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Of Mice and Girls (and Crows)

10,000 Birds

I called my wildlife rehabilitator friend Maggie Ciarcia, who, yes, has rehabbed baby wild mice before. The irony was not lost on me, especially when I reached into the freezer that night to take out a dozen frozen adult mice, all of which would defrost by morning. Birds crows mice wildlife rehabilitator'

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Help clear the Antipodes of mice!

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Now everyone has a chance to help the Kiwis save their birds as a Wellington philanthropist, Gareth Morgan, is trying to raise NZ$ 1 million to clear the Antipodes Islands of mice. If the money is raised he will match it to get the work underway.

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Be Careful Where You Release Mice

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It might be a good idea to keep an eye out for predators…

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Two Examples of Mice Experiments - Valid or Not?

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I came across these stories about two different medical experiments using mice. They used different lighting situations to see how they affect mice moods. Plus, are mice comparable to kids (although I would prefer mice subjects to primates who are so much more sensitive)? One of the conclusions?

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Rats Taking Over from Mice in Labs

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I recently fostered the sweetest little rat and I currently have two mice. While both rats and mice have similarities to humans, rats win out in key areas. Therefore, this Boston Globe article saddens me on both levels. And, of course, our old friend, Charles River Laboratories, will be a major supplier of lab rats.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator Slang

10,000 Birds

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. Raptor rehabbers feed our patients mostly thawed mice which, when frozen, are called either “mice cubes” or “mousesicles.”

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What’s In the Freezer for Tonight?

10,000 Birds

Normally I feed vultures, as well as hawks and owls, defrosted mice and rats. He ate through my remaining supply of rats and mice, as well as all my pinkies (hairless, day-old rodents, easily digestible and good for starvation cases). Did I have an answer for him. Sometimes a defrosted chick. So: a broken-winged vulture came in.