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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? In the transport box was the bat and a SpongeBob Squarepants Pineapple House – she said that’s where he slept. The lady didn’t want it to get out.” ” I wrote.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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Osborn, a passionate field biologist who participates to the core of her being three re-introduction projects aimed at saving three very different, endangered species: Peregrine Falcon, Hawaiian Crow (‘Alala)*, and California Condor. Sophie Osborn’s stories are personal and inspiring, but this is more than a personal memoir.

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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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There are sections on transport, wildlife career info, and domestic animal issues; there are links to other wildlife organizations, wildlife and law enforcement agencies in several states, and contacts for marine mammal and sea turtle strandings. . California Towhee attacking its reflection in glass. Raccoon kits where they should be.

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A Birder’s Guide to The Wilderness Act

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At more than 15 million acres, California is the only other state with more than 5 million acres of wilderness. The photos are from Desolation Wilderness in the El Dorado National Forest in California. But the true reward will be some of America’s most remote, spectacular, and pristine natural areas.

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Gullmania in Costa Rica

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Oh yes, straight from California and very much twitchable, a first year Heerman’s was found in early March hanging out at the cruise ship dock. I’ll be looking for them, transporting myself via telescope way out over the waves of the gulf. Choice gulls have come to town and local birders have responded in kind.

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The Best Birding Locations in the United States (according to ChatGPT)

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Please note that it’s important to consider the time required for transportation and security procedures when planning your layover birding excursion. The visitor center at the refuge provides information about recent bird sightings and can offer guidance on the best areas to explore during your limited time.

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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

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Based on his own experiences teaching ornithology to high school students in California, he believes that high school student often just need the spark of an interesting elective class that fills a graduation requirement. In other words, a “spark class” rather than a “spark bird.” Think about it for a minute.

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