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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

10,000 Birds

And I was pecked in the eye by my pet chicken, does that count?”. “I Most of mine are small mammals,” said Denise Hunter. It was swollen and sore for two weeks.”. We were working on his enclosure when he sliced my arm with his serrated bill! No need for stitches, but it took awhile to heal.”. “I

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? Do all hunters realize that? It gives one to wonder why this designation was made.

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