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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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No matter where you are in the country you can put in the address of the wildlife emergency, narrow your search to the species and problem, and contact numbers will pop up. Harbor seal in Puget Sound, Seattle. AHNow’s database includes wildlife rehabilitators, rescues and hotlines, as well as veterinarians who treat wildlife.

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Don't Free Lobsters into Puget Sound

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For all you Seattle-area residents who have thought of buying a live lobster just to free it into Puget Sound.don't do it. So, I started researching conditions around here for releasing lobsters. Introducing a non-native species could have negative impacts on the ecosystem and the native species already here.

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Playback of Bird Calls Benefits Some Birds

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However, it’s now getting the attention of mainstream media via this article in The Seattle Times. The bottom line is that we do not have enough information or research to give a definitive answer as to whether to not it’s harmful to birds. I don’t bother with other birds.

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The Black Album: Black Birders, Blackpoll Warblers, Black-tailed Godwits, Black Flamingos, and more

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Severe weather can stress birds and even influence the coloration of their feathers , new research finds. Seattle doesn’t root just for the Seahawks … study reports that Emerald City residents (and those of Berlin, Germany) find common birds like finches and corvids worth opening their wallets for. Different, but the same?

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Seattle–Terminal 91. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Seattle–Terminal 91. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 09 May 2018.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Seattle–Terminal 91. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

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