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National Dog Bite Prevention Week

4 The Love Of Animals

Don’t approach a strange dog, especially one that’s tethered or confined. Your dog’s instinct is to protect the family. For more information visit the USPS. If a dog threatens you, don’t scream. Avoid eye contact. Try to remain motionless until the dog leaves, then back away slowly until the dog is out of sight.

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Starlings and Eagles

10,000 Birds

Here I was, sitting patiently in a blind, watching a tethered European Starling on a string. To understand, and thus to protect. To gather vital information that could make the difference between a thriving Golden Eagle population and a declining one. It required a bit of an ethical adjustment.

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