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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

10,000 Birds

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Violation of the law would be punishable by substantial fines, plus the cat owners would be required to perform community service at a local wildlife rehabilitation facility. wrote Heilke in Colorado.

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Intake

10,000 Birds

Yes, wildlife rehabilitators hate those things, especially when they fly off the bird and under your shirt, which they are prone to do. The day I brought him home, two of my 17-year-old daughter’s friends were visiting from Colorado. He was strong enough to grab my glove with his foot and hang on. What happened?” we’re asked.

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Winter Wanderland

10,000 Birds

It is mid-March and I am back in Colorado for meetings. After a pleasant morning with ducks, crisp snow and sunshine, we followed the wildlife trail on our way out. The same Townsend’s Solitaire I dipped on last time in Colorado. Coming down from the emotional high we noticed our grumbling stomachs: time to eat.

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