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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

10,000 Birds

Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? Debbie Faires in South Carolina had a baby squirrel delivered in a mink hat. ” When it comes to wildlife rescue, transportation runs the gamut as well.

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Man Convicted of Illegally Trafficking Live Deer

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He was transporting them across state lines from Ohio to a hunting preserve in South Carolina. Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking ohio south carolina Lacey Act deer. The deer were not tested for disease. He was sentenced to 21 months in prison. I hope he serves the whole term.

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The Vulturine Storks

10,000 Birds

Of course, I’m speaking of the mysterious Wood Stork , Mycteria americana , the only representative of that famous family to regularly occur north of the Mexican border and present in large numbers along the northern coast of South Carolina, where I found myself a couple weekends back. Here’s to the Wood Stork, then!

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