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Track the Hummingbirds Returning to New England With This Map
Hummingbirds are now arriving in New England — for birdwatchers and -feeders, this is a sure sign of spring. The ruby-throated hummingbird is the most common in New England and first arrives in the region during the month of April. The hummingbirds often follow the migration of another bird, a woodpecker called the yellow-bellied sapsucker. Hummingbirds enjoy the sweetness of…
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Death of Eagle Sparks Increased Calls to Keep Certain Rat Poisons Out of Food Chain
Wildlife advocates in Massachusetts are mourning the death of a bald eagle in Arlington and calling for regulation of certain rat poisons. MK, a female eagle, was rescued from a cemetery in Arlington, but succumbed to her illness. Advocates are calling on local and state officials to do more to prevent more animals from being poisoned by second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides,…
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Calls for Ban on Certain Poisons Grow After Death of Bald Eagle
Commercial-grade poisons known as SGARs are being blamed for the deaths of animals higher in the food chain.
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‘Devastating': Bald Eagle, Believed Sickened by Rat Poison, Has Died
A critically ill bald eagle has died, days after it was captured by wildlife experts in Massachusetts in an attempt to save it from a likely case of poisoning. The eagle was caught Monday morning in a cemetery in Arlington, after showing signs of poor health since Friday. It could no longer fly when experts from the Cape Wildlife Center…
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Bald Eagle Rescued After Being Sickened by Rat Poison
Wildlife experts had to capture a sickened bald eagle in order to treat the bird of prey.
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3 Bald Eagles Die, Another 10 Sick After Eating Euthanized Animals
At least 13 bald eagles were likely poisoned by scavenging the carcasses of euthanized animals that were improperly disposed of at a Minnesota landfill and three of the majestic birds have died. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that state and federal wildlife officials are investigating after the eagles were found this month near the Pine Bend Landfill in the Minneapolis...