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Birds on Utility Poles – The Electrocution Solution

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Jayne Neville, a former wildlife rehabilitator specializing in songbirds, moved from Connecticut to Florida and immediately began making the acquaintance of all the birds in the area. Part of the rabbit he had caught was still entangled in a nearby powerline. The company was absolutely responsive and willing to help.

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Springtime Tree Cutting and Wildlife

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The Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center in Norristown covers four Pennsylvania counties (including Philadelphia) and takes in over 3000 animals a year. Licensed wildlife rehabilitator and Assistant Director Michele Wellard relayed this story: In the spring a few years back, a man cut down a tree on his property outside Philadelphia.

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Do Not Feed Baby Birds Ham

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Wildlife rehabilitators are a multi-tasking lot. Perhaps she had been watching Monty Python’s Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.). “I Bottom line: so many of these well-meaning people picked up their information from the internet, from pet supply companies, or from – cringe – even veterinarians.

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