10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2016

As reported by the fine folks at The Dodo , after Hurricane Katrina forced Katrina “Kasia” Perkowska to evacuate, she started bringing her pet Wood Duck , Scooter, to her mother-in-law’s nursing home in Mississippi. The seniors get a positive experience from interacting with the birds. But that’s a whole ’nother rant.)

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Pets Rescue Mississippi Chickens 172

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2021

The theme of the frailty of life and the importance of placing people before birding had been foreshadowed in an earlier chapter when Marybeth and Lynn stop birding to help rescue a man being pulled out to sea at Grande Isle (their binoculars enable rescuers to locate the man). Louisiana is a magical place to bird. And there are the birds.

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Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2021

Both falconers and wildlife rehabilitators have to study, gain experience, and jump through various hoops in order to get their licenses. In Mississippi you can own an ocelot, but not a wolverine. But in many states, any idiot with 20 bucks can get a permit to own a non-native, captive-bred bird of prey.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Tethering Giraffes Alabama 264

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 18, 2011

SeaWorld Orlando’s Aviculture Team Pair Orphaned Chick with Rescued Sandhill Crane. While caring for two rescued sandhill cranes – an injured adult and an orphaned chick – SeaWorld’s aviculture team put their problem-solving skills to work to create a successful surrogacy.

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Rescue Mississippi Endangered Species Humane 100