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Falakhe’s Story

10,000 Birds

And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves. Something was clearly badly wrong with both of his back legs, I’m no vet, but I would guess they had both been broken. And Pippa, our biologist, was very concerned. Her concern was well founded.

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Joy for Orphan Elephants

4 The Love Of Animals

Dedicated keepers at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's Nairobi Elephant Nursery in Kenya protect baby Shukuru from the cold and rain, and the risk of pneumonia, with a custom-made raincoat. A mobile vet unit was able to tranquilize her, clean her wounds, and extract the spear. Her deep wounds were filled with maggots.

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Spotlight: Lisa Beth Acton, Raising Ravens

10,000 Birds

This post is from Lisa Beth Acton, a wildlife rehabilitator in Accord, NY. Lisa brings her to all kinds of gatherings to spread the word of wildlife (see Xena’s Facebook page ). They were not aware of wildlife laws, and thought they could raise and release them. This summer Lisa raised three orphaned Common Ravens.

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