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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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It takes a lot of nerve—or something that can’t be printed here—to name your rat poison after the animals that so effectively and efficiently control rodents but that are also being poisoned—as “non target” animals—by your product. Syngenta warns that “Talon” is “hazardous to dogs, cats, pigs, poultry and other wildlife.”

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How many birds are killed by windmills and other green energy projects?

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eagles and vultures ) so we need to pay attention. How many birds to cats kill in the United States? A recent meta study ( The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States ) that applied strict inclusion criteria and some fancy statistics estimates that 2.4 How many birds are killed in building strikes?

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Star-Powered Auction for Animals!

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Pet lovers will be seeing stars November 5 – 15 at the Celebrity Experience and Entertainment Memorabilia Auction , launched online to support Precious Paws , a non-profit animal rescue organization based in Encino, Calif. I can see what the support and donations do for the animals first hand. Autographed acoustic guitar by The Eagles.

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Collective Arts: Stranger than Fiction

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The packaging artwork has changed – last year it was a fluid, thickly-textured portrait of a Eurasian Eagle-Owl ( Bubo bubo ) – but I think the recipe has remained the same. The artwork of this edition is by Jenny Keith – an Edmonton, Alberta-based artist with a penchant for depicting animals and natural curiosities.

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Can A Hawk Carry Off Your 12-Pound Pet?

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That did not stop a New Jersey animal shelter from publishing this rabble-rousing flyer on Facebook, all written in alarming red capital letters: PARK RANGERS AND VET OFFICES ARE PUTTING OUT WARNINGS. If you have a cat, keep it inside. THIS YEAR THE HAWKS REALLY SEEM TO BE OUT IN FORCE OFF THE EAST COAST. “I’m

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Can Nature Take Care of Itself?

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In a recent case involving my own facility, an immature bald eagle was hit by a car. People passed the eagle often. Will all rescued animals survive to have a happy ending? Veterinarians were taught animals did not “feel” like we did. He lay in a ditch with a spinal injury, unable to move.

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Birding Tan Phu Forest, Vietnam (Part 2)

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One of my cats – when approached by me – typically shows one of the two following reactions – licking me or (play-)biting. It starts with the sentence “Noomi wakes up early on Sunday morning because her right ear hurts with a dull, regular pulse.” ” Not sure if and when the coucal shows up in the story.

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