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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

10,000 Birds

Somehow they manage to get the bird or animal to a rehabilitator, even though finding one is often a feat in itself. We receive nestling owls who have been fed nothing but hamburger, whose bones are so brittle from lack of calcium that they break when they try to stand. To these people, we owe our gratitude.

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The Rose-ringed Parakeets of Heidelberg

10,000 Birds

It is commonly kept in captivity and has therefore established many feral populations world-wide originating from escaped / released cage birds. This is what happens when people choose their pet birds on visual factors alone without taking vocalizations into account. Very stupid thing to do.

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