10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

This morning’s news had this: During this year’s open of waterfowl season, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center admitted more trumpeter swans for bullet wounds than ever before. …Veterinarian hospital workers in Roseville see projectile wound, or bullet wound, injuries quite frequently.

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Minnesota Wounded Wildlife Rehabilitation Montana 204

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2012

All of the animals, birds and reptiles who live there are native species who were once injured, have gone through rehabilitation, and ended up with a permanent disability which prevented their return to the wild. The man arrived at the zoo with bloody puncture wounds up and down both arms. Evidently, it was not amused.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded Zoos Reptiles 197

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2014

“We had a call one morning about a snake and a hawk,” says Tom Sweets, the executive director and chief rescuer of the Key West Wildlife Center , located at the very tip of Florida. The snake had no puncture wounds, and was released 24 hours later. Birds Conservation Black Snake Broad-winged Hawk Key West wildlife snakes and birds'

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Reptiles Chickens Sea Turtles Wildlife Rehabilitation 199

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. The wildlife center was an hour away if I was lucky. That was my first trip to California Wildlife Center. I’d rescued birds before, but this time I had to face the wildlife center with a personal connection to the carnage.

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Cats Stray Cat Stray Wildlife Rehabilitation 204

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 228

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2013

As a wildlife rehabilitator I’ve always wanted to believe that if I put enough time, energy, and devotion into healing a wounded creature, our combined karmic payback will insure that it will live out its life well-fed and trouble-free. Releasing any wild animal is essentially rolling the dice.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Coyotes Wounded Rabbits 161

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. Over the next months, it healed very well. She could fly, but was impaired.

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New Mexico Wounded Owls Mexico 126

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2015

Even if you do not see an obvious wound, cat or dog saliva, which is full of nasty bacteria, can still get into a bird’s eyes/orifices and will eventually kill the bird; it will just die more slowly and painfully. Did you know a bird’s body has the ability to seal a small puncture wound within minutes? Suspect” dog or cat interactions.

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Wounded Rescue Medical Cats 253