Critter News

AUGUST 19, 2008

Amy, a German shepherd, and Uno, a Labrador retriever, have joined the team at {Frankfurt,} one of Europe's busiest airports — the first two dogs in Germany trained to sniff out live animals, plants or derivatives or remains of them. Tags: wildlife trafficking smuggling Germany. That's huge.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

— and link that to something abut the Great Grey Owl and my BFF Analiese Miller who is an amazing, emerging, photographer who has recently trained her 300mm Cannon F4 lens on the birds (including the Great Grey) at Sax Zim. They feed on animal plankton and build their nests by burrowing in the dirt on offshore islands.

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Critter News

AUGUST 9, 2010

Travers said, “We created this competition to boost fashion careers and honor independent designers who have compassion for animals and for the ethical and green fashion movement. Compassion for animals is part of the planet’s social and environmental equation.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Today I’m exploring a couple questions that have been bouncing in my head for a while…I’d love to hear your thoughts…I’m not calling into question animal rights, just the focus of the movement. – The Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive Animal rights. This makes perfect sense.

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Animal Person

MARCH 30, 2009

Responsible Policies for Animals Members & Friends! Today, March 30th, at 3:00 East Coast time, Susan Soltero of Puerto Rico will interview me live on the air at WALO Radio about Responsible Policies for Animals' 10,000 Years Is Enough campaign to get our universities out of the meat industry! Let me know if you hear the show!

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Animal Person

MARCH 23, 2009

Ian says, regarding " Veterinarians Train Sealers to Kill Humanely, " that "veterinarians very often do not care about animals but rather are more like auto mechanics who are providing a service for humans (that service may be to save an animal or kill an animal, etc)." " which includes a poll. The situation is dire.

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AVMA News

MARCH 20, 2023

Livestock, pets, and wildlife are in little danger of being harmed by the hazardous materials spilled during the train derailment in early February in East Palestine, Ohio, the state veterinarian said.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 12, 2011

BLM Director Bob Abbey did, however, determine additional training is needed for the workers and contractors involved. But he said the review cited some incidents of inappropriate practices, including helicopters jeopardizing the health and safety of horses by following too closely or chasing small bands or individual animals for too long.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

This blog is written by writer, photographer, and animal advocate Ingrid Taylar. Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. The wildlife center was an hour away if I was lucky. That was my first trip to California Wildlife Center. I scrambled for a box. I was mortified.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2015

Macdonald tries to come to terms with her father’s death by attempting to train a Northern Goshawk , resulting in the the lovely descriptions and meditations found within H is for Hawk. Do I have sympathy for haunted people with bad childhoods? Here is the problem with this otherwise beautiful book: T.H.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Hunting is on a steady downturn, and nonconsumptive wildlife pursuits are on a tremendous upswing. We can fight them back in Kentucky, too.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Color helps show the subtle gorgeous variabilities of different species’ gray-brown-black-white plumage (particularly notable in a page featuring side-by-side portraits of four totally different species by Brad Wilson, a professional photographer who specializes in dramatic animal portraits) and gives an immediacy to action shots.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2011

You know, because these birds are astonishingly rare and the general public are, while often well meaning, generally rather hopeless and prone to bringing all kinds of problems with them, such as accidentally introducing exotic species or standing there and prodding a wild animal in the belief this is an acceptable thing to do.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

It is easy to get to the city on a public bus and then get onto a train on the Joondalup line going north to go the few kilometres to Herdsman Lake. There were several Great Egrets close to the Wildlife Centre and we also observed our first Yellow-billed Spoonbill for the year close by. Black Swan and cygnet.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

This lovely tribute to a crow was written by Erin Baker, Animal Care Supervisor & Environmental Educator at Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining, NY (www.teatown.org) The photos show the lengths dedicated people will go to in order to keep non-releaseable birds happy and entertained. Tri-State described her as “feisty but friendly.”

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