10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Alice Berkner , a registered nurse, came up with the concept of International Bird Rescue while trying to help the more than 7,000 birds that filled warehouses around the San Francisco Bay Area during this 1971 oil spill. Birds are brought to the pre-wash care team for warmth, food, fluids, and medical care.

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Bird Rescue Rescue San Francisco Pelicans 257

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APRIL 17, 2015

Young Scott put in yeoman’s work first identifying, then attempting to photograph the birds he stumbled across while hunting rabbits with a friend, and apparently his drive has stayed with him from that day to this. He now runs the Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute out of Estes Park.

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Owls Wounded Colorado Rabbits 235

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JANUARY 30, 2015

In March, rehabbers in the United States will gather at the annual National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association conference to make contacts, swap information, and learn new techniques. Through the internet, they have forged bonds with other wildlife rehabililators throughout the world. What’s left? Funding!

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Wildlife Rehabilitation India New Jersey Delaware 225

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JUNE 6, 2021

Go to the site and under Resources you’ll find a wealth of information: species-specific instructions on initial contact with injured/orphaned wildlife, how to mitigate threats to wildlife, how to reunite a baby with its parent. They will take your call, give you free advice, and even talk to the local operator in your area, if need be.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Animal Raccoons 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009?

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