10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

Violation of the law would be punishable by substantial fines, plus the cat owners would be required to perform community service at a local wildlife rehabilitation facility. They’d also have to pay for every aspect of care the injured bird requires, as well as the emotional suffering of the wildlife rehabilitator!”.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 246

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2014

This is more of a cautionary tale about one of the perils lying in wait for wildlife rehabilitators who decide to take shortcuts. He showed no signs of soreness. Birds releasing birds wildlife rehabilitators' Many summers ago I received a young Red-tailed Hawk who had been found standing on the side of the road.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Soreing Wildlife Morals 186

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Wildlife rehabilitators all have their own cuteness appreciation levels, and black vultures send me over the top. I thought he might be sore from banging into something, plus he was thin, so I simply planned to let him rest and gain weight in a large crate in our screened-in porch. He had no fractures or visible injuries.

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Rabbits Wildlife Rehabilitation Rabbit Rescue Rescue 233

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

She made the 10 or 14 calls it usually takes to find a wildlife rehabilitator, finally finding me. There was nothing broken, he was just very sore. This gorgeous guy was hit by a car, I’m guessing, in a town south of me. He hobbled into the driveway of a woman named Terry, limping badly and unable to fly.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Soreing Turkey Suffering 199

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2016

Injured wildlife are not the most cooperative of patients. Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. It was swollen and sore for two weeks.”. Most of them think we’re trying to eat them, not help them. Frightened and defensive, they react accordingly.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded Wildlife Opossums 166