AVMA News

APRIL 11, 2023

The AVMA and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) ended a monthlong social media campaign to raise awareness about companion animals and mental health with a Twitter chat on the importance of the human-animal bond and prioritizing wellbeing.

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AVMA News

APRIL 20, 2023

Two federal agencies are considering transferring oversight of some 600 products from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), a proposal that raises more questions than answers.

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AVMA News

JULY 28, 2023

The award is meant to honor the achievements of an individual who has contributed to the positive visibility of the veterinary profession by raising public awareness of the important and diverse roles that veterinarians play in every facet of the health and welfare of animals, people, and the environment.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

You can … Continue reading → The post Help raise awareness and $20,000 to #CurePetCancer appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. It’s hard to lose a pet, even more so when they are taken early by cancer. November is National Pet Cancer Awareness Month.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2023

Black-eared Cuckoo Black-eared Cuckoos do not raise their own young, but place an egg in another bird species nest for them to raise as their own. We have observed many of the Cuckoo species here in Australia being raised by other bird species, but not the Black-eared Cuckoo as yet.

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AnimalEquality.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

By analyzing data reported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2021, Animal Equality breaks down the death rates of chickens raised for meat at all stages of life—from hatchery to transportation trucks. A new report by Animal Equality—titled Uncounted—examines the chicken mortality rate on U.S.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

Produced by the Shika Shika label, A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean aims to promote birds and musicians from this region while raising funds for bird conservation. The brainchild of music producer, bird lover, and environmentalist Robin Perkins, this digital album is his second guide to birdsong.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2024

The Cuckoo Cuculus canorus has a bad reputation because of its habit of laying its eggs on the nests of other birds, who then raise their young. They then settle in their newly acquired home, lay their eggs and raise their brood. The swifts arrive, seek the swallows out, find their nests and evict the tenants!

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10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

For people who aren’t as involved with their bird watching like I am, huummingbirds seem so cute, it’s easy to imagine them raising cute tiny families in little cabins complete with tiny straws and cups, tiny hats and tiny, little table and chairs and the family all humming along in perfect harmony.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2013

The owls from the old burrow area near the classrooms continue to raise multiple broods and 2 other pairs have since moved in. They have recently lost the last of their juvenile fluff and it looks like they may be getting down to the serious business of raising a family! The owls at the school are known to raise multiple broods a year.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2022

Carman have organized a Birdathon to raise funds for the Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow project. This year, they hope to raise funds to: Purchase more telemetry equipment and transmitters with a solar panel. Carry out workshops and train more people locally on how to do telemetry properly. Check out the video!

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Costa Rica Sparrows Raised Protection 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2021

Perhaps his first attempt at raising a family – I’ll be checking on him in a few days! Some birds chose to sit quietly together, perhaps getting to know each other’s quirks and habits before settling down to raise a family. A young male Swallow Tanager holding a bit of nesting material.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2024

It’s quite amazing how birds that we are used to seeing much of the year on coastal mudflats, exploiting the intertidal, change their habits and take to the hills to raise their young. Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shorebirds take the limelight. Here on Shetland, it is the larger shorebirds that immediately catch the eye.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2015

During this year’s competition, each team raised money for – and awareness of – the illegal trapping of migratory birds in Cyprus , a fitting cause for a race that celebrates the miracle of migration. The competition raised over $50,000 for this very important cause. CHAMPIONS OF THE FLYWAY BY THE NUMBERS.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Costa Rican born and raised nature lover, birdwatcher and entrepreneur, working as a Certified Naturalist Guide since 2002. Born and raised in Costa Rica, I have a degree in ecotourism and have been leading nature and birding tours for more than 20 years. Learn more about us on Trip Advisor! About the Owners. DIEGO QUESADA.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2014

I’m sure that within the next couple of months they will have a brood of ducklings to raise. Well, at least she will have a brood to raise, since the male doesn’t contribute to rearing the young. The male that seems to be guarding her is the one gazing at her from just below the log. He is a handsome fellow.

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Ducks Raised California Rights 232

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 23, 2017

The World Health Organization declared April 7th, 2017 as World Health Day, a day focusing on mental health, but it’s also a year-long campaign which aims to educate, raise awareness and help people suffering from mental illness. Depression, Anxiety, and … Continue reading →

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Many rehabbers raise several crows together and release them on site. The crows are not friendly to humans, although they sometimes make an exception for the person who raised them. Evidently, it was not easy to get the card back. “I I think she was aiming to buy herself some jewelry ,” said Erin.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2013

Raising money? The possibilities are endless, but the most inspired one I’ve seen is the Muddy Puddles Mess Fest , which took place for the first time this month, drew 1,500 people, and raised $50,000 in memory of Ty Campbell, who died of pediatric cancer last October at age five.

