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San Antonio nonprofit requests donations to feed, care for orphaned wildlife
SAN ANTONIO – Animals left orphaned or injured by city life end up in James Martínez’s office at Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Inc. daily. Martinez is the executive director at Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Inc., a local nonprofit organization that rescues and rehabilitates native Texas wildlife. “We see songbirds, baby raccoons, opossums, baby skunks. It’s…
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This Texas hill country wildlife rescue is saving 10,000 animals a year
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South Essex Wildlife Hospital to feature in new Channel 4 TV series this week
Who are you going to call? It will always be South Essex Animal Hospital which works tirelessly, all year round to nurse sick and injured animals back to health. The outstanding efforts of the 24/7 animal hospital is now set to hit prime-time TV with a new Channel 4 series, called “Wildlife Rescue”. TV crews…
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DOE plans to triple penalties for wildlife crimes
TEHRAN – According to experts, the current penalties do not provide a significant deterrent effect for wildlife crimes, so it has been decided to triple them, an official with the Department of Environment has said. Offenses involve the illegal killing of wildlife, fishing, or hunting without permits. The penalties for these offenses vary based on…
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What is human-wildlife conflict?
Coyotes Coyotes living in human-inhabited areas may come into contact with people, livestock, and pets. Coyote-human conflicts will often be reported in the news as ‘attacks’, though most are not as dramatic as this term would suggest. Coyote-human conflicts that result in the injury or death of a human are extremely rare. Only two fatal…
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8 Ways to Protect Wildlife Near Your Home
Conservation may seem like something that scientists do to protect species that many people only ever see in zoos. But conservation can happen everywhere—such as in your backyard, where you play ball, drink coffee and host barbecues. Even apartment dwellers can make a difference. “There’s nothing that’s too small to do,” says Matthew Shepherd, director…
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Exploring why we photograph animals
Park ranger and a school of bigeye trevally, Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, 2015 ‘Once in a while, I get an email from people telling me that, thanks to a photograph that they saw somewhere, they began scuba diving. Some mentioned the photographs helped them lose their fear of underwater animals or the fear of not knowing…
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Four Wild Ways to Save the Koala (That Just Might Work)
It was spring in Queensland, Australia, a season when many wild animals find themselves in trouble, and the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital was a blur of fur and feathers. A groggy black swan emerged from the X-ray room, head swaying on its long neck. A flying fox wore a tiny anesthetic mask. An injured rainbow lorikeet…
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LA Wildlife Crossing construction prompts 101 freeway closures
Southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills will close overnight for weeks beginning Monday as crews begin to work on the largest wildlife crossing project in Los Angeles. Installation for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will begin Monday night as part of Caltrans’ effort to create a safe crossway for wild animals to…
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Major Los Angeles highway to undergo weeks of closures to construct large wildlife crossing
CNN — Construction on “the world’s largest wildlife crossing” will close a portion of the Los Angeles County’s 101 Freeway overnight on weekdays for several weeks starting Monday. The crossing will span 10 lanes of highway and aim to provide safe passage for wildlife – especially mountain lions – from the Santa Monica Mountains into…