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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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The finders of an adult Barred Owl brought to Kathryn Dudeck in Georgia thought he had a wing fracture, so they wrapped the entire bird in the plastic protective wrap used by landscape companies and taped it up. Jan Turner took in a raccoon cub delivered by a well-meaning couple determined to get it where it needed to go.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

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Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. I was wearing the lead x-ray apron and heavy raptor gloves, so I thought I was protected. Another time I was wearing gloves, just as I should have been, and an adult raccoon bit through them and took a divot out of my middle finger.