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Wildlife Rehabilitators vs. Bird Thieves

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Crows, who are probably the most larcenous birds on earth, make off with anything they can get their beaks on. The crow in the photograph above is unreleasable and lives at Teatown Lake Reservation in New York. The Common Grackle pictured at left was a patient at Wildlife Care Alliance in Virginia. “I

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe heartwarming/mind-boggling/headscratching wild bird rescues. Occasionally I host wildlife rehabilitator vent-fests, where I post a question on Facebook and duly note the rehabber responses. Two wildlife biologists brought me a Golden Eagle inside a metal pipe.”

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The Big Black Bird Rescue

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This story comes from Lisa Kelly, a wildlife rehabilitator in Tarrytown, New York, by way of Maggie Ciarcia, a rehabber in the nearby town of Somers. Maggie received a call one morning from an elderly woman named Katherine. Katherine lives in a senior residence, which she refers to as “the facility,” near the Hudson River. “My

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Recent Events Involving Our Public Lands Are Alarming

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Do you consider yourself a wildlife conservationist? Do you contribute to wildlife conservation organizations? Maybe a worldwide organization like the Wildlife Conservation Network , BirdLife International or the Peregrine Fund ? Are you kidding me?

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The Tar Side of Green Products

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Normally it might not be a problem, but last October a farmer in upstate New York spread it on an apple tree so thickly that the product slid down the branches and pooled in the tree’s crotch. A woman walking her dog discovered the owl and alerted the farmer, who called a local wildlife hotline.

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Winging It In Tulsa

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“OOOOOOOklahoma where the birds come sweepin’ down the plain…” I know – it’s supposed to be the wind, not the birds. I recently traveled to Oklahoma to help spread the word of wildlife, finding all kinds of adventure along the way. Tulsa area wildlife rehabilitators are awesome. No matter.

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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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