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How To Get A Bird Back Up The Chimney

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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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My Favorite Release

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So I asked seven wildlife rehabilitators, “Tell me your favorite (or one of your favorites) release story – the kind that makes you keep going, in spite of everything.”. “A Birds bird releases wildlife rehabilitators' Finally, it was just Sophie left. But oh, how she’d talk to me when I’d go sit with her.

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Swift Care Ontario: Sometimes It Takes a Village

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In late summer, wild swifts will congregate in large numbers in a single roost as they begin staging for their coming migration all the way to the Amazon Basin in South America. If they are to survive, it is crucial for them to be released at an active communal roost.