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India’s Raptor Rescuers

10,000 Birds

The sharp strings are a menace to passing birds – especially kites and other raptors – who cannot see them and sometimes suffer grievous, if not fatal, wounds. The first injured bird Nadeem and Mohammad ever found was a Black Kite. Watch this remarkable video about Wildlife Rescue, and read their blog.

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The Medicine Bird

10,000 Birds

The white redtail couldn’t fly because she’d spent somewhere between 14 and 24 hours on the ground in freezing rain, encased in mud, and was suffering from capture myopathy, a sometimes-fatal condition induced by stress. Will she be releasable? It’s too soon to tell.