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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

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If that’s not possible, she needs the knowledgeable care of a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. Wildlife rehabbers love the public. Why do wildlife rehabilitators not love the public? They would realize that wild owls fly silently through the night and grab unwary rodents, not unsuspecting packages of processed cow meat.

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India’s Raptor Rescuers

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“It is next to impossible to persuade people in India to donate money for injured raptors,” says Nadeem Shehzad, co-founder of Wildlife Rescue , a registered non-profit in the Chawri Bazar area of Old Delhi. Watch this remarkable video about Wildlife Rescue, and read their blog. It is our duty to save them.”.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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From Hiro, we learn how Northern Pygmy Owls are “rule breakers,” not incubating eggs till all are hatched and then raising owlets that mature at the same rate even though the eggs were laid asynchronously (as most owl eggs are). Sprigs of Wolf Lichen spring from the Douglas firs, a gorgeous, almost iridescent lime green.

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Protecting the Hyacinth Macaw and the Cerrado

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Mating pairs are faithful for life and share the tasks of raising the young. Illegal capture for the wild animal trade is an obvious peril for such a charismatic species, but this big blue bird is also hunted both for its meat and feathers. Check out the World Wildlife Fund’s creative campaign to save the Cerrado.