Humane Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded 
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 2, 2015
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. When Nadeem and Mohammed first began in 2003, few veterinarians would suture the wounds of birds, saying they were too small. Donations are both welcome and needed.
10,000 Birds
JULY 13, 2012
The man arrived at the zoo with bloody puncture wounds up and down both arms. Puncture wounds require a current tetanus shot, and I was overdue. None of the wildlife staff were at the gate when the man arrived with the hawk, so he gave it to a groundskeeper, who pushed it into a box with a stick. Evidently, it was not amused.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 18, 2021
Occasionally I host wildlife rehabilitator vent-fests, where I post a question on Facebook and duly note the rehabber responses. Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? They showed me their wounds! ” I wrote.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
“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. Birds Albino leghold traps leucistic Red-tailed Hawk wildlife rehabilitators'
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
This guest blog was written by Debbie Souza-Pappas, the director and founder of Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation in Price, Utah. The wound was also very contaminated with dirt and debris. With human patients, it’s easy – you put them in a hospital bed and tell them to ‘stay still.’
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 7, 2016
I’d been volunteering at rescues through my young adulthood, and I was training as a cat socializer, teaching terrified felines — the unlucky victims of cruel people — to trust humans again. I’d rescued birds before, but this time I had to face the wildlife center with a personal connection to the carnage. One typical, blue-sky, L.A.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2015
Predators and storms can wreak havoc and human intervention is sometimes needed for survival. Here are some examples of when a bird definitely needs your help and a call to a federally permitted bird rehabilitator is warranted. Did you know a bird’s body has the ability to seal a small puncture wound within minutes?
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