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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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Motomco’s Material Safety Data Sheet for “Hawk” warns that the product “is extremely toxic to fish, birds, and other wildlife” and that “dogs and predatory and scavenging mammals and birds might be poisoned if they feed upon animals that have eaten this bait.” Or better yet, “Ecosystem.”.

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Lake Eacham, Mt Hypipamee and Mount Molloy

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Lake Eacham is a crater lake that was once home to an endemic fish, but that species is gone from the lake due to introduced (but native) fishes (the species survies thanks to fish fanciers collecting them, however). The lake is also home to the Saw-shelled Turtle, which is easy to see from the shore.

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Do Not Feed Baby Birds Ham

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Erin Smithies-Baker’s colleague Lisa Kelly took in two box turtles a woman had kept for years, feeding them nothing but spaghetti and meatballs. Probably because people see so many Red-tails taking down pigs.”. “At A nestling Eastern Screech Owl they fed nothing but fish,” wrote Eileen Hagerman. Spaghetti’ and ‘Meatball’.”.

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Reasons to Choose a Pet-Friendly Retirement Community

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And no matter what pet you own — be it a snake, a turtle, a ferret, a hamster or guinea pig, an aquarium full of exotic fish, or perhaps an iguana — you want to be sure that your senior living community supports your pet living there. Of course, not all pets are cats and dogs.

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Traveling with pets?

4 The Love Of Animals

Peggy Frezon, freelance writer and pet lover, has owned dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, hermit crabs, turtles and fish. If you have to leave your pet in the car for a few minutes, Pets on the Go suggests parking in the shade and using a small, battery-operated fan to keep the car cool.

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On Teaching Children

Animal Person

Are the kids cooking monkey, cat, dog, alligator or turtle? Perhaps they are taught that other cultures eat animals other than cows, chickens, fish and pigs, I don't know. For me, the focus on culture and tradition is basically an excuse for "anything goes" when it comes to animals. But I bet anything doesn't go.

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