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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

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The state of Indiana has been soliciting comments for a bill which would make the above scenario legal for 90 days, creating an uproar among those who are licensed to care for injured and orphaned wildlife. This is always, always a bad idea.

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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

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She also found other research on birds and smell, particularly the pioneering work of Bernice Wenzel, the medical illustrations of Betsy Bang, Gabrielle Nevitt work with seabirds, and more recently, the Crested Auklet studies of Julie Hagelin and the genetic olfactory research of Silke Steiger in Germany.

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KwaZulu-Natal

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mi (almost exactly the same size as Indiana), it is one of the smaller provinces of South Africa, but is the second most densely populated with over 10 million inhabitants. With this quote I have the pleasure of introducing my home province (state) for this month’s 10,000 Bird’s Africa Beat. At 36,433 sq.