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Folks who are part of animal sanctuaries, how did you start or become part of one?

Reddit Animals

MAY 9, 2023

I’m wondering if y’all went to school for animal science, veterinary science, just have a general love for taking care of animals or have experience through volunteering with such organizations? I have a desire to learn about animals science/ veterinary science so that I can better care for animals.

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Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2020

For 3-4 days, opt for the hills, Tresnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary and the nearby Tara Mountain National Park with 140 species (not too much, but with Hazel Grouse , Ural , Pygmy and Tengmalm’s Owls , White-backed and Three-toed Woodpeckers among them). Great Bustard Sanctuary. Tresnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary.

Serbia

Serbia Sanctuary Birds Bosnia

Of Bird Diets, Dangers, and Delinquents

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2014

Yep, at the Dred Scott Bird Sanctuary. Magpies sometimes get a bad rap, but a new study finds that kleptomania shouldn’t be part of it. Some jerk (I’d use a stronger word, but this is a family-friendly website) in Wisconsin is shooting raptors. Birding in the Bronx? Another study, led by the U.S.

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San Francisco Wisconsin Sanctuary Birds

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Potential Efficiency Improvements

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2023

The Majestic Wetlands: Within Shanghai’s boundaries lie several pristine wetland habitats that serve as vital sanctuaries for a plethora of bird species. While there are a few parks and gardens scattered throughout the city, they often serve as mere decorative elements rather than true sanctuaries for birds.

China

China Endangered Species Sanctuary Protection

Do Chickens Feel Empathy?

Critter News

MARCH 22, 2011

The research is from the School of Veterinary Sciences at the University of Bristol. Now, I think they're wonderful and we sponsor Camilla the Chicken through Farm Sanctuary's animal sponsorship program. Here's an article from the Telegraph regarding chickens feeling empathy.

Chickens

Chickens Farm Sanctuary Sanctuary Farming

Birding Tongbiguan, Yunnan (part 2)

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

” It then slightly enigmatically continues “If you’re a bird lover, size may be necessary when considering which species to seek out during your bird migration adventures or just visiting a bird sanctuary.” ” A bit similar to the beloved Nanhui visitors asking birders there: “Are there any big birds here?”

Birds

Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding

An End to Japanese Whaling?

Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

A major review of Japanese government spending could spell the end to whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, according to Greenpeace, after the review committee proposed massive cuts in subsidies to a body which funds the so-called scientific research programme. It's too much a matter of international pride. (I

Whales

Whales Whaling Japan Sanctuary

"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Change Of Heart provides science-based answers to many questions that are hotly debated among animal activists. Gene Baur, Director of Farm Sanctuary, adds that “Change of Heart provides fresh, research-based insight into how non-profits and individuals can more effectively create social change.” In the author's words.

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Advocacy Factory Farm Factory Farming Companion Animal

Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Twenty-five-year-old Luna Burke is risking everything to smuggle a homicidal Bald Eagle out of her husband’s private zoo in Florida, reunite the bird with its mate, and get them both to an eagle sanctuary in Canada. It’s a funny, suspenseful road trip with lots of wildlife.

Wildlife Rehabilitation

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife

Rachel Carson: Secret Birder

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2012

Her compositions were remarkable for a blend of science with the craftsmanship of an accomplished writer and tended to reveal little-known facts, such as in her story of the chimney swift. One such woman was Ada Govan, an amateur ornithologist who’d already established a bird sanctuary in Massachusetts.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Massachusetts Sanctuary 2009

Enjoy Helping Animals? Consider an Education in Zoology

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Working as educators in sanctuaries, aquariums and other such venues. Working as an animal science researcher at colleges or universities. Generally you will need to complete an undergraduate degree in the biological sciences field. Working as a rehabilitation specialist to care for injured, sick or orphaned animals.

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Animal Zoos Research Science

Rescue Spotlight: Kitten Rescue

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 31, 2010

WHAT: The Kitten Rescue Fur Ball at the Skirball is an annual fundraiser dinner held to support Kitten Rescue’s programs and the Kitten Rescue Homeless Cat Sanctuary. Event partners and sponsors include: PETCO, Central Life Sciences, Natural Balance, Febreze and Dyson.

Kittens

Kittens Rescue Los Angeles Fur

Serbia self-drive birding tour planning

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2018

He made a whirlwind tour of some of the best birding areas in the country, from the Karajukica Bunari peat bog in the extreme southwest (by the border with Montenegro) all the way to the Slano Kopovo Crane Sanctuary in the northeast. He enjoys combining his passion for birds with computer science background to model nocturnal bird migration.

Serbia

Serbia Switzerland Farming Birds

Collaborative List – August 2017

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Zealandia Karori Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Zealandia Karori Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Monkey Mia. 11 Apr 2017.

2017

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers

Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

For those who didn't read the five-part Slate series " Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science " by Daniel Engber , I recommend it for the history, but also for the misconceptions and assumptions that you might want to discuss on the Facebook discussion about the series. Let's deconstruct: Part I: Where's Pepper?

Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection

ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Just ask Bill Taddicken, director of the Lillian Annette Rowe Sanctuary on the Platte River in Kearney. She lives at Indigo Hill, an 80-acre wildlife sanctuary in Appalachian Ohio with her husband, Bill Thompson III, their children Phoebe and Liam, and their Boston terrier, Chet Baker. There are plenty of those around, too.

2011

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting

The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

My friend Vickie Henderson , who has some serious long-range vision, looked at the science behind Tennessee’s crane hunting proposal and found it badly wanting. She lives at Indigo Hill, an 80-acre wildlife sanctuary in Appalachian Ohio with her husband, Bill Thompson III, their children Phoebe and Liam, and their Boston terrier, Chet Baker.

2011

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters

Collaborative List – October 2018

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Malheur NWR–Headquarters.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles

Collaborative list – September 2018

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Malheur NWR–Headquarters.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles

Collaborative List – April 2018

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross

Collaborative list – December 2018

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows

Collaborative List – November 2018

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows

Collaborative List – February 2018

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross

Collaborative List – May 2018

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross

Collaborative list – August 2018

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Catarata la Paz–Bridge.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles

Collaborative List – March 2018

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

2018

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross

Collaborative List – July 2018

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles

Collaborative List – June 2018

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Trešnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

2018

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles

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Folks who are part of animal sanctuaries, how did you start or become part of one?

Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

Webinars

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Of Bird Diets, Dangers, and Delinquents

Webinars

Potential Efficiency Improvements

Do Chickens Feel Empathy?

Birding Tongbiguan, Yunnan (part 2)

An End to Japanese Whaling?

"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

Rachel Carson: Secret Birder

Enjoy Helping Animals? Consider an Education in Zoology

Rescue Spotlight: Kitten Rescue

Serbia self-drive birding tour planning

Collaborative List – August 2017

Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

The Nonessential Whooping Crane

Collaborative List – October 2018

Collaborative list – September 2018

Collaborative List – April 2018

Collaborative list – December 2018

Collaborative List – November 2018

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