10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2012

This forced us to abandon the vehicle and walk the 15 miles to the nearest village where a bush-mechanic walked back with us at night to our vehicle and temporarily patched the hole. We stopped, wound down the window and started making squeaking sounds by rubbing our fingers over our teeth.

Zimbabwe 239

Zimbabwe Buffalo Mozambique South Africa 239

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The trail wound through the woods, over a footbridge hugging a creek, and along a marsh where cattails swayed in the gusty wind. I said, abandoning my bike and bushwhacking toward them. It’s just that an extra two or three miles, or maybe it’s ten or twelve, just don’t matter to him; and obviously the iPhone doesn’t care, either.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 211

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded Birds Abandon 211

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2015

A parent bird’s instinct to feed and protect their young is very strong, and they will not willingly abandon their babies. Even if you do not see an obvious wound, cat or dog saliva, which is full of nasty bacteria, can still get into a bird’s eyes/orifices and will eventually kill the bird; it will just die more slowly and painfully.

Wounded 257

Wounded Rescue Medical Cats 257

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

A recent arrival at the Nairobi nursery was an elephant named Murka, rescued near Tsavo National Park with a spear lodged deep between her eyes and gaping spear and axe wounds along her back and sides. Her deep wounds were filled with maggots. A mobile vet unit was able to tranquilize her, clean her wounds, and extract the spear.

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Elephants Kenya Wounded Rhinos 100