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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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In Oregon, the Barred Owl is taking over Northern Spotted Owl territory and threatening that smaller bird’s survival. On the other hand, the extinction of the Spotted Owl is completely unacceptable. Other animal control issues that involve mass killing make for easier decisions, according to Peter P.

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Forest Bathing

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From what I’ve been hearing, sport hunters are chomping at the bit to also return to the forest in droves. We heard some animal trundling through the bushes but got no visual. A pair of Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls called to each other, driving the passerine population into a panic.

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record by Errol Fuller is one of these books. Lost Animals is a book about what was lost and witnesses to the loss—how the bird or mammal was viewed, often for the last time, through the lens of a camera. Laughing Owl, 1909, New Zealand, photo taken by Cuthbert and Oliver Parr, pp.

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Great Bittern

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In answer to the oft-asked question, “What is your favourite bird”, I can usually only narrow it down to three families; Rails, Cuckoos and Owls. A widely held belief amongst Bittern Believers is that the animal is hermaphroditic and reproduces autogametically. Bitterns are birds of fable.

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Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

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Their justification was that the animals don’t necessarily approach the very few reinforced areas and must be tracked down and baited so further studies can be made, despite the fact that this disrupted the animals’ natural cycles (thus rendering observations invalid) and caused irreversible damage to the delicate environment.

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Can Nature Take Care of Itself?

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Will all rescued animals survive to have a happy ending? You will know that bird died from applied pesticides, or see the owl that was hit by a car and realize this was a human-caused consequence. Veterinarians were taught animals did not “feel” like we did. No, only 70% of our patients recover fully.

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

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There are many examples in the animal world of pack behavior. I have never been one to advocate the needless killing of animals for whatever purpose. Consider the following quote, &# Falconry involves the use of birds of prey to kill other birds and animals for sport. Take lions, wolves, hyenas to name a few.