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Wildlife Rehabilitators vs. Bird Thieves

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Jodi Swenson of Massachusett’s Cape Ann Wild Bird Rescue released a crow named Odin, who occasionally still appears at her open window. The Common Grackle pictured at left was a patient at Wildlife Care Alliance in Virginia. Birds Bird Behavior wildlife rehabilitators'

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The Big Black Bird Rescue

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This story comes from Lisa Kelly, a wildlife rehabilitator in Tarrytown, New York, by way of Maggie Ciarcia, a rehabber in the nearby town of Somers. It’s a very large bird – are you strong, my dear? Lisa, who by then was envisioning rescuing a condor near a maximum security prison, enlisted her mother as backup.

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India’s Raptor Rescuers

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“It is next to impossible to persuade people in India to donate money for injured raptors,” says Nadeem Shehzad, co-founder of Wildlife Rescue , a registered non-profit in the Chawri Bazar area of Old Delhi. When Nadeem and Mohammed first began in 2003, few veterinarians would suture the wounds of birds, saying they were too small.

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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I am so happy to be back on 10,000 birds – I have missed Mike and Corey and my fellow Beat Writers! Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe heartwarming/mind-boggling/headscratching wild bird rescues. ” When it comes to wildlife rescue, transportation runs the gamut as well.

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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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Animal Help Now is the first nationwide response system for wildlife emergencies. AHNow’s database includes wildlife rehabilitators, rescues and hotlines, as well as veterinarians who treat wildlife. 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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The Medicine Bird

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“I’ve seen her around, when I was setting my traps,” said the trapper himself, who brought her to Tamarack Wildlife Center , in Saegertown, PA. This is why certain wildlife rehabilitators end up misanthropic and homicidal. She is a medicine bird. Just the other day I was saying that I hope I never catch her.”.

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Delhi’s Birds Need Help!

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Through the internet, they have forged bonds with other wildlife rehabililators throughout the world. 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. What’s left?