10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2016

Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. I had a Pileated Woodpecker who used to jab at my hand whenever I needed to rewrap her bandages,” says Maureen Eiger, providing a perfect example of a single rehabber struggling to hold and wrap at the same time. But life is not perfect. “I

Wildlife Rehabilitation 176

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded Wildlife Opossums 176

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2015

A parent bird’s instinct to feed and protect their young is very strong, and they will not willingly abandon their babies. Here are some examples of when a bird definitely needs your help and a call to a federally permitted bird rehabilitator is warranted. Unfortunately a bird’s nest location is not always perfect.

Wounded 256

Wounded Rescue Medical Cats 256

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Here’s a sad example of where logic failed. The finders of an adult Barred Owl brought to Kathryn Dudeck in Georgia thought he had a wing fracture, so they wrapped the entire bird in the plastic protective wrap used by landscape companies and taped it up. They showed me their wounds!

Transported 279

Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

After a few hours we guesstimated that the pack had moved south and after checking the shooting range (where the park rangers tasked with the unenviable responsibility of protecting the park’s rhinos practised their art) we joined the road to the less touristy southern part of the park. He couldn’t be more different. Resilience.

Wolves 192

Wolves Lions Dogs Vet 192

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Certainly a strange mode of justification is offered along the lines of interpreting animals as weaker members of the community, as individuals who cannot protect their own interests, and who therefore need the sort of protection extended to others such as children, lunatics, etc., who cannot protect their interests.

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Cruelty Legislation Kangaroos Animal 40