10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

I asked a group of wildlife rehabilitators: “What are some of the Worst Bird Myths? s and “Kill me now!”s. An injured or orphaned bird must be taken to a wildlife rehabilitator as soon as humanly possible, or they will have little chance of surviving. Feel free to vent!”. s, “Gaaahh!”s No, no, no. Probably not.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Porcupines Raccoons Birds 188

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Of all the billions of things that keep wildlife rehabilitators from sleeping at night, public releases are one of the big ones. One of the area’s resident hawks had recently been killed by a car (“I know this,” said Lisa, “because I’m the one they called to pick him up”), which left a possible territorial spot open for a young one.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Rescue Killing 2012 178

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2011

Four several years, I’ve been a volunteer at a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. I was pretty sure that this was not a baby bird — I wasn’t good enough then at identification to know what it was right away — but it was so sluggish I was afraid the cold might kill him if he stayed there any longer.

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Seattle Wildlife Rehabilitation Rescue Dogs 236

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

while Dorothy’s family rushed into the basement. Solid food would have killed him, as he’d have used up the last of his fading energy trying to digest it. “What should we do?” asked Nance, into the phone. There’s a tornado coming!” Suddenly I heard the farm hand’s voice shout, “It’s a twister, it’s a twister!” said Nance.

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Mice Squirrels Hunters New York 232

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Cat and dog rescuers share with wildlife rehabilitators the unfortunate burden of healing the hurt caused by other humans. They pointed out the puncture wounds, likely infected with bacteria that could quickly kill. It’s tribal and familial. All of these afflictions are human-caused and largely preventable.

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Cats Stray Cat Stray Wildlife Rehabilitation 222