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A Tribute to a Wildlife Lover’s Support Team

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It’s a rough world for wildlife. Part of a wildlife rehabilitator’s job description should be a willingness to have your heart smashed to bits over and over again. The job of consoling me fell mostly to my dog. Merlin was huge and had a deep, savage voice, but was the gentlest dog I’ve ever known.

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My Top 12 Wildlife Watching Moments

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Today is the United Nations World Wildlife Day, a time to celebrate and raise awareness of the living world around us. Africa: Two more shadows in the spotlight, two of the most endangered carnivores of the sub-Saharan Africa are coming along the road, toward us: African Painted Dogs (Wild Dogs).

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My dogs dug up the top of a rabbit burrow with several baby rabbits. How do I damage control?

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So today I let me dogs out in their little play fence outside and I noticed they were reaching outside the gate with their paws and digging up a ton of hair and grass. My dogs hadn’t touched any of the rabbits, they were all totally fine so I immediately brought my dogs inside.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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Further down the road, we reach a derelict building with a large veranda hidden among the trees – an abandoned hunting lodge (if I were in a situation to invest, I would choose to upgrade this into a luxury wildlife lodge). We are observing a Dhole , also called Asiatic or Indian Wild Dog.

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A kestrel in the rain

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Martin spent his working life in primary education, was formerly a trustee of Kent Wildlife Trust, and as a keen wildlife photographer, completed a Masters’s degree in photography in 2015. He lives in Southeast England, writes articles about wildlife for local journals, exhibits his photos, and gives talks.

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Urban Birding in San Diego

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Humankind has since modified the landscape into a recreational wonderland with open water for boating, fishing, and jet skis with an expansive spoils pile on the south side called Fiesta Island that has access for off-leash dogs, beach recreation, and more. We regularly find Snowy Egrets , scope out Brant , and shorebirds.

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Fledgling Yellow Warblers at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

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The dog days of July, when birders desperately seek out south-bound shorebirds, odd breeding records, or anything else to keep themselves from losing their minds in a lousy birding time in the northeastern United States, is not my favorite time of year to bird.

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