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Florida Man Charged for Killing Egret

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Then he captured the injured bird, according to police, and killed it. After killing the bird, police said, Patterson stuffed its carcass inside a plastic trash bag and put it in a large bin at Keystone Mobile Home Park. Patterson shot the bird multiple times with a BB gun, police said.

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Careless Fishermen Kill Birds

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If you don’t you are helping kill birds. The New York Times has a good article on this menace to the avian world today. Hey, fishermen (and fisherwomen)! Please, please, please properly dispose of your fishing line, hooks, lures, and sinkers.

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The Mysterious Starling – “Killed Hopping About in a Tree”

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I relied upon it heavily for this article.). The only way we know that the species even existed is because of the single specimen and the notes Bloxam took, which, in addition to the part reproduced above, included that the bird that became the specimen was “killed hopping about in a tree.” What a horror! What a disaster!

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National Audubon Society Caves to the Cat Crazies

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Ted has contributed articles to Audubon Magazine for over 33 years. He wrote a column , not for Audubon, but for the Orlando Sentinal , in which he advocated the killing of feral cats instead of the use of trap-neuter-release. The reason for Audubon’s actions? He writes for numerous publications.

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Contra Costa County (Bird) Killer Captured

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Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the killing of 24 geese and ducks in two parks in Concord, California (the original 10,000 Birds post about this can be found here ). It is unclear why the numbers have been changed from the 28 birds reported in the original article.

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Man Kills Goldfish in Domestic Violence Attack, Gets Probation

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I'm posting the whole article because it's so short. A 27-year-old man who attacked his ex-girlfriend and killed her pet fish has been sentenced to two years probation and a psychological evaluation. Another example of how animals (even goldfish!) become victims of domestic violence. Who knows what the next step could be?

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The Changing Fortunes of Europe’s Vultures – Part 2

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I left my previous article asking what of the Yellow-legged gulls that had alerted me to the presence of migrating vultures over Gibraltar? They, too, will drive Griffons into the sea and kill them. Gulls are aggressive in the defence of their young and they don’t like big raptors getting close.

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