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Can Nature Take Care of Itself?

10,000 Birds

My work as a wildlife rehabilitator over the past forty-five years has allowed me a unique perspective on a disturbing trend. If you see a wild bird in danger, call a wildlife rehabilitator. Rehabilitators also cooperate with law enforcement on illegal activity, and even monitor emerging diseases in avian species.

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Crazy Flickers

10,000 Birds

I didn’t know much about Flickers until I started volunteering at a wildlife rehabilitation center a couple of years ago. “They always seem to be flying into things.&# (Like cartoon animals always do). Flickers have other strategies. For some reason, Flickers seem amazingly accident prone.

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Cat Owners: Can You Help Me?

10,000 Birds

My friend Nina is an animal lover. She doesn’t use pesticides, she loves the local wildlife, and she does everything a good pet owner should do. My energy-saving strategy did not help me. All her pets are rescues. She keeps her cats inside. Unless she is accompanying her dog, he stays in a fenced-in area.

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