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Birds on Utility Poles – The Electrocution Solution

10,000 Birds

She can land on another wire with impunity, but not if she’s holding a wet fish. Jayne had a pet carrier handy for wildlife rescue and the eagle was transported to Peace River Wildlife Center and treated for electrocution. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Audubon Society. . It’s not.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

9): The Fish and Wildlife Service is right to propose a ban on the sale of nine large constricting snakes for the pet trade. There is a list of human victims of captive snakes, including a 2-year-old girl who was strangled in her crib by a pet Burmese python who had escaped from its enclosure.