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Wildlife North Carolina Agenda Raised 260

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2021

The beginning of August raises all kinds of mixed feelings, especially if you live in a temperate zone north of the Equator. Are we excited that we still have a month of more of summer weather left or bummed that fall migration is still that far off? Do we feel weird about being psyched about shorebirds, at least this month?

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

A pet cat raising orphaned ducklings! Explanations are simple: only a mother rabbit or a highly trained rehabilitator has a chance of raising and releasing a healthy wild bunny. That is, until the ducklings grow up, are released into a pond, and greet the local feral cat colony as long-lost relatives.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Swifts and swallows are notoriously hard to raise and/or rehabilitate, so rehabbers who don’t specialize in them tend to lose their heads when they’re successful. said Leslie, who successfully raised five of them last summer. The NAILS they possess!”

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Birds Wildlife Raised 247

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

ELs are fat around the waist, their weight is more pronounced towards the front end, and when you raise your fingers, letting ELs rest only against your thumbs, they start falling down, front end first. And when you raise your fingers, well balanced NLs happily rest against your thumbs, not falling to either side.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2013

Raising the binoculars to teary eyes, I am trying to see the bird in the nest on a nearby pylon. An adult to raise its head. The grass is swaying under a passing vehicle, spreading pollen and killing me with allergy. I have eyefuls of tears, and am sneezing and wiping my nose – all at the same time. There is not a movement in the nest.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2020

These were Torresian Crows that realised that the Channel-billed Cuckoos were likely to try and lay eggs in their nest, so they could raise their young for them. They had arrived from Asia and were being chased away by Torresian Crows. The following morning, 12th October, we heard the familiar sound of a Dollarbird calling.

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Asia Australia Eggs Raised 279

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

The discovery raises hopes that more can be learned about this Critically Endangered rail, and that efforts to restore it can be launched. The bird, whose nest was previously recorded only by ornithologist James Bond (the namesake of Ian Fleming’s spy hero), was found late last year in a Cuban swamp. Which makes the new U.S.

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Cuba Raised Species Birds 204

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2014

Many civilized nations will be honoring over the next few days those women who have birthed and raised us. At this time of year with every manner of bird on the wing, one needn’t ask whether you’ll be birding this weekend. A better question, then, might be with whom are you birding? Corey and I will be birding like mad.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 30, 2014

When birds go from Least Concern to Near-Threatened to Vulnerable to Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature scale of species viability, people often race to raise awareness and save the at-risk species. Which is good, and necessary.

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Campaign Raised Species Birds 202

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2020

All Together IPA is a collective project initiated by Other Half Brewing Company of Brooklyn, New York to raise proceeds for bar and restaurant workers who are living without their usual income due to the widespread shutdown of the food and drink business in response to the pandemic.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2020

The existing villagers joined with the newcomers organizing a whip-round to raise money in the hope of buying it. Rumours abounded about who might buy it and the fear that developers might come in and destroy the last patch of green in the village had the community in a tizzy.

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Litter Stray Owls Raised 263

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Pheasant Coucals are cuckoos, but they are very unusual because they actually build their own nests and raise their own young. It “whoops” away from part way up a tree hoping to attract some attention. Earlier this year we encountered a Pheasant Coucal family close to Broome.

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Australia Raised Family Species 247

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Their main use is to display – either to communicate with other members of the species or to scare other species, as a raised crest makes the bird appear larger. In fact, crests occur in at least 20 of the 30 orders of extant birds, and in all major groups of passerines. Crests are made of feathers.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2020

I enjoyed its close pass without even raising my camera, simply thrilled to be alive and a part of their lives. Blue-grey Tanager. Really makes me wonder why I’ve never done this more often. This morning a Merlin zoomed past in gorgeous golden light. The post Home-bound Bird Photography Tips appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

This dirt road was the soybean truck-nightmare; about every 10 minutes we had large double-trailer trucks filled with soybeans drive very fast and raise a huge dust cloud that took another 5 minutes to settle. These were less than ideal bird-watching conditions so we drove up the road and got out of the car when the dust settled.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2015

They’re just really cute orphaned Blue Jays who were raised and eventually released by Kim Doner of WING-IT in Tulsa. No, these are not highly-trained nestling Blue Jays posing artfully on an American flag. And Kim – besides being a great rehabber – knows how to Photoshop.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Another – raising and selling trout to survive. ” We are currently offering the opportunity of a lifetime to see a Harpy Eagle that is nesting in the Amazon lowlands, and guides are ready to work! Birding guides have been working hard to keep trails open at the lodges. One guide has been taking care of cattle.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2021

Also, in the case of a raptor high in the sky, I raise my binoculars upward more than my eyes or head, and using the forehead rest inside a car in such a situation limits how high I can raise my bins before the rest presses against my forehead restrictively.

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