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California Peregrines Victims of Their Own Success?

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In a move that’s sure to stir controversy far beyond the borders of California, federal officials have announced that h enceforth, fledgling Peregrine Falcons won’t be relocated from nests built on bridges in the state. News California Conservation endangered species Peregrine Falcon' total was roughly 100 birds.

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Pelican Release with International Bird Rescue

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There are advantages to being a “Pelican Partner” for International Bird Rescue ! First, you get to tour one of their California centers , you get a special opportunity to see a Pelican getting its final medical exam and numbered leg band, plus you get the honor of releasing one, or in my case, two of their rehabilitated pelicans!

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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. link] I quickly learned that there was much more to bird and wildlife rescue than I had previously known.

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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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AHNow’s database includes wildlife rehabilitators, rescues and hotlines, as well as veterinarians who treat wildlife. You can post it on your local Internet bulletin board, and give it to the people who receive wildlife rescue calls but normally can’t help… your local town hall, police department, libraries, and hiking area staff.

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HSUS Video about Feral Cat Rescue

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So here is a nice story and video about a HSUS rescue of a California feral colony. It makes me want to get back into animal rescue, which is where my animal rights activism started. Tags: HSUS california animal rescue feral cats. I've been way overworked and stressed lately. Haven't been into deep posts at all.

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Bunnies need forever homes too!

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There is a great rescue in California that is working hard on behalf of bunnies, The Bunny Bunch. It’s not just dogs and cats that need to find forever homes, all sorts of pets, including bunnies, need homes! The Bunny … Continue reading →

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Should Restored or Rescued Birds Count?

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Let’s call it the California Condor exception. In my heart I count condors, but if I was to send in a list of birds I have seen in the ABA or California I would not be able to? The rules of the game, and what you can and cannot count, are the domain of the ABA. That is crazy to me.