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The Wild Life

12.04.2007

Submitted by mkrolak on Tue, 12/04/2007 - 1:01am.
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Does a wild one near you need a respite from the flicker of flashbulbs from forest paparazzi? Rehab didn't work for Lindsay, but WildCare's animal rescue program will do the trick, saving over 3,000 local creatures a year. If you've got an animal lover on your list who can't have a pet, adopt a wild critter like Echo the Hoary Bat (pictured - she had us at hello) on their behalf. Your gift puts the adoptee up in style - with vet care, food, and shelter - until they're fit to go back to their wild ways, and you get an adoption certificate, color photo, and the animal's personal history so there's still something to put under the tree. Our native environment stays native, and Echo gets to stay out of the tabloids and live her life in peace.

Wanna Try: 

WildCare (415-453-1000). Donate or adopt online. Hoary Bat adoption, $25 and up.

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Cocktail Fact

Insect-eating bats like Echo can munch up to 1,200 bugs in an hour.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 SF Biters gift an animal adoption instead of a kitschy Christmas sweater, we'll keep the weight of 117 paparazzi in clothes out of landfills.

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karen Waters  on May 21, 2009 at 02:44 PM 1
Found, one small very tired pigeon. wearing three bands on it's legs. #1 band has these numbers on it. 0402 #2 band has NBRC P 2008. Third band is color coded, blue and white stripe. Bird is healthy. Is eatting, and drinking water. Should I release this bird..or do I need to notify someone. I do not want to keep this bird. My telephone number is 510-527-8605. Please contact me asap. Sincerely, Karen Waters

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