10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2013
Not all interactions between humans and Snowy Owls are bad. John Haas has a post about what happens when a Snowy Owl can’t make it on its own and is helped by some kind humans. We here at 10,000 Birds shared some photos and video that shows that Snowy Owls can be stressed by more than just humans.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2021
Here’s a quote about bird lungs from Britannica: “Himalayan geese have been observed not only to fly over human climbers struggling to reach the top of Mount Everest, but to honk as they do so.” You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. Now imagine you have the lungs of a bird.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
The state of Indiana has been soliciting comments for a bill which would make the above scenario legal for 90 days, creating an uproar among those who are licensed to care for injured and orphaned wildlife. This is always, always a bad idea. So: what do you do if your six-year-old finds a baby bunny, and she can’t bear to part with him?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2013
The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. I’d like a hit squad to visit the people who call me in the middle of dinner or at 3 AM to tell me they have a baby raccoon they found two weeks ago,” wrote Kathy in Indiana. Summer is high season.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 18, 2021
Jan Turner, in Indiana, had her own Happy Meal delivery: “Two infant cottontails brought by a father and son.” “Almost restores your faith in humanity!” . “Three hatchling American Robins in a plastic slice of pie container,” said Bonnie Alexander in Connecticut. Here’s a sad example of where logic failed.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 12, 2016
Today’s blog was written by Kathy Hershey, co-founder of Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators in Hope, Indiana. Guardians of human health, and a pretty awesome bird species as well … what a package! The voice on the other end of the phone was panicked. There’s a huge bird chasin’ the kids around the trailer park!
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 24, 2014
We let a one-eyed Bald Eagle go after a year of battling state officials in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky. It was like they said, “You reek of humans, go wash.”. “Long story made some what short,” wrote Heather Merritt, with Birds in Flight Sanctuary in Warren, Ohio. “We That was 9 years ago.
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