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Power Companies and Springtime Tree Removal

10,000 Birds

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.

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Shutting Your Trap

10,000 Birds

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. No owl, just the leg. Birds Conservation Great Horned Owl leghold traps Red-tailed Hawk wildlife rehabilitators'