10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2016

Today’s blog was written by Kathy Hershey, co-founder of Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators in Hope, Indiana. Animal control authorities had been on his trail for weeks. Local animal control, the police, and our rehabilitation center were all called, but he proved uncatchable. It was happening again … Parker was back.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

I knew the wildlife. What you did was illegal,” he said. The others allow resident psychopaths to legally indulge in their hobby of torturing whatever unlucky creature puts a foot wrong, as non-targeted animals make up a significant percentage of those who eventually die after hours – if not days -of pain and struggle.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

My work as a wildlife rehabilitator over the past forty-five years has allowed me a unique perspective on a disturbing trend. If you see a wild bird in danger, call a wildlife rehabilitator. Rehabilitators also cooperate with law enforcement on illegal activity, and even monitor emerging diseases in avian species.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Flying in excess of 200 mph in a stoop, the Peregrine Falcon is considered to be the world’s fastest animal. National Wildlife Refuges have been underfunded since President Theodore Roosevelt created the first refuge in 1903 and Congress refused to appropriate money to manage it.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

This lovely tribute to a crow was written by Erin Baker, Animal Care Supervisor & Environmental Educator at Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining, NY (www.teatown.org) The photos show the lengths dedicated people will go to in order to keep non-releaseable birds happy and entertained.

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