10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

If that’s not possible, she needs the knowledgeable care of a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. Wildlife rehabbers love the public. Somehow they manage to get the bird or animal to a rehabilitator, even though finding one is often a feat in itself. Why do wildlife rehabilitators not love the public?

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Feral Cats Hamburgers 257

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2016

Injured wildlife are not the most cooperative of patients. Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. I was working at the Coastal Wildlife Rescue Center here in Alabama, and he had either been blown in during a storm or caught a ride on a ship.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded Wildlife Opossums 176

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. Now, he lay frightened and ruffled in my hands, his tail tattered, his feathers damp from the maw of a cat named Puck. The wildlife center was an hour away if I was lucky. That was my first trip to California Wildlife Center.

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Cats Stray Cat Stray Wildlife Rehabilitation 218

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2016

All her pets are rescues. She keeps her cats inside. She doesn’t use pesticides, she loves the local wildlife, and she does everything a good pet owner should do. I keep my cats inside,” she texted me, “and my dog turns out to be the killer.”. We have a cat that is a hummingbird murderer.”

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Cats Rabbits Chipmunks Pets 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2016

No hawk can carry off a 12-pound pet. No hawk can carry off a 3-pound pet. THE PETS THAT ARE IN REAL DANGER ARE THE ONES WHO ARE 12 POUNDS AND UNDER. THESE ARE THE PETS THAT HAWKS CAN SWOOP DOWN AND GRAB. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PETS OUTSIDE WITHOUT SUPERVISION. If you have a cat, keep it inside. I had no idea!”

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Pets Barn Owls Kentucky Bald Eagle 240

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. Consider this: ninety percent of birds treated at wildlife centers are admitted as a result of human interactions that have nothing to do with “nature.” Gratefully, we now acknowledge that was wrong.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2015

Wildlife rehabilitators are a multi-tasking lot. Nestling songbirds fed hamburger and cat food,” wrote Sean O’Brien. People walk in and hand you a box, which you know will contain the wildlife and some bizarre food item. Baby birds/wildlife and milk is another entire blog, there are so many. wrote Maryjane Angelo.

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Squirrels Hamburgers Chickens Wildlife Rehabilitation 250