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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

10,000 Birds

Why does this little Screech Owl look so horrified? They may have no idea what they’re doing, but their compassion overrides their doubt. We receive nestling owls who have been fed nothing but hamburger, whose bones are so brittle from lack of calcium that they break when they try to stand. A pet cat raising orphaned ducklings!

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

10,000 Birds

The primary reasons for the decline of macaws and parrots are many but habitat loss due to logging; clear cutting for crops and cattle ranching; and capture for the pet trade rank among the most threatening. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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