10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2015

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 ). This summer Lisa raised three orphaned Common Ravens. They were not aware of wildlife laws, and thought they could raise and release them.

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Raised Mice Wildlife Rehabilitation Squirrels 224

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

It’s just that when summer is over and most wildlife rehabilitators are fried, this is the kind of thing that will make most of us fall to our knees, choking with laughter, tears spurting from our eyes. Jayne Neville chimed in, inciting rehabbers to compare the biting ability of various seed-eaters, grackles, and parrots.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Turtles Turkey Wildlife 206

10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2012

One day my wildlife rehabilitator friend Marilyn brought me a black shoebox decorated with 6 or 8 quarter-sized holes. He had two major strikes against him: one, he had been found and raised alone by someone with little knowledge of birds, and so was imprinted. He thinks he’s a cuckoo,” said Marilyn. He was a quick study.)

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Parrots Game Eggs 176