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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

10,000 Birds

Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. I went into a cage of young Great Horned Owls one night carrying thawed rats,” said Linda Hufford. “I When I threw my arms out for balance it apparently set off a life-like movement of rats, which one of the GHOs couldn’t resist.

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Birding the Cyclades: My my, how can I resist you?

10,000 Birds

A range of hills protects the cove from the eastern wind, yet, the bushes are swaying in the rythm of it. In the IUCN Red List, it is listed as vulnerable because of the high mortality of nestlings that become victims to rats and of adults that end up as a fishery bycatch. In the next post: the pelican-covered lake Karkini.

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