10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

If you see a raccoon during the day, it must have rabies! Raccoons are nocturnal, which means they are normally active at night. The same goes for raccoons. Rehabbers are very responsive, although constantly living under the gun makes us sometimes vent about species that aren’t necessarily the ones in question. Arrrghhh!”

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2022

Tianmashan bonus mammal: a Raccoon Dog – though it looks a lot like a raccoon, it is actually more closely related to foxes than to raccoons. This place is also the preferred option for those birds – such as this S winhoe’s White-eye – which prefer showers to full baths.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2021

Their parents had bored a hole deep enough into the tree’s trunk to keep the babies warm and safe from a hawk’s talons or the reach of a raccoon,” said Michele. . Volunteer Moya Kinnealy reached in nearly to her elbow and removed four tiny Red-bellied Woodpeckers.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2011

Eastern flyway breeding populations appear to be maxing out their available habitat, and are subject to abundant natural limitations such as ground predation by coyotes, foxes, raccoons and opossums. The handful of pairs that are attempting to nest in Ohio appear to winter in Tennessee. What if they’re shot?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2013

And of course, way too many chipmunks and squirrels and raccoons and turtles to count. In New York and Chicago, they’ve been pretty mundane—a White-tailed Deer here, an Eastern Cottontail rabbit there. Nothing, however, prepared me for the fauna that awaited last weekend at the Spring Wings festival in Fallon, Nevada.

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Coyotes Nevada Rattlesnake Mules 191

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2024

But this park’s flagship non-birds could be none other than the Coati, a tropical raccoon relative. I’m happy to say that the ones right on the other side of a low wall were not so large. These have become so habituated that we saw about twenty of them crowding a couple that foolishly fed them a few Cheetos.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

What is important to this particular hawk, though, is not the color of the feathers on her body but of the bandages on her feet, as she was caught in a double leg hold trap set for raccoons. I’ve seen her around, when I was setting my traps,” said the trapper himself, who brought her to Tamarack Wildlife Center , in Saegertown, PA.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Not only did tainted milk kill 1,500 raccoon dogs (they really look like raccoons), but these dogs were being raised for their FUR! Only from China could you get TWO atrocities in one.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Raccoons are worse than birds,” said Gay Frazee. “She grabbed at my bare hand and hooked a talon under my ring,” said Sharron. “I I had to hold her legs with my gloved hand and shout for help, before she either broke my finger or ripped it off.”. Ah, rehabbers, we know how to have a good time. Next week: when birds steal non-jewelry items.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

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.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

In addition to these aerial predators, their eggs and young are often taken by squirrels, gray foxes, house cats, coyotes, gopher snakes, rattlesnakes, raccoons, American Crows and Western Scrub-Jays. Let us also not forget the two-legged predator with a shotgun.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Granted, the law is written poorly, but the man was given several warnings and insisted on feeding birds on the ground and attracted huge flocks of ducks and no doubt raccoons at night.

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Bald Eagle Deer Minnesota Eagles 260

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Jan Turner took in a raccoon cub delivered by a well-meaning couple determined to get it where it needed to go. “A pinky mouse…a day or two old… in a dishwasher box,” wrote Cindy Sobels Sniecinski in Michigan. The lady didn’t want it to get out.” ” When it comes to wildlife rescue, transportation runs the gamut as well.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

The complaint also alleges violations of the federal Fur Products Labeling Act and Federal Trade Commission Act, which also prohibit the false advertising and mislabeling of any fur product.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2021

He tells, for example, of sitting close by a fox den, and watching a raccoon walk past it with a look of acknowledgement. He’s somewhat of a devotee of the tracking and bushwork guru Tom Brown, Jr.) The coon wasn’t scared, McMullan explains, because it can hold its own with a fox in a fight.

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Kuwait Fox Bosnia Afghanistan 206

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2014

If not returned to the rooftop, chicks will starve if cats, dogs, fire ants or raccoons don’t get them first. Once down a chick will likely seek refuge under cars, hedges, or under anything. Parents will not feed the young once on the ground. Photo: Mleongkee, Creative Commons. But the trouble does not end there.

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Florida Raccoons South America Eggs 177

Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The call was issued after the animal rights group discovered that the fur were sourced from the raccoon dog in China, ABC Radio Australia reports. Besides raccoon dogs, other types of domestic dogs are also suffering because of the high demand for their fur. However, the fur is passed off as sheep skin.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 21, 2008

We get cats, mice, birds, squirrels and raccoons. Our yard is pretty animal friendly. Here is a picture of some mice feeding on bird seed we threw out for the birds.

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Mice Raccoons Squirrels Animal Friendly 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2019

A raccoon investigates crabs on the mud flats. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Here, birds make up only some of the wildlife sightings. Deer wade into the shallows to munch on marsh grass, trailing fawns behind them. And I never forget to look for alligators. The best part? Summer birding isn’t the best season here at St.

