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Shutting Your Trap

10,000 Birds

She had taken her border collie for a walk in the woods in the local 1200-acre state park, and her dog had stepped on a leghold trap. Astrid’s dog howled as she pried it off. Birds Conservation Great Horned Owl leghold traps Red-tailed Hawk wildlife rehabilitators' Do you think this is funny?” No owl, just the leg.

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Can Nature Take Care of Itself?

10,000 Birds

My work as a wildlife rehabilitator over the past forty-five years has allowed me a unique perspective on a disturbing trend. If you see a wild bird in danger, call a wildlife rehabilitator. Rehabilitators also cooperate with law enforcement on illegal activity, and even monitor emerging diseases in avian species.

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Requiem for a Bat: Mysterious Bat Deaths in the Rockies

10,000 Birds

” It was half in the gravel and very exposed to the numerous people and dogs who use the trail daily. Not having a smart phone, I called a friend in New York and had him Google up some wildlife rehabilitators’ numbers, but they were all out of service. Leaving it there did not seem like a good option.

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Can A Hawk Carry Off Your 12-Pound Pet?

10,000 Birds

If you have a very small dog, be careful and use common sense. All birds of prey are protected by state and federal law,” says Eileen Wicker. “If Predators have a hard enough time surviving without having to deal with the fallout from something they’re incapable of even doing. If you have a cat, keep it inside.

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