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Bird vs. Reptile in Key West

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“We had a call one morning about a snake and a hawk,” says Tom Sweets, the executive director and chief rescuer of the Key West Wildlife Center , located at the very tip of Florida. Key West Wildlife Center takes mostly birds, but will rescue mammals, marine mammals, and both land and sea turtles as well. Want to help this great place?

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My Favorite Release

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So I asked seven wildlife rehabilitators, “Tell me your favorite (or one of your favorites) release story – the kind that makes you keep going, in spite of everything.”. “A Biologists are trying to get them to adopt nest boxes, but no luck with the CA birds so far. I’ve been locked in a chicken coop once or twice, too.

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Getting out of line

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These Blasts From The Past Make Mine Mines Road Missing Birds on Staten Island What is the Chicken Inferno? The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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