10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2018
The Northern Spotted Owl is a “ threatened ” species under the U.S. Although most of the threats to the Spotted Owl relate to its dwindling old growth forest habitat, it also faces potential threats from another bird. The Barred Owl has greatly expanded its range, such that it is now common in the Pacific Northwest.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 3, 2014
A poisoned rodent can kill whatever eats it, and death by poison is a very bad way to go. Look no further than Reckitt Benckiser’s website: “The Company strives to act in accordance with the laws … of the countries in which it operates, (and it) operates with integrity.”. Need an example of “hypocrisy?” What to do?
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 18, 2018
When news later reached our little town (likely through a newspaper) that the bird-killing chemical was to be banned, my environmental activism was born. southern border; and set regulations to waive environmental laws for building on public lands. S ierra Club Environmental Impact Brochure – with the list of laws being waived.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2015
Inserts in rodent poisons that assure the public they will not kill anything but the offending rats or mice pedal the same questionable claims as those of the snake oil salesmen of bygone days. Rehabilitators also cooperate with law enforcement on illegal activity, and even monitor emerging diseases in avian species.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2012
Charles Pease shot the bird in northeastern Ohio, and gave it to his father-in-law, Jared Kirtland, one of those 19th century men who was a master multitasker–physician, horticulturist, legislator, zoologist. Kirtland, in turn, gave the skin to Dr. Spencer F. Rapai is clearly fascinated by Leopold’s life, and frankly, so was I.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 29, 2020
Or, it’s just “bad luck”, that the laws of probability just have not worked in your favor. However, if there’s a good thing about the laws of probability and birding, it’s that the longer you don’t see a bird when you “should”, the more likely you will see that bird with every try.
10,000 Birds
JULY 31, 2015
She has a captive-bred education bird named Xena, a Eurasian Eagle Owl. They were not aware of wildlife laws, and thought they could raise and release them. We released live mice into the flight so they could learn to catch and kill live prey. This post is from Lisa Beth Acton, a wildlife rehabilitator in Accord, NY.
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