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The Devil Is In The D-Con

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This was more than 30 years after these types of anti-coagulants had first been implicated in the deaths of protected wildlife and pets, as well as the sickening of children. The photograph in local papers did not show the brand of poison, but the colors on the package were like those of D-Con. Read that again: it has no antidote.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

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Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. I went into a cage of young Great Horned Owls one night carrying thawed rats,” said Linda Hufford. “I I was wearing the lead x-ray apron and heavy raptor gloves, so I thought I was protected. I knew he was going to be trouble.

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Those magnificent places down the Danube

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Not a falcon, but a female Eurasian Sparrowhawk , drying its soaked feathers after the rain that was falling while we were protected by the trees. Eurasian Wryneck by Martien Brand / Wikimedia Commons. Little Owl – Athene noctua. I mount my scope, the Swarovski 25-60×65 STX , onto a window clamp and… it’s a bird!

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes. They are all primarily fish-eaters adapted for life in the water and the air. Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) Five species of frigatebird ply the planet’s tropical skies and seas. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

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