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Interesting Ads In The Wildlife Industry

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Whenever I get my hands on a trade publication for any industry, my favorite thing to do is see what is being advertised in the magazine. I get one called The Wildlife Professional for the Wildlife Society, that’s put out for wildlife technicians who work in the field. And the weapons don’t stop there.

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Birding Ruili, Yunnan

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Fortunately for human males, the typical courtship of humans differs from that of the Coppersmith Barbets , which the HBW describes as follows: “When the nest is ready, the male may begin courtship feeding, offering fruit to the female.

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Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

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This week’s guest blog was written by Linda Hufford, who has been a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in raptors for over twenty years. The Moustached Kingfisher was known by only three samples– one female “collected” in the 1920’s, the other two females “collected” in the 1950’s, according to an Audubon Magazine article.

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Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

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Then he gave a couple of alternative solutions to the feral cat problem: There are two effective, humane alternatives to the cat hell of TNR. One is Tylenol (the human pain medication) — a completely selective feral-cat poison. Pretty standard. But the TNR lobby has blocked its registration for this use. ” Wait, what?

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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I hope they consider this idea for future books Sophie Osborn has a long history of observing, surveying, and studying birds in North, Central and South America as field biologist, research biologist, field manager, and wildlife program director. She also maintains a website of her writings on nature and conservation at Words for Birds.

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Joy for Orphan Elephants

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Dedicated keepers at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's Nairobi Elephant Nursery in Kenya protect baby Shukuru from the cold and rain, and the risk of pneumonia, with a custom-made raincoat. Shortly before David’s death, the couple finally arrived at a precise mixture of human baby formula and coconut.

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Melange Monday

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Next, there's Parade magazine on the Iditarod , which frankly I can't even talk about this year and is a disgraceful display of barbarity. Finally, there's an alert from Susan Hargreaves, who is a humane educator here in South Florida (via Trish). See Tim Gorski's (from Rattle the Cage) 2 minute video about humane.

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