Wolves & Raptors

1. Wolves & Raptors Rehabbing & Educating with Predators Adirondack Wildlife Refuge & Rehab Center www.AdirondackWildlife.org 977 Springfield Rd., Wilmington, NY

2. Rehabbing Wildlife Need Licenses from US Fish & Wildlife & NY DEC! Work with veterinarians & volunteers 3 possible outcomes: Animal dies Animal recovers & is released Animal recovers, but can’t be released Want to help? Be Prepared Throw a blanket & box in the car www.AdirondackWildlife.org

3. Educating with Wildlife Need License from US Fish & Wildlife www.AdirondackWildlife.org

4. Wolves • Apex Predators • Keystone Predators • Family Values • Self Regulating • Based on number of prey species & disease • Lead Short & Dangerous Lives • Harmless to People • Potentially Dangerous to livestock and pets • Often Misrepresented in media www.AdirondackWildlife.org

5. Wolf Hybrids • Illegal in NY! • Affectionate & Intelligent • Howl at all Hours! • Rough Play • Destructive Indoors • Lousy Watch Dogs • Require Constant Attention & Lots of Space • “Don’t Do this at home!” www.AdirondackWildlife.org

6. Adirondack Wolves • Known by Many Names • “Coy Dog” • “Coy Wolf” • “Adirondack Wolf” • “Brush Wolf” • Eastern Coyote • Hybrid of Eastern Wolf & Western Coyote • Harmless to People • Dangerous to Pets www.AdirondackWildlife.org

7. Our Wolves www.AdirondackWildlife.org

8. Cree www.AdirondackWildlife.org

9. Cree www.AdirondackWildlife.org

10. Cree www.AdirondackWildlife.org

11. Cree www.AdirondackWildlife.org

12. Zeebie www.AdirondackWildlife.org

13. Cree & Zeebie www.AdirondackWildlife.org

14. Zeebie www.AdirondackWildlife.org

15. Cree & Zeebie www.AdirondackWildlife.org

16. Other Critters at the Refuge Bobcat & Red Fox www.AdirondackWildlife.org

17. Raptors!From the Latin word“Rapare” – To seize or grasp Exceptionally Good Eye Sight Sharp Hooked Beak Four Powerful Talons on Each Foot Carnivorous – Meat Eater Descended from bipedal Theropod Dinosaurs T-Rex, Velociraptor, etc. About 30 million years old Protected by Law! www.AdirondackWildlife.org

18. How Do Raptors Help? • Control Prey Populations: Farmer’s Best Friends! • Strengthen Prey Species: The Quick & the Strong Survive • Provide Information on the Health of our Environment • Bring Beauty & Grace into the World www.AdirondackWildlife.org

19. Eagles, Hawks & Falcons Red-Tailed Hawk Bald Eagle Gyrfalcon • Falconiformes • 292 Species • Diurnal – Active by day Sharp- Shinned Hawk • Eagles • Falcons • Hawks • Harriers • Kites • Ospreys • Caracaras • Secretary birds • Vultures, Old World (Eastern Hemishere; Europe, Asia, and Africa) • Vultures, New World (Western Hemishere) Kestrel Prairie Falcon White- Tailed Kite Harris Hawk Red Shouldered Hawk Black Hawk Caracara http://www.art.com/

20. Golden Eagle Eagles, Hawks & FalconsFalconiformes Peregrine Falcon Goshawk • Eagles • Falcons • Hawks • Harriers • Kites • Ospreys • Caracaras • Secretary birds • Vultures, Old World (Eastern Hemishere; Europe, Asia, and Africa) • Vultures, New World (Western Hemishere) Broad- Winged Hawk Black- Shouldered Kite Swallow- Tailed Kite Merlin Osprey Short-Tailed Hawk Northern Harrier http://www.art.com Ferruginous Hawk Gyrfalcon

21. Eagles http://www.flickr.com/photos/pendeho/2372279022/ Bald Eagle Back from the Endangered List! Golden Eagle www.AdirondackWildlife.org

22. Owls Great Grey Spotted Barn Owl • Strigiformes • 162 Species • Nocturnal – Active at night Saw-whet Barred • Great Horned Owl • Great Grey Owl • Barred Owl • Screech Owl • Saw-whet Owl • Snowy Owl • Burrowing Owl • Boreal Owl • Long-eared Owl • Short-eared Owl • Northern Hawk Owl • Pygmy Owl • Elf Owl Screech Hawk Owl Short Eared Snowy Northern Pygmy Northern Pygmy Great Horned http://www.art.com/

23. Vultures Photos : http://www.adirondackholiday.com/everglad2.htm Turkey Vulture Nature’s Clean-Up Crew Black Vulture Moving North – Climate Change? www.AdirondackWildlife.org

24. FlightSilhouettes Buteo: soaring hawk Accipiter: woodland hawk Owl Silhouette http://www.cvm.umn.edu/img/assets/16863/Identification_of_Midwest_Raptors.pdf

25. In Nature, Everything is Connected! http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Figueroa_EL/lifescience4.htm

26. How to Help Birds & Our Environment • Get involved! • Place stickers on Windows • Keep the cat indoors • Use Lead-free fishing tackle • Slow the spread of West Nile virus • Eliminate unnecessary pesticide use • Use phosphorus-free fertilizer, dishwashing & laundry detergents • Walk, bike, car pool, take the bus or train, or ride-share • Grow your own food or buy food from local farms • Grow native plants only – Stop invasive species! • Go solar! • Conserve electricity: Save a mountain top & lessen CO2 emissions • Properly dispose of toxic chemicals (i.e. latex paint) & items containing mercury • Protect native prairie • Stop junk mail: http://www.privacyrights.org • Recycle – Recycle - Recycle • Recycle newspapers & magazines - better still, read them on line • Share what you know! http://www.cvm.umn.edu/raptor/education/faqs/birdsenvironment/home.html

27. There are dinosaurs among us We don't even know they're there               We can find them in our houses                    And in the city square                           In woods and fields and oceans Lakes and streams and trees On ice floes and on mountains Or wherever they please.                      They're not as scary as T-rex Or big as ultrasaurus But some have qualities which                 May be unpleasant for us. They're certainly a terror For things they like to eat Earthworms, rabbits, rattlesnakes All hastily retreat Though some eat seeds and vegetables And fruit and leaves and grass Some eat dead meat called carrion,              Stuff we'd much rather pass. You've eaten some for dinner And seen some in the zoo                              They’ve been photographed & hunted           Some folks feed them too. What are these creatures everywhere Let's see if you can choose Who the living dinos are From clues that scientists use. Let's start with tracks left on the trail By many different creatures   Can you find the living dinosaur   By examining the features? Gary Berke John Denver: The Eagle & the Hawk Photo: http://www.thongtinnhatban.net www.AdirondackWildlife.org