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“They fly and fly until there’s no more ocean to fly over” — a review of the book “Shearwater”

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Sixty or so days later, they fledge and, with no guidance from their parents, take off across the Atlantic – the equivalent, Morgan-Greenville says, of a four-month-old human baby “walking out of the house to make its own way in the world.” But human beings are not uniformly evil. For the next four years, the bird will not touch land.

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Calling all Dogs: Celebrate National Dog Day with Free Ice Cream August 25

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Canine guests must be on leash and accompanied by a human companion. It honors dogs of all breeds — from working dogs to family pets — and encourage pet owners to do something special for their dog. All dogs – whether Best Friends clients or not – are invited to stop by any of our 42 locations on Saturday between 9 a.m.

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82-foot-long “Rescue Rig” on Way to Missouri

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Following the devastating tornado that ravaged Joplin, Missouri, American Humane Association has mobilized its famed Red Star Animal Emergency Services™ team to help the animal victims there. Ganzert, president and CEO of American Humane Association. About American Humane Association.

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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. Monte in California agreed: “I’d like some time just to watch healthy wild families.”. Twenty-four hours uninterrupted sleep,” wrote Vonda in Georgia. Summer is high season. Charitable Things.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. All of them had successfully learned the skills we taught them to forage in “safe&# areas and avoid humans. I think not!

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Woodpeckers of the World: A Photographic Guide–A Review

10,000 Birds

Picidae, Woodpecker, is one of those charismatic bird families that everybody gets excited about. Woodpeckers of the World: A Photographic Guide is the first major guide to family Picidae in 20 years. Unless the woodpecker is drumming a hole into your garage, and then, well, it’s a different kind of excitement.)

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Penguins: The Ultimate Guide — A Review by a Penguin Groupie

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None fly, most are curious and social, which probably contributes to our cultural perception of penguins as one step away from human. That’s a lot of books about a bird family that cannot fly. It is one that can be shared with friends and family (who does not adore penguins?), Magenellic Penguin, parent and child. (p.

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