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West Virginia University to Build Animal Research Lab

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It will house rodents for use in experiments. Why would this West Virginia University project be the recipient of federal stimulus money? From West Virginia Metro News. Tags: west virginia university animal research Obama tax dollars us. It is the largest grant thus far under the stimulus package.

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Glue Trapped

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The Carolina Wren pictured above was caught in a Walmart in a trap set for rodents. I tell people DO NOT try to remove the bird,” says Maureen Eiger of Wildlife Care Alliance in Virginia, who gets calls from people who put glue traps in their garage, leave the garage door open, and catch birds instead of mice. See Safe Rodent Control.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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610)) to a little history (“The elegant White-tailed Kite was formerly shot in large numbers by farmers who thought it threatened their chickens, although these birds feed almost entirely on insects and a few rodents” (p. 334) is how Black Skimmer is introduced).