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Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.
History View at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., 1909. The zoo first started as the National Museum's Department of Living Animals in 1886. By an act of Congress on March 2, 1889, for "the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people", the National Zoo was created.
The World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF) is a Swiss -based international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. [5] It was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States.
References. ^ 4 U.S.C. § 1 ("The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field."); § 2 ("On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be added to the union of the flag; and such addition shall take effect on ...
The obverse side shows Lord Baltimore as a knight on a charging horse. The reverse side shows the Calvert seal, a plowman, a fisherman, the state motto and a Latin text that translates as "You have crowned us with the shield of your goodwill." 1969. [2] [3] Coat of arms. The coat of arms of Maryland.
Symbol Description Adopted Image Notes Aircraft: Piper J-3 Cub: June 26, 2014: Amphibian: Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) April 23, 2019: Animal: White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) October 2, 1959: Beautification and conservation plant: Penngift crownvetch (Coronilla varia L. Penngift) June 17, 1982: Beverage: Milk ...
White-tailed deer (national animal) Odocoileus virginianus: Scarlet macaw (national bird) Ara macao India: Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris: Indian peafowl (national bird) Pavo cristatus: Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica: Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus
The new funds include $101 million to continue work to prevent, test, track and treat animals and humans potentially affected by the virus known as Type A H5N1, the U.S. Department of Health and ...