10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2013

How about that West Point Mouse Release video ? The video begins with the cadet shooing a mouse out of a plastic container, saying, “C’mon, Whiskers! Naturally people question the video’s credibility, especially after that stupid and damaging eagle-snatching-a-toddler hoax by a Canadian college. Here is the video.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Coyotes Wounded Rabbits 161

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2013

Even as a veteran wildlife rehabilitator, I could scarcely believe the sight before me. In mammals, maggots eat only dead tissue and are occasionally used to debride wounds. If there is an entrance wound, there is an exit wound. Her abdominal wound looked good … or as good as a horrific wound could look.

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Eagles Wounded Bald Eagle Wisconsin 229

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2016

This guest blog was written by Mikal Deese, Wildlife Educator, Rehabilitator, and founder of On A Wing And A Prayer in Corrales, New Mexico. Luckily, she had no broken bones, but she did have a large open wound on her right wing. Since I didn’t have an old falconer on hand, I watched some YouTube videos.

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New Mexico Wounded Owls Mexico 127

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2015

“It is next to impossible to persuade people in India to donate money for injured raptors,” says Nadeem Shehzad, co-founder of Wildlife Rescue , a registered non-profit in the Chawri Bazar area of Old Delhi. When Nadeem and Mohammed first began in 2003, few veterinarians would suture the wounds of birds, saying they were too small.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation India Rescue Wounded 260