Rehabbers are all – well, almost all – connected by the internet. We join listservs so we can talk to compatriots, even if they...

I’m not a big fan of bird banding. When I see a band I imagine something slipping beneath it and trapping the bird, I’ve...

I live near a small zoo. All of the animals, birds and reptiles who live there are native species who were once injured, have...

The kids can’t get enough of this stuff. “Who’s ever seen an x-ray?” I ask. “Anyone ever broken a bone?” Hands shoot up. “Here...

One day my wildlife rehabilitator friend Marilyn brought me a black shoebox decorated with 6 or 8 quarter-sized holes. Energetically sticking his head out,...

This story comes from Lisa Kelly, a wildlife rehabilitator in Tarrytown, New York, by way of Maggie Ciarcia, a rehabber in the nearby town...

This story comes from Lia Pignatelli, a rehabber with AKUSA Wildlife Rescue in Brewster, NY, who specializes in songbirds. It was six o’clock one...

This story comes from Emily Johnson, who is a sub-permittee for a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in Helena, Montana. Emily lives in Big Sky, three...