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The Gas Station Bird

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When the photo was posted on social media, people immediately began making calls – to the local wildlife rehabilitation center, the state falconry club, and the wildlife division of the state wildlife agency. In Mississippi you can own an ocelot, but not a wolverine.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.

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Sandhill Crane Migration Is Underway

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The Cuban Sandhill Crane , Grus canadensis nesiotes and the Mississippi Sandhill Crane , Grus canadensis pulla are listed as endangered species. This is a photo of a Mississippi Sandhill Crane colt being weighed at White Oak Conservation, photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

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Good news for the Wood Stork

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Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). are considered a distinct population segment, which is protected by the ESA and the Migratory Bird Treaty act. On June 25, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S.

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Case Closed: Double-crested Cormorants Have Their Day in Court

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Birds in the 24 states east of the Mississippi River are now protected from mass culls by a recent court ruling. Fish and Wildlife Service has periodically conducted culls, arguing that removing Double-crested Cormorants from the equation would help support populations of native fish. So the U.S.

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Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

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This week’s guest blog was written by Linda Hufford, who has been a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in raptors for over twenty years. As a wildlife rehabilitator, I’ve used many of their gathered facts to improve my bird care. She runs Birds of Texas Rehabilitation Center in Austin County, Texas. His answer surprised me.

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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

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The next two shots give the answer: a close-up of a stunningly beautiful Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and a long shot of hundreds of Mississippi Kites in flight. The voice, which we soon learns belongs to wildlife photographer Richard Moore, exclaims, “Migration is on!”

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