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Two Bald Eagles Survive Crash Landing

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The other was transferred to the University of Minnesota’s Raptor Center with deep talon wounds, but was expected to do well. Birds News Bald Eagles' During transport to a rehab center, one eagle made a quick escape. You can check for updates on its progress at the Center’s Facebook page.).

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Trumpeter Swans: Don’t Shoot Them

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This morning’s news had this: During this year’s open of waterfowl season, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center admitted more trumpeter swans for bullet wounds than ever before. …Veterinarian hospital workers in Roseville see projectile wound, or bullet wound, injuries quite frequently.

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Greece: Oliver the Husky

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LATEST NEWS ! Only human hands are possible to do such things! And that's not the worst part since there are various witness and no one is talking! Only one eyewitness talked, a lady which said "I saw Oliver with a man together going to a warehouse, I heared Oliver crying and when the dog came out it was injured.

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European Call to End Bird Trapping

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That’s welcome news. Which gets me to the real big news in Cyprus of the fortnight, indirectly anyway. It took out the power plant which supplies 60% of the Republic’s power grid, killed 13 people, wounded some 60 more, and pretty much destroyed two villages. Kingfisher on a limestick (Credit: Hüseyin Yorganc?)

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Rats help save humans.

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A foul-smelling wound might spell an infection. Tags: news. Long before CAT scans, X-rays, blood samples and colonoscopies, physicians used the good sense they were born with: their sense of smell. That’s because bacterias, cancers and infections create unique smells. Sweet, fruity breath could mean diabetes. Liver disease?

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Dead Sea Lions in Puget Sound - Again

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The bodies of seven sea lions with bullet wounds were recently found on the Nisqually River. The animal protection group Seal Sitters says a necropsy showed that the sea lion had suffered a shark bite and had twisted intestines in addition to a bullet wound. On Monday, a sea lion was found dead on West Seattle’s Lincoln Park beach.

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Coast Guard Defends Medical Practice on Animals

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Live anesthetized goats have been used in Coast Guard training to treat combat wounds, but the agency could not verify if the video involved its personnel. The courses do involve “live tissue training using live animals,” Lt. Frederick, spokesman for the Atlantic Area, wrote in an email.

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