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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

10,000 Birds

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Violation of the law would be punishable by substantial fines, plus the cat owners would be required to perform community service at a local wildlife rehabilitation facility. Change in Attitude.

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A Tribute to a Wildlife Lover’s Support Team

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Part of a wildlife rehabilitator’s job description should be a willingness to have your heart smashed to bits over and over again. But he also left a family surrounded by people who shared their grief, who asked if they could help, and who were willing to talk about the ones they’d lost themselves. Life is so fragile.

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Review of The Bluebird Effect by Julie Zickefoose

10,000 Birds

I love her Carolina Wrens , her Piping Plovers , her Chimney Swifts , her Ivory-billed Woodpeckers , and her Phoebes, both avian and human. It brims with humor, with depth, with emotion, and with deeply personal stories that transcend typical nature writing. But her writing is not the dry text of a biology book or scientific paper.