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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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Go to the site and under Resources you’ll find a wealth of information: species-specific instructions on initial contact with injured/orphaned wildlife, how to mitigate threats to wildlife, how to reunite a baby with its parent. They will take your call, give you free advice, and even talk to the local operator in your area, if need be.

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The Great Horned Owl: An In-Depth Study by Scott Rashid

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Young Scott put in yeoman’s work first identifying, then attempting to photograph the birds he stumbled across while hunting rabbits with a friend, and apparently his drive has stayed with him from that day to this. He now runs the Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute out of Estes Park.

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Delhi’s Birds Need Help!

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In March, rehabbers in the United States will gather at the annual National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association conference to make contacts, swap information, and learn new techniques. Through the internet, they have forged bonds with other wildlife rehabililators throughout the world. What’s left? Funding!

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International Bird Rescue Believes “Every Bird Matters”

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Alice Berkner , a registered nurse, came up with the concept of International Bird Rescue while trying to help the more than 7,000 birds that filled warehouses around the San Francisco Bay Area during this 1971 oil spill. Birds are brought to the pre-wash care team for warmth, food, fluids, and medical care.

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

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Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009?

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