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Wildlife Rehabilitators vs. Bird Thieves

10,000 Birds

The crows are not friendly to humans, although they sometimes make an exception for the person who raised them. I’d check my bank statements anyway,” cracked Michele Wellard, of Pennsylvania’s Schuylkill Center Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic , during one of our frequent Rehabber FaceBook Free-For-Alls.

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Kathy Hershey: Parker, the Playground’s Vulture

10,000 Birds

Today’s blog was written by Kathy Hershey, co-founder of Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators in Hope, Indiana. Parker was an adult Turkey Vulture who enjoyed playing with children. Guardians of human health, and a pretty awesome bird species as well … what a package! The voice on the other end of the phone was panicked.

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Vulture Follies

10,000 Birds

My rehabber friend Lisa Acton, who is with Animal Kingdom USA Wildlife Rehabilitation , picked up her phone and heard the voice of an elderly lady. Huddled next to a tree in the darkness she found not a raven but a juvenile Turkey Vulture, almost grown but still sporting tufts of down. It’s a Raven ,” said the voice.