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The Big Black Bird Rescue

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This story comes from Lisa Kelly, a wildlife rehabilitator in Tarrytown, New York, by way of Maggie Ciarcia, a rehabber in the nearby town of Somers. Lisa, who by then was envisioning rescuing a condor near a maximum security prison, enlisted her mother as backup. You brought me all the way out here to help you rescue a bag?”

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Rescue Ink Unleashed

4 The Love Of Animals

Did you happen to catch the premier of Rescue Ink Unleashed on Friday night? Check out this video from the premier episode: RESCUE INK UNLEASHED is a new weekly series that documents this unlikely group of animal activists on their crusade to save helpless, abandoned and abused animals. Tags: rescues tv.

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe heartwarming/mind-boggling/headscratching wild bird rescues. ” When it comes to wildlife rescue, transportation runs the gamut as well. I am so happy to be back on 10,000 birds – I have missed Mike and Corey and my fellow Beat Writers!

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Staten Island Hooded Crow Rescued!

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From a post on the New York State Birding listserv (NYSBirds-L): …two people who had traveled from PA to see the bird. The PA people had found the Hooded Crow approx 6am entangled in fishing line around its feet, and it was stuck in a tree.

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Glue Trapped

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Sentient people recoil at the idea of leg-hold traps, those medieval–torture devices which cause so much pain and suffering before their victims eventually die, are killed, or (very occasionally) are rescued. My very first rescue was a House Sparrow caught in a glue trap,” says Donna Osburn, a wildlife rehabilitator in Kentucky.

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Power Companies and Springtime Tree Removal

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Maggie Ciarcia, a solo wildlife rehabilitator in Carmel, NY specializing in small mammals and game birds, received a notice from New York State Electric and Gas that tree trimming was scheduled for her neighborhood and someone would contact her. No wildlife rescue required. But back to power companies. Ah, Europe!

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A Non-Lethal Solution for Both Wildlife and Feral Cats

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Peter, who lives in New York State, noticed two feral cats living near his house. Instead of rounding them up, providing minimal veterinary care, and dumping them back on the streets, why not actually rescue them? What can be done to solve the intractable problem of wildlife and feral cats? Ask Peter Paonessa.