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Bird vs. Reptile in Key West

10,000 Birds

Key West Wildlife Center takes mostly birds, but will rescue mammals, marine mammals, and both land and sea turtles as well. Last year, 4,000 young Peregrine Falcons swept through the Keys on their way north. Donations may be sent through PayPal or to Key West Wildlife Center , PO Box 2297, Key West, Florida 33045.

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Do Not Feed Baby Birds Ham

10,000 Birds

Wildlife rehabilitators are a multi-tasking lot. Erin Smithies-Baker’s colleague Lisa Kelly took in two box turtles a woman had kept for years, feeding them nothing but spaghetti and meatballs. The baffling, mind-boggling public. We ended up naming them ‘Ragu’ and ‘Prego.’”. That’s what we called them,” wrote Erin.

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