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India’s Raptor Rescuers

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“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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Do Birds Feel Love?

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In 2003, I raised three orphaned ruby-throats from the early pinfeather stage to release at around 30 days of age. My three orphans had left for Central America in September 2003. Young robins act like spoiled brats,demanding food and attention long after they should be on their own. The real test of hummingbird bonds came in 2004.

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