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What is Wrong with People?

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In Dartmouth, Massachusetts an Osprey was recently found with a gunshot wound that proved fatal and in Santa Clara, California some sick person has taken to shooting Mallards with darts from a blowgun. What is wrong with people?

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Dead Sea Lions in Puget Sound - Again

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The bodies of seven sea lions with bullet wounds were recently found on the Nisqually River. The animal protection group Seal Sitters says a necropsy showed that the sea lion had suffered a shark bite and had twisted intestines in addition to a bullet wound. On Monday, a sea lion was found dead on West Seattleā€™s Lincoln Park beach.

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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They showed me their wounds! “Almost,” replied Lindsay Brooks in California, demonstrating why I love my rehabber tribe. They were able to untangle him, but they took a few good talon hits in the process. One of them put him in their motorcycle box and they all brought him to me. ” I wrote. Dedicated to Pat Collins.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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Eliminates bullet fragments in the wound channel as it forms a”mushroom” or peels back upon impact. More links to information on the laws and benefits of using non-lead ammo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife , New York State Department of Environmental Conservation , The Peregrine Fund , Cabela’s.

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Trinity Brewing Company: You Never Even Call Me By My Name

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A few years ago, the brewery wound up in legal trouble over copyright infringement with the North Coast Brewing Company of Fort Bragg, California, which already had a blackbird-inspired beer of their own called Le Merle.

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Rip Van Winkleā€™s Crow Killing Contest

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Wounded birds were left to crawl away into the woods; sometimes, during breaks, children were encouraged to run across the field, scoop them up, and tear their heads off. Groups across the country, including Project Coyote in California, are fighting similar battles.

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I Get Back

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I realize I’m not in Kansas (well, California) anymore. But time, apparently, heals all wounds, and this August I went back to discover that while Pino Real may never again be what it once was, it is still good. I start visiting a nearby canyon to see what other species might be around. A gorgeous Squirrel Cuckoo blows my mind.

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