The Underappreciated Undertakers
November 06, 2014 by Joe Eaton
When you’re eyeball to eyeball with a turkey vulture, you wonder how he perceives you. (My “he” is Vladimir, a ...
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After an unfortunate pruning accident, a reader wrote in to ask: do hummingbirds reuse nests?
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I've started to put out bird seed in my North Oakland backyard and have enjoyed the visitors. What do I need to know about feeding wild birds in my yard?
Wildcare
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
Based in downtown San Rafael, Wildcare combines wildlife rescue and rehabilitation with education programs to teach people about living with wildlife.
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Of Mice and Birds at the Farallones
May 26, 2011 by Juliet Grable
U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials extended to June 10 the deadline for accepting public comments on a controversial proposal to eradicate nonnative house mice on the Southeast Farallon Islands. Opponents cite concerns that the poisons will endanger a range of wildlife on or near the islands, while proponents say the project will help threatened seabirds and the island ecosystem.
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Feds Seek Comment on Farallones Mouse-eradication Plan
May 11, 2011 by Juliet Grable
Now extended through June 10, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking comment on a plan to use rodenticides to eradicate non-native house mice from the South Farallon Islands. Officials say the mice threaten nesting seabirds, but critics charge that the effort could actually endanger birds on the island.
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Kids Counting Birds in the Canal
January 19, 2011 by Juliet Grable
The annual Christmas Bird Count is the longest-running bird study in the world. But it's not exactly kid-friendly. So Wendy Dalia of Richardson Bay Audubon Center spearheaded Marin County's first-ever youth Christmas Bird Count on January 8. She's already looking forward to next year.
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Terwilliger Guides Share their Love of Nature, and So Can You
July 27, 2010 by Vanessa Thill
For more than thirty years, volunteers have been sharing their love of nature with children through the Terwilliger Nature Guide program. Named for renowned nature educator Elizabeth Terwilliger, the program is now part of the larger efforts of the San Rafael nonprofit known as WildCare. Anyone can become a nature guide after completing a training session. The next session will take place on August 14.