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AUGUST 13, 2019

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) attempts to calculate the economic contribution of National Wildlife Refuge visitation to local communities. Rather, birding and other wildlife observation ( e.g., photography) are lumped together as “non-consumptive” uses of a refuge. Every few years, the U.S. billion for local communities.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

It’s a rough world for wildlife. Part of a wildlife rehabilitator’s job description should be a willingness to have your heart smashed to bits over and over again. More than 90% of wildlife injuries are caused by humans.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

What can be done to solve the intractable problem of wildlife and feral cats? And Peter, who loves wildlife, has saved hundreds – if not thousands – of birds and small animals from being killed by two more feral cats. Ask Peter Paonessa. Peter, who lives in New York State, noticed two feral cats living near his house.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Since then, the majority of my guests became birders and wildlife photographers. About the same time, I made another dream come true, and started offering wildlife watching and photography boat tours at the lake. The post Birding and Wildlife photography at Limneo Lodge, Kerkini Lake, Greece appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Babita Tours has many years of experience organizing tailor-made wildlife tours for private groups in this wonderful country. We would also visit Ranthambore National Park where we hope to see more wonderful wildlife, and with luck, tiger. The post Come to India With Babita Wildlife Tours! Contact: ashley.boon@btopenworld.com.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

The 19th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival ! 10,000 Birds is a Scrub-Jay level sponsor of the 19th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. …. I can’t wait for January! To be exact, 20-25 January 2016. I’ve had so many great moments at previous festivals and now I can’t wait for the next.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Seeing a wild Snow Leopard is every wildlife enthusiast’s dream, probably the ultimate and most elusive wildlife experience on the planet. This event was observed during a tour arranged and guided by INDRI – Ultimate Wildlife Tours www.indritours.com.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of Seychelles is a lightweight, 196 pages of a pocket-sized and easy-to-carry book suitable for a general nature lover, but also for birders as a second, wider-orientation guide, next to the Field Guide to the Birds of Seychelles.

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AVMA News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), The Wildlife Confiscations Network lessens the logistical burden of searching for appropriate placement of trafficked animals. Through a cooperative agreement between the U.S.

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AVMA News

AUGUST 15, 2024

Researchers are encouraging further investigations to determine just how prevalent the virus is in area wildlife. For the first time in North America a case of rustrela virus infection, also known as staggering disease, has been identified in a wild mountain lion.

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DECEMBER 11, 2021

It takes a detour to reach Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica but oh how the trip is worth it. The mix of lowland rainforest, second growth and extensive wetlands makes it a very birdy place to bring some binos. With those avian temptations in mind, I make a point of visiting at least once a year.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

… The post Black-throated Gray Warbler at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Everyone was respectful of each other’s space and it felt safe to be among a group of birders, no small thing in the midst of a pandemic. It was a great 326th bird for Queens. Now what will be next?

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AUGUST 14, 2019

Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Here, birds make up only some of the wildlife sightings. Marks National Wildlife Refuge appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Tallahassee is surrounded by lakes, springs, and forest, located only 30-45 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico. The sun sets over the St.

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AVMA News

JUNE 17, 2024

Most recently, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced May 7 that it had been detected in the state’s deer and elk.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Both men lead trips for tour company Tropical Birding (Barnes is a founder), and they have also co-authored Wildlife of Madagascar (another WildGuide volume, 2016), Birding Ethiopia (with Christian Boix, 2010) and Wild Rwanda (with Christian Boix, 2015). And, heavy.). Birds of Kruger National Park. by Keith Barnes & Ken Behrens.

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AVMA News

AUGUST 28, 2024

Wildlife rabies outbreaks in Alabama, Maine, and Vermont have prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve nearly $19 million in emergency funding. The money will be used to manage rabies in six emerging areas that have an elevated risk for rabies spread.

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MARCH 14, 2023

National Wildlife Refuges protect critical habitat and provide some of the best birding locations in the United States. Although birders and other users of NWRs create local jobs , federal lands can be costly for local governments because, broadly speaking, federal land cannot be taxed by state or local governments.

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AVMA News

MAY 22, 2023

Two recent drug approvals mean a novel treatment for the control of canine osteoarthritis (OA) pain and an oral vaccine against the wildlife spread of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease, will soon hit the market.

