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I have a concern about a wildlife sanctuary.

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Long story short, I know someone interning at a wildlife sanctuary. Basically the locals started feeding dangerous wildlife causing them to come dependent on the food. The sanctuary now claims because of this dependency, they need to be fed by humans because stopping would cause the wildlife to go into local towns.

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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

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If that’s not possible, she needs the knowledgeable care of a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. Wildlife rehabbers love the public. Why do wildlife rehabilitators not love the public? Instead, bring your child to fundraisers, to sanctuaries, to demonstrations with trained education animals. I know nothing about kids.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.

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The Too-Friendly Scrub Jays of Cruickshank Sanctuary

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There are many wonderful things to see at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival , but the Florida Scrub-Jay is as close to a “must see bird” as you’re likely to find down here. Florida Scrub-Jays have extraordinarily specific habitat requirements, or at least it seems that way now.

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Reflecting on a Year of Less Birding

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For many women, pregnancy gives them a burst of energy, the joy of creating new life the boost they need to continue their daily activities while growing a human inside them. Quick trips to Wakulla Springs State Park, the Alafia Bird Bank Sanctuary, and St. Not so much. I did not fall into that category. And the third trimester?

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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

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The voice, which we soon learns belongs to wildlife photographer Richard Moore, exclaims, “Migration is on!” ’ “Vegetation means wildlife,” Hamilton says, “If that’s destroyed, then their habitat is gone.” ” and then adds, “The border wall is no barrier to birds.”

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Isla Isabel – Mexico’s Galapagos

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Its amazing to me that there are still places on earth where wildlife is blissfully unafraid of humans. It comes as no surprise that this was one of Jacques Cousteau’s favorite places and he filmed the area and its wildlife extensively for his tv series. One of the sheltered bays on Isla Isabel.

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