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The Gas Station Bird

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When the photo was posted on social media, people immediately began making calls – to the local wildlife rehabilitation center, the state falconry club, and the wildlife division of the state wildlife agency. For instance, you can own a lion in Alabama, but not in California. Banner photo by Ingrid Taylar.

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Lest we Forget – BP Oil Spill 2010

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Oil on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama I covered the spill for several months for a special TV series on the Gulf Disaster. June 2, 2010 BP apparently bans workers from showing dead or dying wildlife and from talking to the press. There is, however, value in pausing to reflect and remember what happened two years ago.

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