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The Reva Situation

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People came to see what it was all about, with their children and pets, rambling around the green oasis for the first time. And that footage went viral in social media, hence the state media had no way of pushing that under the carpet any more. Photo by Vesna Petrakovic. On weekends there were larger gatherings.

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The Florida FWC illegally killed 34 pythons and one 10-year-old pregnant Boa constrictor

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This was illegal, because according to FWC regulations, if you already own a pet that has been deemed invasive or illegal, you are allowed to keep it until its natural death, and it will not be confiscated or euthanized. The 10-year-old Boa was pregnant and had been raised by McAdam since it was a baby.

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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Perhaps their next product will be named “Gills”—or “Turtle” or “Trout” or Salmon?” Syngenta advises users to “NOT place baits in locations which are accessible to pets, domestic animals, livestock or birds” or to “contaminate dams, waterways and drains with the bait or its used container.” Or better yet, “Ecosystem.”.

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How To Help A Baby Bird

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If you cannot find the nest or it’s too destroyed, do not try and raise a chick this young. It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. Some rehabbers even have surrogate ducks or geese that they can raise a lone chick with and teach it to survive.

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Birding Shanghai in November 2022

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In contrast, the females need to make sure not to get duped into raising actual cuckoos – the buntings are a targeted host species ( source ). On the other hand, in the West, mice, and rats are also kept as pets, maybe with the same logic. Possibly a survivor of siblicide (which would make it a killer, right?).

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