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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Change in Law. I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors. It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber. Summer is high season. High Technology.

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Can A Hawk Carry Off Your 12-Pound Pet?

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Wildlife lovers and rehabilitators, as always, tried to intervene. “I I have been caring for raptors for almost 29 years and not even a Bald Eagle can carry off 12 pounds,” wrote Eileen Wicker, the Executive Director of Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky. All birds of prey are protected by state and federal law,” says Eileen Wicker. “If

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 28 Sep 2018.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Kentucky Warbler – Geothlypis formosa. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary.

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Collaborative List – January 2018

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A line plotted against the law of diminishing returns describes an increasingly downward curve and a lister’s life is destined to follow that decline. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Kentucky Warbler – Geothlypis formosa. Perdue Pond Wildlife Area. CR-Heredia-Sarapiqui (10.4553,-84.0011). 02 Jan 2018. Nations Rd.

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Duck Stamp Conservation 2023

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Membership of the MBCC is set by law: the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the EPA, two Senators, and two Representatives. Duck Stamp funds also allow FWS to expand the National Wildlife Refuge System. Clarks River NWR (Kentucky): $6,621,000 to acquire 2,482 acres.

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