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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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It stops those thousands of migrating birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico and directs them right onto the trees, fields, sanctuaries, beaches along the Bolivar Peninsula, where they hopefully find food and fresh water. 9-mile route that takes you down the prairie uplands and salt marshes that make up much of the Bolivar Sanctuary.

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Maple Farm Sanctuary Needs Your Help!

Animal Person

I' m concerned about Maple Farm Sanctuary , whose founders are two of the seven subjects in our new film , and I was wondering if you'd be willing to reach out through your blog to let people know that the sanctuary is in a financial tight spot right now. The sanctuary runs on a very modest budget of approximately $55,000 year.

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A Non-Lethal Solution for Both Wildlife and Feral Cats

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But unsurprisingly, they quickly grew accustomed to the man who made no demands on them, appeared daily with food and water, and gave them sanctuary. And Peter, who loves wildlife, has saved hundreds – if not thousands – of birds and small animals from being killed by two more feral cats. Have they become cuddly pets?

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Bag Limit? We Don’t Need No Stinking Bag Limit!

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During the three-week trip, he and his entourage killed 2,100 Houbara Bustards. To add insult to injury, the hunting party appears to have targeted their prey at nature preserves and wildlife sanctuaries, ignoring the bag limits and other restrictions of their permits.

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Of Bird Diets, Dangers, and Delinquents

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Yep, at the Dred Scott Bird Sanctuary. The USFWS (along with another federal agency) is facing a lawsuit that blames solar-power plants for killing endangered Yuma Clapper Rails and other birds. Magpies sometimes get a bad rap, but a new study finds that kleptomania shouldn’t be part of it. Birding in the Bronx?

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Are Farm Animals Usually Killed in a Humane Manner?

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He asked whether cows, chickens, sheep and some of the other animals that we eat are usually treated and killed in a humane manner. The meat industry will say yes, of course, all animals are treated and killed humanely. The eventual kill is quick, clean, and painless. It's a thoughtful question I wish more people would ask.

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On Betraying Your Family

Animal Person

Are the humans providing Brian with something he is profiting from (maybe hard work, he'd say), and when they stop he will kill them? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language Family farms Maple Farm Animal Sanctuary Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary. What does that look like?

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