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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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Bird rehabbers receive calls for injured turtles; veterinarians are contacted about skunks in basements. Its Executive Director and co-founder is David Crawford and the majority of its work is performed by a talented and dedicated group of volunteers.

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How To Help A Baby Bird

10,000 Birds

They need to learn by trial and error (often deadly to the chicks) where to safely place the nest, how to keep young in a tight group and hide them to avoid predators. A lone gosling or duckling is vulnerable to all sorts of predators like raptors, bass, herons, fox, snapping turtles and foxes (just to name a few).

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