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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe heartwarming/mind-boggling/headscratching wild bird rescues. Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? The lady didn’t want it to get out.”

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How To Transport Baby Birds

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She had given the above directions to a person who had found two nestling Northern Mockingbirds in need of immediate rescue. You know, improvise a bit. Maureen Eiger, a rehabber friend, sent me this photo. The person did some improvising, and substituted a bucket for the nest, and two giant slabs of concrete for the paper towels.

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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. Watch this remarkable video about Wildlife Rescue, and read their blog. We will not give up,” says Nadeem. “It

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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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AHNow’s database includes wildlife rehabilitators, rescues and hotlines, as well as veterinarians who treat wildlife. You can post it on your local Internet bulletin board, and give it to the people who receive wildlife rescue calls but normally can’t help… your local town hall, police department, libraries, and hiking area staff.

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Rescue Spotlight: Crest Care

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The internet evolved, and this site was created with a bigger, better vision, but the goal remained the same… help animals find homes through promoting rescue groups. Rescue Spotlight is going to be an ongoing feature here where we hope to highlight rescue groups to help them get more exposure online.

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Rescue Spotlight: Animal Lifeline UK

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We at Animal Lifeline UK help animal rescues in the UK find volunteers and homes for their animals. Vet bills are covered by the rescue. The decision will always ultimately lie with the rescue though. Transporters , again as it says on the tin! Move animals from pound to rescue/rescue to foster home/vets etc.

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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

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Call and transport the bird to a bird rehabber ASAP. Ok, so you’ve rescued a bird. If you have the desire to rescue and feed baby birds, become a volunteer with a federally permitted bird rehabber; we can always use the help! Gone from nest for several hours. Nestling or fledgeling bird with one or both parents confirmed dead.

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