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AVMA News

AUGUST 21, 2023

Pilny presented sessions on July 15 at AVMA Convention 2023 in Denver about the consequences of wildlife trafficking on wild bird populations and the difficulties with rehoming unwanted birds. Patricia J. Latas and Anthony A.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

Some years later, I hold ‘A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of India’ by Bikram Grewal, Tripta Sood and Manjula Mathur. It begins with a 15 pages overview of India’s climate and geography, its wildlife habitats, threats to wildlife, extreme rarities and how to enjoy the forests.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Occasionally I host wildlife rehabilitator vent-fests, where I post a question on Facebook and duly note the rehabber responses. Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? said Alix Parks of Happinest Wildlife Rehab in Tennessee.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2021

When the photo was posted on social media, people immediately began making calls – to the local wildlife rehabilitation center, the state falconry club, and the wildlife division of the state wildlife agency. But since it wasn’t a wild bird and it wasn’t a falconry bird, it wasn’t under anyone’s control.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

I found this pair among the Northern Shovelers at Delevan National Wildlife Refuge and watched as they perched atop a log for awhile, preening and scratching. Our National Wildlife Refuges are special places where we can observe wildlife in their natural habitats. Dapper indeed! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcgOFQtcyAo.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Back in January, when I was enjoying my attendance at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival down in Florida, I had an enchanting encounter with our national bird , the Bald Eagle. And where there is a lot of wildlife there will also be other wildlife that shows up to eat the original wildlife.

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MAY 2, 2021

Jayne Neville, a former wildlife rehabilitator specializing in songbirds, moved from Connecticut to Florida and immediately began making the acquaintance of all the birds in the area. Jayne had a pet carrier handy for wildlife rescue and the eagle was transported to Peace River Wildlife Center and treated for electrocution.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2015

“It is next to impossible to persuade people in India to donate money for injured raptors,” says Nadeem Shehzad, co-founder of Wildlife Rescue , a registered non-profit in the Chawri Bazar area of Old Delhi. Watch this remarkable video about Wildlife Rescue, and read their blog. It is our duty to save them.”.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2015

For me, one of the best parts of going to Florida for the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival is the chance to see Roseate Spoonbills. Three years ago I shared a gallery of images of spoonbills at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge but I think it is time for another. You can never get enough spoonbill!

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JULY 4, 2021

He found it in Gay Frazee , a skilled wildlife rehabber who runs Wildlife ER on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. This is why rehabbers make every effort to return flock or herd wildlife to the area in which they were found. He kept her supplied with minnows as he searched for help. It’s their home.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Birders know that some of the finest birding locations in the country are on federal land , which include national parks , wildlife refuges , forests , monuments , and seashores , among others. The eleven largest national wildlife refuges are also in Alaska, including Arctic NWR and Yukon Delta NWR , each more than 19 million acres.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2014

My very first rescue was a House Sparrow caught in a glue trap,” says Donna Osburn, a wildlife rehabilitator in Kentucky. The Barn Swallow at right was rescued by Rebecca Dmytryk of Wildlife Emergency Services in Moss Landing, California, and transferred to Native Songbird Care and Conservation in Sebastopol. Ugh, glue traps!”

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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. As a wildlife rehabilitator, I’ve used many of their gathered facts to improve my bird care. She runs Birds of Texas Rehabilitation Center in Austin County, Texas. His answer surprised me.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

Fish and Wildlife Service – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Alaska, Public Domain, [link] Source Given that Shanghai has a population that is about as large as that of the 10 biggest cities in the US combined, it may sound surprising that it is actually a decent place for birders.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Motomco’s Material Safety Data Sheet for “Hawk” warns that the product “is extremely toxic to fish, birds, and other wildlife” and that “dogs and predatory and scavenging mammals and birds might be poisoned if they feed upon animals that have eaten this bait.” Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

His passion for birds extends into writing and using the power of words and birds to try and engage with people to enjoy the wildlife that is all around them and also to use this connection to nature as a way to improve… Source

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. The wildlife center was an hour away if I was lucky. That was my first trip to California Wildlife Center. I’d rescued birds before, but this time I had to face the wildlife center with a personal connection to the carnage.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2020

Mourning Warblers are never a guaranteed bird in Queens and seeing one at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge was a real treat. Somehow, despite seeing both species of cuckoo that show up in New York, two dozen species of wood-warbler, and host of other birds, he managed to narrow it down. How about you?

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JUNE 19, 2015

Okay, folks, today we will be discussing one of those internet pass-arounds which are meant to fill everyone with joy and inspiration, but which make wildlife rehabilitators look for the nearest wall against which to bang our heads. Wildlife rehabilitators endure. But we don’t need to get rid of old beaks. Beaks endure. Talons endure.

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