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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

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If that’s not possible, she needs the knowledgeable care of a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. Wildlife rehabbers love the public. Why do wildlife rehabilitators not love the public? 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?

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Cat Owners: Can You Help Me?

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All her pets are rescues. She doesn’t use pesticides, she loves the local wildlife, and she does everything a good pet owner should do. My friend Nina is an animal lover. She keeps her cats inside. Unless she is accompanying her dog, he stays in a fenced-in area. We have a cat that is a hummingbird murderer.”

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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Motomco’s Material Safety Data Sheet for “Hawk” warns that the product “is extremely toxic to fish, birds, and other wildlife” and that “dogs and predatory and scavenging mammals and birds might be poisoned if they feed upon animals that have eaten this bait.” Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).

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What Impact Will Drones Have on Birds?

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While drones have the potential be a great tool in the world of wildlife conservation, they can also pose a serious problem for the animals they’re trying to protect. In 2014, the National Park Service banned drone use in all 58 national parks in order to protect wildlife and precious ecological landmarks.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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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. It was Los Angeles, after all, where mileage has no bearing on time, but where time was precious for my little rescue on this crystal morning. I scrambled for a box. I was mortified.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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In North America, you’ve got Bears at the large end, Cats in the middle, and at the smaller end, the Mustilids. An abstract from a recent paper in Nature : Anthropogenic threats, such as collisions with man-made structures, vehicles, poisoning and predation by domestic pets, combine to kill billions of wildlife annually.