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

2. 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 Rehabbing Wildlife www.AdirondackWildlife.org

3. Need License from US Fish & Wildlife Educating with 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 1.T-Rex, Velociraptor, etc. 2.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 Eagles Falcons Hawks Harriers Kites Ospreys Caracaras Secretary birds Vultures, Old World (Eastern Hemishere; Europe, Asia, and Africa) Vultures, New World (Western Hemishere) http://www.art.com/ Bald Eagle Caracara Red-Tailed Hawk Prairie Falcon Kestrel Harris Hawk White- Tailed Kite Gyrfalcon Red Shouldered Hawk  Falconiformes  292 Species  Diurnal – Active by day Black Hawk Sharp- Shinned Hawk

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

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

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

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. Flight Silhouettes http://www.cvm.umn.edu/img/assets/16863/Identif ication_of_Midwest_Raptors.pdf Buteo: soaring hawk Accipiter: woodland hawk Owl Silhouette

25. In Nature, Everything is Connected! http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Figuero a_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.orghttp://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. John Denver: The Eagle & the Hawk Photo: http://www.thongtinnhatban.net 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 www.AdirondackWildlife.org