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7 Pet Friendly Fall Activities

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Here are seven pet friendly fall activities guaranteed to keep the tails wagging through winter! Just make sure that your dog is up to date on his pet meds , since wooded areas tend to harbor lots of fleas and ticks. Even a game of football between you and a few bros is a great excuse for your dog to run around with you.

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What Impact Will Drones Have on Birds?

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Conservationists at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have been using remote controlled drones to watch the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. Over time, it’s these physiological changes that can disrupt animals’ breeding or rearing habits.

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Should Restored or Rescued Birds Count?

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I’ve republished the full initial statement with Alvaro’s kind permission in order to elicit the kind of nuanced discussion 10,000 Birds readers are so good at: Listing is just a game, but one that many take seriously. The rules of the game, and what you can and cannot count, are the domain of the ABA.

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Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

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If you capture birds (to make them pets) from the wild, and they get out, they are good at avoiding predators. If you take birds that have been pets for generations and they get out, they are bad at avoiding predators. The bottom line is this. These results offer a link between behaviour, fitness, and the invasion syndrome in birds.

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Guest Post: Susan Wilson

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I’m an author, good character names are fair game) joined the family and something rather miraculous happened. In literature as well as life, the ideal is the safely rescued animal finds the perfect home and becomes the perfect pet. The work of shelters and breed rescue organizations is vital. Fast forward seven years.

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Black Bear

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During a brief moment of insanity after the death of my pet kitty Brady in 1991 (at the age of 17), I attended Vermont Law School to study Environmental Law. Somehow men have convinced themselves that that is a worthy activity, and they even have the gall to call it sport, as if it’s a fair game played on equal footing.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

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Hare could run a very profitable shell game. In some cases, their research suggests that our pets are manipulating us rather than welling up with human-like feeling. The Russians began by breeding a group of foxes according to one simple rule: they would walk up to a cage and put a hand on the bars.

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