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India’s Raptor Rescuers

10,000 Birds

Unwilling to leave the suffering birds to die, they began bringing them home, asking veterinarians to make house calls, and keeping the recuperating birds on their roof. 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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First White-Tailed Tropicbird Sighted in Connecticut

10,000 Birds

Bowen, a wildlife rehabilitator licensed with CT DEEP for small mammals and reptiles (specializing in bats www.bats101.info) info) and is also USFWS licensed for migratory birds, specializing in waterfowl. After the bird had been stabilized, I needed to decide what my next step was.