10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

If you cannot find the nest or it’s too destroyed, do not try and raise a chick this young. It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. Above are Canada Goose goslings. Never raise a wild goose or duckling yourself. Owls are a little different.

Birds 266

Birds Fox Raised Ducks 266

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2012

Predators that rely on lemmings, like the Snowy Owl , took advantage of the bounty and had great breeding success, raising large broods which, after the lemming population crashes, dispersed far and wide. Arctic Hare also were largely ignored by predators and bred, well, like rabbits.

Rabbits 226

Rabbits Breeding Litter Raised 226

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

Raised in and around the West Texas steppe country where temperatures reached 100 degrees with regularity, he began life as the Dust Bowl and Great Depression converged. Between 1974 and 2005, more than 7000 young Peregrines were hacked in the United States and Canada. He came for the hawks. And grow they did.

Falcons 196

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 196