Why are magpies so often hated?
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- Why are magpies so often hated?
- Stephanie Wilcox: Help wildlife survive this spring
- Same bacteria found in birds deer not cantaloupes
Why are magpies so often hated?
BBC News – Mar 28, 2008
Love them or hate them you can’t miss them. Their numbers have increased by 112% over the last 30 years and they are now the 13th most commonly seen bird in British gardens according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). But when it comes to this intelligent black-and-white bird most people love to hate them. After pigeons they are one of the most vilified birds in the UK. Reasons for this include their “cheekiness” according to the RSPB. “It’s their challenging almost arrogant attitude that has won them few friends” says a spokeswoman. “But magpies are beautiful striking birds.
Stephanie Wilcox: Help wildlife survive this spring
IdahoStatesman.com – Mar 29, 2008
Birds do have a sense of smell however it is not nearly strong enough for them to know that you have handled their babies. If you have found any wildlife that you think may need help please call (208) 367-1026 the Animals In Distress Hotline or (208) 338-0897 for the Ruth Melichar Bird Center. Someone will help you with how to handle the wild bird or animal and where to put it until a licensed wildlife rehabilitator can come and pick it up from you. Remember that in the state of Idaho you must be a licensed wildlife rehabber to keep most wildlife some of the exceptions include pigeons house sparrows and European starlings. Although you may mean well please let a licensed rehabber take control of all wildlife in need. Please pass the word along and let’s make this spring a happy fruitful one for all creatures big and small. Stephanie Wilcox of Boise is a certified veterinary technician born and raised in Idaho and has a passion for helping wildlife.
Same bacteria found in birds deer not cantaloupes
Rocky Mountain News – Mar 28, 2008
And there was no sign of it in Alamosa’s water supply on March 5 when the last routine monitoring was done Gunderson said. The first salmonella case occurred on March 7. Epidemiologists and other state health workers are collecting bird and animal droppings from near water facilities and testing them for salmonella said Gunderson. “We may be lucky” and find the source he said. “It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack. “Where we see animals and some sort of opening into the water system we have been collecting samples” of droppings from geese deer and other creatures he said. “So far the samples have been negative for salmonella… “So far the samples have been negative for salmonella. fficials also are looking for some opportunity for the droppings to have entered the water system such as a hole in a water tank he said. Rumors have been rampant in Alamosa that pigeons had been roosting in a 300000-gallon ground-level covered reservoir which has a window. Alamosa public works director Don Koskelin however flat denied there was any sign of birds in any of the city’s water tanks. “No that’s the first thing we looked for” he said. State health department spokesman Mark Sally said that the tanks would be checked. Gunderson said that other sources of the salmonella may exist.
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