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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? In the transport box was the bat and a SpongeBob Squarepants Pineapple House – she said that’s where he slept. “Almost restores your faith in humanity!”

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An Osprey Nest and The Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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After all, we want to see this Osprey pair flying in every Spring to carry on their very successful display of breeding prowess without human interference. We have been assured by the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) that they are watching this nest also. That is what the Migratory Bird Treaty Act is meant to do.

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Puffin Trip in Maine

10,000 Birds

Fortunately, just like when we visited Washington State , Daisy was amenable to taking a boat ride to see some puffins so on the evening of Saturday, 27 May, we (me, Daisy, Desi, and my mother-in-law) found ourselves on a boat in New Harbor watching Black Guillemots swim in the harbor while we waited for our boat to head out to Eastern Egg Rock.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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Transported by the falcons’ inimitable aerial prowess, I could almost feel the wind stream behind me, feel every subtle movement of wing or tail that determined my trajectory, my speed, my effortless engagement with the wind. Becoming one with the sky, the peregrines flew with ineffable grace, dazzling speed, and breathtaking agility.

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Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo

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Incidents include a hippo who died in transport from Denver and a Turkmenian markhor, a species of wild goat, hung itself at the zoo after becoming trapped by a rope. In April 2009, unseasonably cold weather froze two whopping crane eggs. The fatality is one in a string of animal deaths in recent years.

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Count Your Chickens (In the Florida Keys)

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When we eat eggs we eat chicken eggs almost exclusively. An exotic species (see Glossary) may appear in Florida because of deliberate transport and release by humans, or because of inadvertent escape from captivity. Americans love chicken. In 2008, over nine billion chickens were slaughtered for Americans to eat.

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On Betrayal and Abolition

Animal Person

hours on I-95 (we here in South Florida are known for our very limited public transportation options--boy do I miss NYC). I don't tell anyone it's okay to take the milk that was meant for someone's child, and I don't tell a hen I love her and want her to roam free as long as she produces eggs for me. It's comical. It's absurd.

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