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RATS, Raptors, and Reckitt Benckiser

10,000 Birds

Mice/rats in your house or business? ” Most people don’t understand what they’re doing when they use rat poison. The rodents eat the bait, stagger out of the building looking for water, and are easy prey for whatever carnivore happens to be passing by, be it wildlife or someone’s pet. Call the pest control company.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

10,000 Birds

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. That’s easy!”

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Can Nature Take Care of Itself?

10,000 Birds

My work as a wildlife rehabilitator over the past forty-five years has allowed me a unique perspective on a disturbing trend. Consider this: ninety percent of birds treated at wildlife centers are admitted as a result of human interactions that have nothing to do with “nature.”