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Lightning Storms and Eagles

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In mammals, maggots eat only dead tissue and are occasionally used to debride wounds. If there is an entrance wound, there is an exit wound. Her abdominal wound looked good … or as good as a horrific wound could look. Luckily, this wound was not as severe. We had to find it. Her wings were perfect.

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In Harm’s Way

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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. Evidently, it was not amused.

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India’s Raptor Rescuers

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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.

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

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Even if you do not see an obvious wound, cat or dog saliva, which is full of nasty bacteria, can still get into a bird’s eyes/orifices and will eventually kill the bird; it will just die more slowly and painfully. Did you know a bird’s body has the ability to seal a small puncture wound within minutes? Suspect” dog or cat interactions.

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Two Bald Eagles Survive Crash Landing

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The other was transferred to the University of Minnesota’s Raptor Center with deep talon wounds, but was expected to do well. (Randy Hanzal, a conservation officer with the agency, snapped the remarkable photo above.). During transport to a rehab center, one eagle made a quick escape. Birds News Bald Eagles'

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What is Wrong with People?

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In Dartmouth, Massachusetts an Osprey was recently found with a gunshot wound that proved fatal and in Santa Clara, California some sick person has taken to shooting Mallards with darts from a blowgun. What is wrong with people?

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Save the Whales! Kill Some Gulls?

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The gulls then peck at the whales’ backs, causing wounds from which the gulls feed. Gulls in Argentina have learned to land on Southern Right Whales as the whales come to the surface to breathe. The solution? Kill the gulls. There has to be a better way to deal with this, no?

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