Kids & Family - April 25, 2009
MECA provides 24 / 7 care for ailing pets
There's good news for critically ill or injured animals and their caregivers and it's called the Milwaukee Emergency Center for Animals. (MECA) The state-of-the-art facility, 3670 S. 108th St., opens on June 1 and is equipped to accept the city's most critical care cases.
Tags: pet care, veternarian, vet, dogs, cats, lizards, birds, MECA

Movies & TV - May 13, 2005
"Parrots" flies with a modern-day St. Francis
If we've ever needed proof of the adage "life is what happens while you're out looking for it," Judy Irving's documentary, "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill," might be it. It follows the life of Mark Bittner as he transforms from homeless North Beach bum to a modern-day St. Francis of San Francisco.
Tags: Parrots, Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, birds, documentary, Bittner, Judy Irving

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 13, 2004
Fowl poop forces parks to seek solution for geese
Milwaukee County Parks System director Sue Black and golf operations manager Brian Zimmerman tap Wild Goose Chase, Inc. to get the geese to skedaddle from Brown Deer Park and Golf Course.
Tags: geese, poop, parks, golf, migratory, birds

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 26, 2002
Horicon Marsh spreads its wings every autumn
There may be no better place in Wisconsin to watch birds than the Horicon Marsh, a 32,000-acre wetland about an hour's drive northwest of Milwaukee.
Tags: Horicon Marsh, wetland, hiking, biking, birds, geese, hawks, eagles