emergency relocation and communications site, with support infrastructure for the Secretary of State and 700 other ...More...
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2004 photos: Equipment this year: I bought two Fujifilm S7000 digital cameras. While they produced excellent images, I found all of the retractable-lens Fuji models had a disturbing tendency to get dust inside the lens. Dark blurs would show up on the images and the camera had to be sent back to the shop in order to get it fixed. I returned one of the cameras when the blurs showed up in the first month. I found myself buying extended warranties on cameras. Trips this year: (1) Margot and I went off to Scotland for a few days, my first time overseas. (2) I went to Hawaii on business (such a deal!) and extended it, spending a week in Hawaii and another in California. (3) I went to Tennessee to man a booth and extended it to go to my third Fan Fair country music festival. Number of photos taken this year: 110,000.
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