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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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But there is, apparently, and thanks to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, some good news on the rat front in that part of the world.). For the next four years, the bird will not touch land. They were named for the Isle of Man but are no longer found there – the arrival of the brown rat ruined that home for them. (But

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Santa Paws Drive 2012

4 The Love Of Animals

This year’s goal is to raise $1,000 in cash donations for each shelter ($6,000 total) plus oodles of toys and treats! Castaway Critters – Blairsville, Georgia. Foundation of Animal Protection – Fuzesabony, Hungary. With your help of course! The last day for toy and treat donations is December 14.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species? Twenty-four hours uninterrupted sleep,” wrote Vonda in Georgia. Summer is high season. Just Desserts. “I’d

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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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. In the only state in the Central Flyway that protects cranes from hunting. Nobody needs to eat them.

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