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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species? That way I could turn it back and relive wonderful releases in slow motion, stop it and go take a nap, and fast forward it so any losses are just a blur.” “A hot tub for my sore muscles,” wrote Sigrid in Colorado. “A

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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. It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. It gives one to wonder why this designation was made.

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