10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2016

With so much information on the Internet about how to raise an orphaned wild bird, how do you decide which advice to follow? Not only that, it’s rare to find descriptions of the dozens of other issues which stand in the way of a captive-raised wild bird surviving her release. Wild birds cannot be raised alone.

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Raised Wildlife Rehabilitation Birds Monkeys 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2016

With so much information on the Internet about how to raise an orphaned wild bird, how do you decide which advice to follow? Not only that, it’s rare to find descriptions of the dozens of other issues which stand in the way of a captive-raised wild bird surviving her release. Wild birds cannot be raised alone.

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Raised Wildlife Rehabilitation Birds Monkeys 189

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

For once, eBird gives a good description of the Asian Glossy Starling, calling it a “Fierce-looking, large songbird” As are humans, this species is fairly urbanized – it “sometimes enters urban areas to roost, e.g. in Singapore” (HBW). In Singapore, Common Redshanks mostly drink Tiger Beer.

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Singapore Birds Zebras Feral 212

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2017

Falcon Wild is a new book in that long tradition, and this one features a more realistic (though still very slightly romanticized) portrait of a human/animal partnership. Stark, a white Gyrfalcon , is a falconry bird born and raised.

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Falcons Wolves Dolphins Montana 118

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

There aren’t many solutions proferred—the article is really about consciousness-raising—but it’s well worth a read. Thanks to a little human intervention, the future looks much brighter for Millerbirds. Note: Some of the accompanying photos and videos are very powerful, but also not necessarily for the faint of heart.).

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Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 143

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 10, 2010

The DDF will be raising $20,000 for the training and care of a service dog (including medical bills, training and food) which will be donated to one lucky war vet from the FSD group. DDF will raise the money for the service dog by raffling off a used Jeep that features a custom paint job and custom parts.

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Dogs Afghanistan Vet Iraq 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

A mozzie bites me, so I take the “Expedition Plus Insect Repellent” from my rucksack (when I think about it now, any local brand would probably be equally efficient, but they lack the word “expedition” which immediately turns you into a proper explorer) and start spraying my hands and neck. The closer one raises her head, than lies back.

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Tigers India Killing 2012 240