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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. They’d also have to pay for every aspect of care the injured bird requires, as well as the emotional suffering of the wildlife rehabilitator!”. wrote Heilke in Colorado. Summer is high season.

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An Unfortunate Pewee

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happened in British Columbia, and a Brambling brambled into Colorado. The condition this bird is suffering from is avian keratin disorder, I believe. A Citrine Wagtail (!!!) Late fall has been very kind to many birders in the country. The bird was unable to close its bill any more than you can see here.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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Professor Marc Bekoff at the University of Colorado advances the even more progressive idea of “compassionate conservation.” As a consequence, “people should treat all creatures decently, and protect them from cruelty, avoidable suffering, and unnecessary killing.” required to determine those catch limits.

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