10,000 Birds
JULY 26, 2013
The eagle was so hypothermic I was reluctant to put her in a transport box. Not only were her organs exposed, the entire area was alive with maggots. In mammals, maggots eat only dead tissue and are occasionally used to debride wounds. If there is an entrance wound, there is an exit wound. We had to find it.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 2, 2015
The sharp strings are a menace to passing birds – especially kites and other raptors – who cannot see them and sometimes suffer grievous, if not fatal, wounds. When Nadeem and Mohammed first began in 2003, few veterinarians would suture the wounds of birds, saying they were too small. We will not give up,” says Nadeem. “It
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