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India’s Raptor Rescuers

10,000 Birds

In a sequence of events to which every wildlife rehabilitator can relate, stories of the brothers who cared for injured birds circulated, their telephone began to ring, and their quest for medical knowledge escalated. 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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Do Birds Feel Love?

10,000 Birds

While we’re used to declarations that our pet parrots “love” us just as we love them, and they can be quite demonstrative in showing their affection, the evidence is thinner for wild birds. In 2003, I raised three orphaned ruby-throats from the early pinfeather stage to release at around 30 days of age. Would they return?

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