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CBC
7 days ago
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How a dog and hawk protect planes in Winnipeg
When you think of airport employees who help keep your plane safe, a hawk and an English setter may not come to mind. This video shows how those two animals are helping manage wildlife collisions at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport, where birds can pose a risk to airplanes.
CTV News
13-06-2025
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- CTV News
Red-tailed hawk rescued by Burnaby RCMP officer
Rescued hawk Burnaby Images shared by the Burnaby RCMP show the hawk rescued by an officer in the early morning hours of June 4, 2025. (Burnaby RCMP)
Yahoo
04-06-2025
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DLNR says injury to endangered Hawaiian hawk was suspicious
COURTESY DLNR This endangered Hawaiian hawk was found in Mountain View with its upper beak missing. Experts determined the injury to be human-caused. COURTESY DLNR This endangered Hawaiian hawk was found in Mountain View with its upper beak missing. Experts determined the injury to be human-caused. State conservation officers are looking for leads on a potential case of human-caused injury to an endangered Hawaiian hawk on Hawaii island. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said that last month, a Mountain View resident found an emaciated Hawaiian hawk, or ʻio, on her property with the upper portion of its beak missing. The injured hawk was taken to the nonprofit, which contacted the DLNR Divisions of Conservation and Resources Enforcement and Forestry and Wildlife. Upon examination, experts determined the injury was not natural, but human-caused. The hawk had to be euthanized because it was no longer able to feed itself. 'I just want to make people aware that these types of abuses are happening in our backyards and if community members see something, please say something, ' said DOFAW wildlife biologist Raymond McGuire in a news release. The Hawaii Wildlife Center received a tip the previous week of a free hawk being offered on Craigslist in Mountain View. Posted photos of the hawk showed similarities to the one admitted, but with its full beak. Officials said the post has since been deleted, and it has not been determined if the two are related. In Hawaii, endangered wildlife such as the io are protected, and intentionally harming or killing them are prohibited by law and punishable. DLNR is encouraging community members to report suspected cases. 'We've received several reports in recent years of shootings and other harmful misconduct aimed at Hawaiian hawks, ' said McGuire. 'We can all contribute to the protection of our native io and stop the trend of abuse if we keep our eyes open and speak up.' Tips can be reported to the DLNR hotline at 808-643-DLNR (3567 ) or via the free DLNRTip app. See more : 4 Comments By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have agreed to the. An insightful discussion of ideas and viewpoints is encouraged, but comments must be civil and in good taste, with no personal attacks. If your comments are inappropriate, you may be banned from posting. Report comments if you believe they do not follow our. Having trouble with comments ? .
Yahoo
24-05-2025
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Baby hawk rescued from Chatham highway
PITTSBORO — Thanks to the quick thinking and teamwork of two Chatham County Sheriff's Office employees, a young hawk is safe and receiving care after a dangerous brush with traffic. CCSO Investigator Jon Murray was heading home after his shift on May 15 when something unusual caught his eye near the intersection of NC 22 and NC 42. Sitting motionless in the road was a baby hawk, vulnerable as vehicles passed close by. 'It wasn't trying to fly away,' Murray said. 'It just sat there while cars went right by it.' Realizing the bird was likely injured or too young to fly, Murray carefully secured it in a blanket and contacted the Chatham County Sheriff's Animal Resource Center for assistance. Animal Resource Officer Justin Green responded and took custody of the hawk, which appeared to have fallen from its nest. Green transported the raptor to Holly's Nest Animal Rescue, a local licensed wildlife rehabilitation center, where it will remain until it's old enough to survive on its own. 'We're grateful Jon spotted it when he did,' Green said. Holly's Nest, 309 Lazy Waters Lane north of Sanford, specializes in the care and rehabilitation of injured or orphaned wildlife and partners regularly with local agencies to ensure animals receive the help they need.
West Australian
20-05-2025
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- West Australian
Helping hands in orange: Geraldton SES volunteers recognisedduring National Volunteer Week
Laura Green and Joey Mihaly are prime examples of the unifying force of volunteering, with a shared passion for service to the community bridging the generation gap. It is National Volunteer Week (May 19-25), a chance to shine a spotlight on those who dedicate their skills and time to helping others. The Geraldton/Greenough State Emergency Service unit proudly celebrates its team of around 60 volunteers. Among them are SES logistics officers 20-year-old Ms Green and semi-retiree Mr Mihaly. Ms Green's emergency service journey began at the age of 13, when she joined the local fire brigade cadets. When she turned 16 she heard the SES were looking for younger volunteers and didn't hesitate to step up. 'From there, I've just done everything that's really been offered. There are good opportunities for everyone, every skill set,' she said. Mr Mihaly's path to the SES began after he caught a news segment about the organisation that showed volunteers in 4WDs tackling rough terrain. Immediately he knew he'd like to be a part of it, and in 2020, he signed up. 'I remember years and years ago I was watching TV. There was a news report about SES doing something and this LandCruiser came on, just bouncing around through the dirt and scrub and I thought 'that'd be so cool to be able to do that',' he said. 'And it just stuck in the back of my brain for a long, long time.' Just recently Mr Mihaly was deployed to South East Queensland after tropical cyclone Alfred wreaked havoc on the coast. 'Most of the jobs were chainsaw jobs, because it's just trees down all over the place, and we really didn't do anything else but chainsaw work,' he said. 'I remember being at a house, removing trees from the backyard and the next door neighbour was watching us like a hawk, screaming that we were ruining the bird's habitat. 'She was our next job, and by the end, she saw we were just trying to help her and then she realised, 'oh, you guys aren't killing everything in sight — you're not just chopping down trees for the hell of it'. We won her over. She actually gave one of our team members a hug.' Ms Green recounted one of her first, and to this day, most impactful deployments to the Carnarvon-Gascoyne Junction fires. 'I was fresh, as you could imagine, and I got the opportunity to go up there for a five-day deployment to do water bomber refilling and all the IT stuff out the back of where they're doing the incident base,' she said. 'And that opened my eyes a lot to SES and all the other agencies along with it.' Both volunteers said the best part of SES was learning hands-on experiences while making a real-world difference to people in crisis. 'We mostly get called out to smaller jobs like holes in roofs after big storms, flooding, transporting firies from place to place and even broken down cars,' Mr Mihaly said. 'But once a job is done you really do feel this massive sense of accomplishment, and as corny as it sounds, I really do love just helping people.' Ms Green added: 'When I'm in a good position, not everyone else is, and I have the capability to help people.' 'That's how I enjoy it. And you see so many different things, different people, different ways of life, while you're doing it. 'It's quite impactful, you see people in very vulnerable moments in their life, often pretty much the lowest they've been for some of them, but they'll turn around to people like us, and they'll be like, 'thank you for what you've done, you've done a little bit, but it's more than enough'.' The SES pair encourage anyone who may be thinking of joining the SES to look into it 'more closely'. 'Anyone can join. Any height, any gender, any disability we've got. We always make accommodations. There's always a place for people here,' Ms Green said. To celebrate volunteers like Ms Green and Mr Mihaly, WOW Day, or Wear Orange Wednesday, is on May 21.
