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A New Wildlife Refuge Pass: Fellow Birders, Help Us Help You

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Since we first launched the Wildlife Conservation Stamp Project, we’ve made our case to thousands of birders and photographers. And, one of the common ideas throughout is that birders, photographers and other wildlife watchers deserve and are excited about a Refuge pass they can call their own. WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK.

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This Week in Bird News: Hawaiian Edition

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Fish & Wildlife Service). The festival includes a chance to check out the brand-new Hawaii Island Coast-to-Coast Birding Trail , which stretches from Kona to Hilo, as well as to hop on board a pelagic cruise. And if you’re lucky enough to be on the island of Hawaii next weekend (Sept.

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How To Raise A Baby Bird – Professional Advice With Photos

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Sometimes people – including veterinarians who haven’t studied wild birds – suggest feeding Exact (or a similar brand) Pet Bird Formula. If the bird is truly orphaned and needs help, the best advice is the shortest: take her to a wildlife rehabilitator. American Goldfinch. Broad-winged Hawk.

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How To Raise A Baby Bird

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Sometimes people – including veterinarians who haven’t studied wild birds – suggest feeding Exact (or a similar brand) Pet Bird Formula. If the bird is truly orphaned and needs help, the best advice is the shortest: take her to a wildlife rehabilitator. American Goldfinch. Broad-winged Hawk.

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10,000 Birds Launches Alley Rat Allies

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Like cats, the rat has been the victim of campaigns to make it the bad guy in terms of disease and damage wildlife. As for the former, diseases are spread by fleas, which also plague rats, which makes rats as much a victim as humans, and as for the latter, rats are clearly wildlife and how can wildlife be blamed for hurting wildlife?

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The Lonely Dodo: A Cautionary Tale

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Haranguing people to care about wildlife and conservation is all well and good, but often such preaching falls on deaf ears. Enter the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust , and The Lonely Dodo. It can be hard for the average joe to understand why preserving exotic species in far-flung places is so important.

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The Devil Is In The D-Con

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This was more than 30 years after these types of anti-coagulants had first been implicated in the deaths of protected wildlife and pets, as well as the sickening of children. The photograph in local papers did not show the brand of poison, but the colors on the package were like those of D-Con.

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