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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

10,000 Birds

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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Lightning Storms and Eagles

10,000 Birds

This blog was written by Marge Gibson, founder of the Raptor Education Group, Inc. Even as a veteran wildlife rehabilitator, I could scarcely believe the sight before me. We medicated her for maggots, picked at least 100,000 of the creepy critters from her abdomen, and finally treated the injury. in Antigo, WI.

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Spotlight: Lisa Beth Acton, Raising Ravens

10,000 Birds

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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On the Freezing of Birds

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I was watching a news segment on a wildlife rehabilitation center here in Florida. From 2002-2005 I was heavily ensconced in a bird and waterfowl phase with sometimes daily drama of the life-and-death variety that led to my unintentional education about all things duck (Muscovies, in particular).