10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2021

Here’s a quote about bird lungs from Britannica: “Himalayan geese have been observed not only to fly over human climbers struggling to reach the top of Mount Everest, but to honk as they do so.” You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. Now imagine you have the lungs of a bird.

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Critter News

JANUARY 3, 2011

According to this Technorati article , the Humane Society rated the states on their animal protection laws. BEST Illinois (best) Maine Michigan Oregon California WORST Mississippi Idaho Hawaii North Dakota Kentucky. BEST STATES California (best-yay!)

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Critter News

AUGUST 21, 2008

That's what Michigan's State Department of Natural Resources says. Michigan's removal of the bald eagle and gray wolf from the list will be the most significant change in species protection the state has seen in years. Killing would be permitted only if a wolf posed a direct threat to humans.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2019

In addition to spotting exciting new species in Florida, including the rare Snail Kite, travel across the country brought me into contact with birds in Oregon, California, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alabama, and more. With my new job, I feel privileged to work towards protecting vulnerable species each and very day.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2013

Speaking of birds in nests, five Chilean Flamingo chicks who were raised by a human “surrogate dad” at a British wildlife center have now graduated to joining the adults in the center’s colony. Finally, identifying gulls can be tricky, but there’s one in Michigan that seems to have everyone stumped.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

The finders of an adult Barred Owl brought to Kathryn Dudeck in Georgia thought he had a wing fracture, so they wrapped the entire bird in the plastic protective wrap used by landscape companies and taped it up. A pinky mouse…a day or two old… in a dishwasher box,” wrote Cindy Sobels Sniecinski in Michigan. ” I wrote.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

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? It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber. Summer is high season. God, we’re a selfish bunch, aren’t we?”

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