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Pet Talk: Dog's water fun may expose it to new risk
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (68+ words) St. Mary Now Pet Talk: Dog's water fun may expose it to new risk For many dogs, there's nothing better than splashing in a lake, pond or river. However, in certain regions of the United States, freshwater fun can carry…...
Pet Talk: Board can mean stress for family pets
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (76+ words) St. Mary Now Owners can help reduce the stress pets experience during boarding by matching the facility to the pet's personality with room to be alone or to exercise, for example. Pet Talk: Board can mean stress for family pets…...
John K. Flores The coast counts during bird survey
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (70+ words) The Review/John K. Flores Sarah Mabey, center, releases a black-bellied whistling duck on Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge. A walk-in trap contains black-bellied and fulvous whistling ducks. A Hiram College student holds a black-bellied whistling duck. A Hiram College student releases a…...
Pet Talk: Enrichment is important for house-bound cats
1+ mon, 3+ hour ago (41+ words) St. Mary Now Pet Talk: Enrichment is important for house-bound cats The typical day for an indoor cat is often filled with continuous attention, cozy naps and " most importantly " a scheduled dinnertime....
Blinded by the light? Researchers look at a new kind of pollution
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (52+ words) St. Mary Now | News A dragonfly fluttering around a porch light in Baton Rouge. This is an example of a normally day-active insect lured to artificial light. Blinded by the light? Researchers look at a new kind of pollution...
Pet Talk: Trap-Neuter-Return offers humane response to strays
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (49+ words) St. Mary Now | News Pet Talk: Trap-Neuter-Return offers humane response to strays Although neighborhood cats may seem like a fun, charming presence, unowned cat populations have been criticized for causing harm to a community and its environment....
John K. Flores: Birds put on a show in March
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (116+ words) This Yellow-throated Warbler was spotted March 13 behind the Cajun Coast Visitor Center. This Prothonotary Warbler was seen in Patterson over the weekend. A Northern Parula singing in the marsh in St. Mary Parish in March. There are over 400 species of…...
Pet Talk: The threat owners don't think about
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (72+ words) St. Mary Now | News Pet Talk: The threat owners don't think about Pets encounter a variety of everyday risks, from outdoor threats like animals or parasites to physical dangers like vehicles or sharp objects and household toxins like plants or…...
John K. Flores: Winter's peak is perfect for birding
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (144+ words) The Review/John K. Flores The northern shoveler drake in full winter/mating plumage is one of the most spectacular when it comes to seasonal colors, writer John Flores believes. This immature male vermillion flycatcher can be spotted at Burns Point…...
John K. Flores: Hunter harvests some rare birds
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (82+ words) St. Mary Now | News The Review/John K. Flores Jake Pierron holds the 10th oldest male blue winged teal on record out of the same blind his grandfather in years past. The worn band of Pierron's old blue winged teal. Jake Pierron…...