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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

10,000 Birds

Injured wildlife are not the most cooperative of patients. Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. I had the snot bitten out of my thumb by a squirrel who didn’t want a bath,” said Shannon Keith. “I Most of them think we’re trying to eat them, not help them.

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Spotlight: Lisa Beth Acton, Raising Ravens

10,000 Birds

This post is from Lisa Beth Acton, a wildlife rehabilitator in Accord, NY. Lisa brings her to all kinds of gatherings to spread the word of wildlife (see Xena’s Facebook page ). We took her to the vet and put her on medication, and somehow she pulled through. This summer Lisa raised three orphaned Common Ravens.

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