10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2013
The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. 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. Summer is high season.
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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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.
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.
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. I was working at the Coastal Wildlife Rescue Center here in Alabama, and he had either been blown in during a storm or caught a ride on a ship.
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