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Wildlife Alligators Raccoons Deer 138

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Rehabbers see reptiles in glue traps, gulls entangled in fishing line, raccoons used as target practice, raptors dying from rodenticides, and songbirds shredded by domestic cats … cats like Puck. All of these afflictions are human-caused and largely preventable.

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Cats Stray Cat Stray Los Angeles 222

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

It was not a whim or an attempt to get attention, as the sensationalist press will say; instead this is a response to the domination, objectification and commodification of millions of animals (mink, chinchilla, fox, raccoons, etc.)

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Mexico Chinchillas Fur Raccoons 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

When we arrived we looked and there was our one-eyed eagle, eating a raccoon that had been hit. We laugh because we are pretty darn sure he beat us back into Ohio. That was 9 years ago. Two years ago we got a call about an eagle hit by a car. We pulled up, and he flew off into a tree. We got a million pictures of him sitting in the tree.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 246

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 29, 2009

The structures will be small so we don’t disturb the trees or our resident wildlife (raccoons, deer, owls, cottontail rabbits, etc.) who feel comfortable enough to return to Rabbit Meadows each year to raise their young.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2016

Because they like to hunt in the tree canopy , they will also eat “iguanas, parrots, porcupines, coatimundis, and raccoons.” These eagles are known to take down Howler Monkeys, baby deer, and sloths, just to name a few of their favorite meals.

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Panama Grizzly Bear Porcupines Monkeys 101

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

When placed correctly, these feeders are squirrel-free, though, as the Squirrel Buster brochure makes clear, they can still be attacked by raccoons and bears. White-breasted Nuthatches and the Carolina Wren who lives under my house are regular partakers of the seed offered by the Mini.

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Animal Person

JULY 7, 2009

I don't know if she was being sarcastic, but in my town I see dead armadillos, opossums, raccoons, all manner of turtles, and squirrels dead in the middle of the road frequently. I tweeted about a similar incident about a month ago and someone replied that she was glad there was someone fighting for the safe-dining rights of hawks.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2009

Here's the letter from Chris of Furisevil to HSUS: Dear HSUS, Like the raccoon dogs just a few miles from me, in cages awaiting to be killed, I cannot afford to wait for HSUS to do something. Nothing personal, but I have to blog about this.

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HSUS Fur Raccoons Ethics 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

A bit beyond the basics but still fundamental are chapters on bird feeding consequences and problems (squirrels and raccoons, too many blackbirds, hawks and cats, woodpecker damage, window strikes, extreme weather, and bird feeding in special situations, including retirement centers, condos, and apartments.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 31, 2012

Erubbermaids “Roughneck” homes create the perfect winter sanctuary for feral cats Opossums, raccoons and skunks. If you’re looking for an inexpensive way to help the furry friends in your backyard, this is it. Feral cats are exposed to cold temperatures, wind and freezing rain in the winter.

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Feral Cats Opossums Feral Animal 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 26, 2013

When you first install the doggy door, you never know who else you’ll let into the house, so use baby gates near the door for the first couple days, to limit the risk from raccoons and other wild animals. Make pet toys. This is a great project for younger kids.

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Pets Family Raccoons Austin 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 14, 2011

“The Problem with Weight is NOT Losing It&# (Raccoon Press) is available now through www.theproblemwithweightisnotlosingit.com. Once you understand the dynamics of weight loss/maintenance, you can get yourself back on track quickly – and still give yourself some treats for good behavior! More About Marty McGee Bennett.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2006

Then, take 2 minutes and re-view this video of raccoon dogs being skinned alive. If you feel yourself losing your resolve, take 12 minutes to re-view the documentary "Meet Your Meat" here or here. Or, suppose you're thinking about back-sliding on sub-resolution (d) and purchasing a fur-trimmed garment.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 2, 2008

Then, take 2 minutes and re-view this video of raccoon dogs being skinned alive. If you feel yourself losing your resolve, take 12 minutes to re-view the documentary "Meet Your Meat" here or here. Or, suppose you're thinking about back-sliding on sub-resolution (d) and purchasing a fur-trimmed garment.

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Animal Cruelty Rights Fur Vegan 40

Critter News

APRIL 5, 2009

This is a what happens when you mix alcohol, sex and a raccoon. Don't worry, the raccoon is just fine.

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Raccoons 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2016

Another time I was wearing gloves, just as I should have been, and an adult raccoon bit through them and took a divot out of my middle finger. “It didn’t really hurt until my co-worker pried him off and the talon came out of the hole. When I flushed it out, it was as close to fainting as I’ve ever come.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

You typically do not find a bird this naked or featherless outside of the nest unless there has been a storm or the nest has been attacked by predator like a raccoon, chipmunk, squirrel or corvids. But maybe this will help you triage the situation when you see a baby bird: This is a very young House Wren.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

I’d never heard raccoons make that particular weird noise before, but that was my best guess as to what it was. Everything was green and leafy and I was disappointed that we hadn’t seen many birds at all. Up ahead in the distance we heard a strange chattery squawky sound up ahead in the distance, high off the ground.

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