10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

There are few sights more wrenching to a wildlife rehabilitator than a convulsing, lead-poisoned bird. In what some might see as an unlikely alliance, wildlife rehabilitators, veterinarians, and – yes – hunters have banded together to convince those who hunt to use copper bullets instead of lead.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

This week’s guest blog was written by Linda Hufford, who has been a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in raptors for over twenty years. She runs Birds of Texas Rehabilitation Center in Austin County, Texas. As a wildlife rehabilitator, I’ve used many of their gathered facts to improve my bird care.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

My work as a wildlife rehabilitator over the past forty-five years has allowed me a unique perspective on a disturbing trend. If you see a wild bird in danger, call a wildlife rehabilitator. My father, a lifelong conservationist, spoke those words with reverence when describing the natural world.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

This morning’s news had this: During this year’s open of waterfowl season, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center admitted more trumpeter swans for bullet wounds than ever before. They (hunters) see this white thing, and they aren’t entirely sure what it is,” Naumann said. Three hunters have been charged.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2016

I’m a wildlife rehabilitator, so I’m always ranting about things like eagles being lead poisoned or songbirds being slaughtered by outdoor and feral cats. I’ve received stacks of hate mail from hunters who use lead bullets (as opposed to copper), outdoor cat owners, etc etc etc. For a minute, she had me.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2016

Injured wildlife are not the most cooperative of patients. Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. Most of mine are small mammals,” said Denise Hunter. Most of them think we’re trying to eat them, not help them. Frightened and defensive, they react accordingly.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

He was a small male, six or seven months old, and obviously not a skilled hunter. All three arrived ten minutes later. It was lucky for the hawk, who was so emaciated he probably wouldn’t have lasted the night. Solid food would have killed him, as he’d have used up the last of his fading energy trying to digest it.

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