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A Tribute to a Wildlife Lover’s Support Team

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It’s a rough world for wildlife. Part of a wildlife rehabilitator’s job description should be a willingness to have your heart smashed to bits over and over again. The month before we lost him to bone cancer at age eleven, I was in New York City and met a British man.

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Lisa’s Barred in Grill

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What is the number one cause of wildlife rehablilitator burnout? Dimmy, whose name has been changed to protect the guilty, was driving down the Saw Mill Parkway, north of New York City, when she hit a large bird. He called Lisa Acton, of Animal Kingdom USA Wildlife Rescue , who took over. The public.

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What To Do With An Injured Sora?

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When a Sora was found in the Loch in New York City’s Central Park almost a week ago birders were pretty happy. After all, a twitchable Sora in Manhattan is an oddity with the only previous really twitchable bird being the one that showed up in Bryant Park two years ago.