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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

10,000 Birds

Most of mine are small mammals,” said Denise Hunter. It was swollen and sore for two weeks.”. “I’ve been working with eagles and raptors for over 40 years,” says Marge Gibson. And the only scar I have is from a Double-crested Cormorant who turned his head and bit my wrist when I released him.”.

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Thank a lemming

10,000 Birds

The energy they expend will be sorely needed to get them through the winter and get them home to their breeding range up here. Snowy Owl at Jones Beach NY – Photo by Corey Finger And they are probably having a hard time down there without an abundance of lemmings to sustain them.

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