Killing Mississippi Wildlife 
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 29, 2014
To civilians who may have been puzzled by the wildlife crowd’s tossed-off references to peefas, modos or mice cubes, here is a beginner’s guide to Rehabberspeak. Some abbreviations roll off your tongue and are thus quite helpful – Mourning Doves are MODOs, Peregrine Falcons are PEFAs, Mississippi Kites are MIKIs.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
Today’s post is written by Monte Merrick, wildlife rehabilitator and co-director of the Humboldt Wildlife Care Center/bird ally x in Arcata, CA. I happened to work at that facility, for International Bird Rescue at the Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care and Education Center , part of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2015
This week’s guest blog was written by Linda Hufford, who has been a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in raptors for over twenty years. The newest find of this extremely scarce bird was a male, and was “collected” (an innocent-sounding euphemism for “killed”) for the American Museum of Natural History. His answer surprised me.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 21, 2015
Will H5N2 Kill Wild Birds? This is the first finding in the Mississippi flyway. People should avoid contact with sick/dead poultry or wildlife. They also have made progress in developing H5N1 fowlpox vaccine. So, what about wild birds? This pathogenic version of H5N2 does affect wild birds.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1. Kentucky Dept.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Maybe it was a version of the Mississippi River, maybe it was a version of the Warren River, likely both. Every now and the the loosing Loon would disappear like it had been killed and sunk. Atop the ridge, where no one will ever build cabins because it is too high up, is a grove of white pines.
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