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Power Companies and Springtime Tree Removal

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Jochen Roeder, a former fellow 10,000 Birds writer who lives in Germany, says according to EU nature conservation directives it’s illegal to cut down trees during the spring and summer unless they are checked by an expert for nesting birds or resting bats. 4) Dream of the European model. 5) Display attitude.

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Shutting Your Trap

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What you did was illegal,” he said. This unlucky/lucky young Red-tailed Hawk was found and taken to Red Creek Wildlife Care in Pennsylvania. The trap had been set in the woods right next to my house. I’d released birds there. I knew the wildlife. Where is the trap now?” asked the officer. “In In my garage,” I said.