10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2013

Boris once told me a hysterically funny story in which he discovered his ex-wife in the process of adopting a Russian orphan without telling him. Birding Birds Destinations France La Reserve Ornithologique du Teich wildlife rehabilitation' He told it in a perfect Russian accent, hence the name (and his eventual divorce).

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The male shown in the video above, filmed at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, was in the process of gathering nesting material for what usually adds up to a dozen to two dozen nests! America’s National Wildlife Refuge System is the world’s largest network of protected areas dedicated to wildlife conservation.

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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. Unwilling to leave the suffering birds to die, they began bringing them home, asking veterinarians to make house calls, and keeping the recuperating birds on their roof.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Faithful 10,000 Birds readers will remember Suzie as our wildlife rehabilitation beat writer. Your posts for 10,000 Birds took us into the unique world of wildlife rehabilitation. Can you share your most memorable experience as a wildlife rehabber? What was that process like? There are so many! Energetic.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The process of taking in a stray isn’t usually instantaneous and straightforward. Cat and dog rescuers share with wildlife rehabilitators the unfortunate burden of healing the hurt caused by other humans. She was a tortoiseshell, the color of dirt, tucked in the crawl space under our apartment. She immediately panicked.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans.

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