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Power Companies and Springtime Tree Removal

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But there are ways to prevent this situation, and to prevent the constant springtime problem of wildlife being orphaned… like these Barred Owls , above left, and Red-Shouldered Hawks , all of whom were delivered as eggs to Christine’s Critters in Weston, CT, thanks to two different private homeowners’ felling of trees. 5) Display attitude.

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Shutting Your Trap

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I knew the wildlife. What you did was illegal,” he said. Not only did we convince the local head of PRH that DEC was horning in on his territory, we managed to drag the president of the nearby Fish and Game Club – who personally detested trapping – into the fray. I’d released birds there. Where is the trap now?”

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Can Nature Take Care of Itself?

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My work as a wildlife rehabilitator over the past forty-five years has allowed me a unique perspective on a disturbing trend. Lead remains in both fishing and hunting products, with strong lobbies that insist lead poisoning is not real, even as our facilities fill regularly with birds afflicted with it.