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Pelican Release with International Bird Rescue

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There are advantages to being a “Pelican Partner” for International Bird Rescue ! I follow my friend, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator for International Bird Rescue, Cheryl Reynolds to the release site where we document the event. Conservation Brown Pelican International Bird Rescue Pelican release'

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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I am so happy to be back on 10,000 birds – I have missed Mike and Corey and my fellow Beat Writers! Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe heartwarming/mind-boggling/headscratching wild bird rescues. Covered in fish slime!

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A Tale of Three Magnificent Frigatebirds (Two I help, one tries to kill me)

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In port, the local rehabilitators thought it would be best for her to treated closer to her home, at a facility dedicated to aquatic birds. I happened to work at that facility, for International Bird Rescue at the Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care and Education Center , part of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network.

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Recent Events Involving Our Public Lands Are Alarming

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Or maybe something closer to home like the American Bird Conservancy or a wildlife rescue organization like the Marine Mammal Center or International Bird Rescue. Fish and Wildlife Service director Dan Ashe explains some of the costs of the occupation, all of which will be borne by federal tax payers.

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First White-Tailed Tropicbird Sighted in Connecticut

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After the bird had been stabilized, I needed to decide what my next step was. I called Dr. Erica Miller from Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research in Delaware for some advice. The pilot arrived at Newark Airport in plenty of time for the bird to make the flight to Florida. Finally, a sigh of relief…we had pulled it off!

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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The Kentucky Ornithological Society and the Beckham Bird Club have both come out strongly against the hunting season. 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. Kentucky Dept.

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