10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2016

Today’s blog was written by Kathy Hershey, co-founder of Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators in Hope, Indiana. We have no real way of knowing, but we surmise that he was raised illegally by a member of the public, and “imprinted.”. The voice on the other end of the phone was panicked. It was happening again … Parker was back.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Mice Indiana Game 131

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JUNE 1, 2011

If it is an emergency and since I get calls and texts from all over the country (even a few out of the country), I direct people to Rehabber Search or Wildlife Rehabber. If you cannot find the nest or it’s too destroyed, do not try and raise a chick this young. Never raise a wild goose or duckling yourself.

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JULY 31, 2015

This post is from Lisa Beth Acton, a wildlife rehabilitator in Accord, NY. She has a captive-bred education bird named Xena, a Eurasian Eagle Owl. Lisa brings her to all kinds of gatherings to spread the word of wildlife (see Xena’s Facebook page ). This summer Lisa raised three orphaned Common Ravens.

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Raised Mice Wildlife Rehabilitation Squirrels 231

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MAY 3, 2011

But one man was listening to the calls of the whistle blowers -- calls of widespread wetland destruction, poaching, pesticides and destructive feral wildlife. A reduction in illegal hunting on Little Cayman has also allowed the ducks to recover there, and in 1995, they bred on Cayman Brac for the first time in many years.&#

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APRIL 15, 2015

According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. Although this hunting is in many cases illegal it is brazenly undertaken by hunters, and their victims (including endangered species) are commonly sold along the main roads of the country. million hectares in 2007.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 191

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NOVEMBER 23, 2012

This lovely tribute to a crow was written by Erin Baker, Animal Care Supervisor & Environmental Educator at Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining, NY (www.teatown.org) The photos show the lengths dedicated people will go to in order to keep non-releaseable birds happy and entertained. Tri-State described her as “feisty but friendly.”

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