10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

When using a regular hospital cage, the wildlife rehabilitator reaches in, picks up the bird, transfers him to another cage, cleans the original one, then returns the bird. Birds wild bird caging wild bird hospital wildlife rehabilitators' Thanks, Dad! I hope others can benefit, too.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2016

They are among the most difficult birds for wildlife rehabilitators to raise, so if any fall down your chimney their best chance of survival is to put them back up there again. It’s always better to be in contact with a wildlife rehabilitator during this process, as they can answer any questions that come up.

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MAY 6, 2023

You need to get it to a wildlife rehabilitation center. Domestic animal shelters don’t normally take wildlife and if they do it’s rare. It is a delicate process to save a rabbit but very rewarding. 2) If the rabbit is in danger such as from your cat or dog try to release it out of the perimeter. I would rather educate.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2012

His eyes were in the process of changing from yellow to brown, and his tail was not yet red. Yes, wildlife rehabilitators hate those things, especially when they fly off the bird and under your shirt, which they are prone to do. I picked up a Red-tailed hawk two days ago. He was not a fledgling, but not an adult.

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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! Obviously, our National Wildlife Refuge System is one of our most cherished environmental treasures. Why do they build so many nests?

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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

MARCH 30, 2012

As a birder I like to believe that I have amassed a significant quantity of information about birds but Julie, in her labor of love as a wildlife rehabilitator, puts my puny store of bird lore in the shade. The birds in her art are alive and the birds in her writing are larger than life.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2016

This guest blog was written by Mikal Deese, Wildlife Educator, Rehabilitator, and founder of On A Wing And A Prayer in Corrales, New Mexico. the transplant process went beautifully. Since I didn’t have an old falconer on hand, I watched some YouTube videos. With the help of a trusted owl-holding friend (essential!)

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Faithful 10,000 Birds readers will remember Suzie as our wildlife rehabilitation beat writer. Trying to stop her is her furious husband and the authorities, and helping her is a smitten tech guy and an underground railroad of fellow wildlife rescuers. It’s a funny, suspenseful road trip with lots of wildlife. And birders!

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2015

“It is next to impossible to persuade people in India to donate money for injured raptors,” says Nadeem Shehzad, co-founder of Wildlife Rescue , a registered non-profit in the Chawri Bazar area of Old Delhi. Watch this remarkable video about Wildlife Rescue, and read their blog. We will not give up,” says Nadeem. “It

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. The wildlife center was an hour away if I was lucky. The process of taking in a stray isn’t usually instantaneous and straightforward. That was my first trip to California Wildlife Center. I scrambled for a box. I was mortified.

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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. So New Zealand began the process of clearing islands of mammals, using poison, trapping and shooting.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2015

The process took eight years and has since been duplicated all over the world with a variety of species, explained one of our guides … the genial and informative Dr. Kress himself. As a wildlife rehabilitator, I am used to dealing with the (sometimes) well-meaning but uninformed public, who ask questions like “Do birds have bones?”

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