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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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You can access and bookmark it on your computer, or even better you can download the app for free on your iPhone or Android. Animal Help Now is the first nationwide response system for wildlife emergencies. AHNow’s database includes wildlife rehabilitators, rescues and hotlines, as well as veterinarians who treat wildlife.

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Citizen Science or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love eBird

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The talk described eBird’s origins in 2002 and traced its history as a project aimed at using “citizen science” to help researchers and conservationists learn more about birds. It was riveting and enjoyable, but also a not-so-subtle recruiting session for eBird. And at least on me, it worked.

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Introducing the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

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Our small group spent a weekend at the Ferret Research Camp, a cluster of trailers tucked in the middle of a black-tailed prairie dog town and the site, as the name implies, of a black-footed ferret reintroduction program. In the winters the snow lies heavy and researchers travel in and out by small plane.

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Playback of Bird Calls Benefits Some Birds

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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. You can get it as a cassette, CD or even download an mp3 of it. I can’t help but wonder if this article will inspire people who never thought of using taped calls to give it go.

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The Birds That Audubon Missed: A Book Review

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Kaufman says he worked on this book for five years and it shows in the depth of research, scope of topic, and the elegance of his writing. The image I used is possibly from the Kindle edition or put together by the marketing department, it was downloaded from the book’s Amazon page.)

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The Wildlife Conservation Stamp: An Additional Income Stream for Our National Wildlife Refuges

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Birders, photographers and wildlife watchers, through this financial avenue, could have a voice in Refuge diversity as well as in innovative research, education and habitat programs. We urge you to download the Wildlife Conservation Stamp Proposa l (in pdf format) and use it to further the cause in any way you see fit.

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Where to Watch Birds in the Iron Gates

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Keep in mind that the special nature reserves (dark green on the park map) enjoy the highest level of protection and are off limits to visitors (possible only with research permits issued by the park authorities). Download the map of the Upper Gorge. Download the map of the Lower Gorge. Useful links: The National Park.

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