10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

With luck, there has been enough negative feedback to stop this kind of insanity in its tracks, although it bears monitoring because there are no guarantees. A pet cat raising orphaned ducklings! So: what do you do if your six-year-old finds a baby bunny, and she can’t bear to part with him?

Wildlife Rehabilitation 257

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Feral Cats Hamburgers 257

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

A study by wildlife ecologist Mark Ditmer recently found that overhead flights by drones caused a significant jump in the heart rate of wild bears — this despite the bears outwards signs of indifference. This raises the question of whether or not drones can cause serious harm to birds.

Birds 180

Birds Protection Idaho Bears 180

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

In addition to killing birds of prey, brodifacoum has also killed coyotes, grey foxes, red foxes, kit foxes, mountain lions, bobcats, black bears, Pacific fishers, and other animals, including domestic dogs and cats. Perhaps not surprisingly, the poison companies seem to be hiding behind Teflon shields about the problems with their products.

Mountain Lions 255

Mountain Lions Rats Rodents Lions 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

I once knew a guy who kept and raised cats. In North America, you’ve got Bears at the large end, Cats in the middle, and at the smaller end, the Mustilids. Un-owned cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality. But they don’t live in North America. Unless we put them there. That was one of his cats.

Feral Cats 252

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 252