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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

10,000 Birds

When you see a falconer transporting their bird or walking with a group, the bird might be in a dark crate or hooded. All the training with the bird is based on positive reinforcement. They know how to trap raptors and if something is interesting nearby, they will try to band it for research. Not all the time. Not always.

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Remotest Endemic Birds

10,000 Birds

How difficult is the place to reach in terms of planes, trains and automobiles? Some of these islands cannot be reached by any mode of transport except a long ocean crossing and some are well over a thousand miles from the closest human habitation. Basically, if you can fly or drive there, it doesn’t count.

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