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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? “Three hatchling American Robins in a plastic slice of pie container,” said Bonnie Alexander in Connecticut. Here’s a sad example of where logic failed. By a lawyer.”

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Birds on Utility Poles – The Electrocution Solution

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Jayne Neville, a former wildlife rehabilitator specializing in songbirds, moved from Connecticut to Florida and immediately began making the acquaintance of all the birds in the area. Jayne had a pet carrier handy for wildlife rescue and the eagle was transported to Peace River Wildlife Center and treated for electrocution.

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Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls

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Florida Amendment 9, Ban Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling. The measure did not affect the transportation of oil and natural gas products that were produced outside the state’s waters.”. Connecticut. Amendment 2 changed the process for passing conveyance legislation in Connecticut. Photo by © Jamie Hargis. Northern Harrier.

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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The visitors along the boardwalk at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida were taking photos nonstop, we only had a few minutes before the wetlands closed, oohing and aaahing. A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. I thought about those plumes and about how fortunate we were to be seeing this egret in all its glory.