10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Great Green Macaw digiscoped at the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras For many centuries throughout the world mankind has kept birds as pets. In reality there are two main factors that are affecting the birds of Honduras which is population growth and the capture for the pet trade. Also, no one should have birds as pets.

Honduras 190

Honduras illegal Parrots Birds 190

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Rehabilitators also cooperate with law enforcement on illegal activity, and even monitor emerging diseases in avian species. You will know that bird died from applied pesticides, or see the owl that was hit by a car and realize this was a human-caused consequence. There was a time when our domestic pets were treated like objects.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 189

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

It’s easy to choke it with food while you’re feeding it and chances are good that you’d raise the chick like a pet and you’d end up with an adult bird that doesn’t know what its predators are and seek humans for food and mating…aka an unreleasable bird. Owls are a little different. Leave it be.

Birds 266

Birds Fox Raised Ducks 266