10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

My work as a wildlife rehabilitator over the past forty-five years has allowed me a unique perspective on a disturbing trend. Consider this: ninety percent of birds treated at wildlife centers are admitted as a result of human interactions that have nothing to do with “nature.”

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 190

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

who can be found regularly at the bird and wildlife blog Birdland West. I didn’t know much about Flickers until I started volunteering at a wildlife rehabilitation center a couple of years ago. My first close up encounter with a Flicker was at the wildlife center. Flickers have other strategies.

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Woodpeckers Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Seattle 242

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2016

She doesn’t use pesticides, she loves the local wildlife, and she does everything a good pet owner should do. My energy-saving strategy did not help me. Since I am a wild bird rehabilitator and have seen, up close, the damage a cat can do to a bird, let me address the owner of the “hummingbird murderer.”.

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Cats Rabbits Chipmunks Pets 183