It was the first time in the two and a half years Nancy McDonald had been a bird rescuer that she had come to the aid of a federally protected bird that was shot – it wouldn’t be the last …
Anne Arundel County subsidizing possibly tainted food for county’s neediest – an editorial
The following is an editorial (opinion).
Donating venison to food banks is a great idea if the meat is free of lead – but that’s not necessarily what’s happening in Anne Arundel County currently.
Even more concerning is those …
30 dead bald eagles in Maryland – how Virginia solved the problem, but Maryland didn’t
At least 30 bald eagles have been killed by a carbofuran in Maryland between 2009 and 2019. The toxic pesticide was fully banned by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2009.
That these poisonings continued to happen long after the …
Bird/wildlife rescue in Maryland continues through coronavirus pandemic
With birds and other wildlife still requiring rescue in Maryland, all of our local rehabilitation facilities are still operating – some have gone to reduced staff and most have new procedures during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a post on …
‘How many dead bodies do you want us to bring you before you take action?’ Carbofuran loophole bill hopes to safeguard the public, law enforcement personnel and bald eagles
A bill to make the possession of carbofuran illegal will be introduced to the Maryland General Assembly in the upcoming legislative session, according to Beth Decker, executive director of Safe Skies Maryland, a conservation initiative which focuses on human-caused bird …