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A Rehabber’s List of Worst Bird Myths

10,000 Birds

If you see a raccoon during the day, it must have rabies! Raccoons are nocturnal, which means they are normally active at night. The same goes for raccoons. So right from the beginning, none of this makes any sense. A woman just told me cats don’t catch birds at night, so that’s when she lets hers out!”.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2022

10,000 Birds

At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the right and left, but these long walls have narrowed so quickly that I am in the last chamber already, and there in the corner stands the trap that I must run into.”

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We had raccoons relocated from our chimney. The momma Racoon came and found the 3 youngins we had placed in a box for her. We found a fourth very young(not baby though) hiding an hour later. Will momma Racoon come back for the fourth?

Reddit Animals

It’s going to get down to 43 degrees and we have a very active cat neighborhood. I was good with leaving the first three as advised I’m just unsure if momma racoon even knows to come back or would even leave her others right now with having to find a new home as well.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

10,000 Birds

Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors. I don’t want to be too hasty in my response,” wrote Gay in Virginia.

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On Google, HSUS and Fur

Animal Person

Many bloggers who are pro-animal rights have either not used Google's AdSense or stopped because they discovered that, for instance, their anti-fur post was surrounded by ads for fur. I used to support the Animal Rights Zone until I discovered that my posts were often surrounded by fur ads. They're not hiding anything.)

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A New Use For Those BBQ Tongs

Animal Person

I tweeted about a similar incident about a month ago and someone replied that she was glad there was someone fighting for the safe-dining rights of hawks. I don't know if she was being sarcastic, but in my town I see dead armadillos, opossums, raccoons, all manner of turtles, and squirrels dead in the middle of the road frequently.

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The Problem with Weight is NOT Losing It

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In 2007 – at age 50 – I realized that the answer was right in front of me. “The Problem with Weight is NOT Losing It&# (Raccoon Press) is available now through www.theproblemwithweightisnotlosingit.com. Her animal training experience includes working with dogs, cats, horses, llamas, alpacas and camels.

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