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Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus), 2 males having an intense discussion, family Icteridae, order Passeriformes, Mesa, AZ, USA

Texas approves controversial wildlife rehab rules despite 95% opposition

Supporters call the changes overdue, but many rescuers remain unconvinced. 

Wildlife rehabilitators across Texas are divided after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved sweeping changes to the state's wildlife rehabilitation program on May 29, despite overwhelming opposition during the public comment process. The new rules, which won't take effect until Sept. 1, 2027, are intended to professionalize wildlife rehabilitation, strengthen oversight and create a clearer pathway for training future rehabilitators. But critics warn the changes could reduce capacity at a time when Texas already struggles to meet the public's wildlife rescue needs. Texas Parks and Wildlife officials said the current system allows someone to become a permitted wildlife rehabilitator by watching a two-hour training video and passing a 10-question exam. "Wildlife rehabilitation has evolved into a highly complex and technical field," Richard Heilbrun, deputy director of TPWD's Wildlife Division, told commissioners. "We have many experienced rehabbers that are talented and knowledgeable, but in thinking about the future, there is very little way for us to transfer that knowledge to new rehabilitators." The adopted rules require future permit applicants to gain hands-on experience before receiving their own permit, create new permit tiers based on experience, require a veterinary consultation relationship and increase continuing education requirements...

realizing there's no logical reason for the characters to be doing the thing you want them to be doing

The opening title card of the movie “HOLES” is misspelled in DVD and Blu-Ray copies of the film.

Often when a movie is transferred to DVD, Blu-Ray, and 4K formats, the titles have to be redone to read more legibly. When Disney released “HOLES” in 2003, the title card itself was written in small text in the corner of the screen. If transferred to home video normally, this title would have been only five pixels tall and too faint to make out.

But in early 2004, when the time came to alter the title for home video, the digital technician responsible typed the name wrong and quality control never caught it, all the way through the film’s blu-ray release in 2018. No fans wrote in noticing the flaw, nobody in quality for the disc releases, nobody at all noticed, and so the flaw remains to this day.

Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor), mating pair in nest cavity, family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes, endemic to the north coastal region of Australia

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Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus), family Viperidae, WE TX, USA

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