This is the kind of insanity that goes on with leghold traps. A few years ago my friend Astrid called me on the phone....
It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber. Summer is high season. The general public is out and about, birds and animals...
A wildlife rehabilitator friend, newly licensed, recently called to ask if he could feed a recovering Turkey Vulture anything besides defrosted rodents. Well! Did...
What is the number one cause of wildlife rehablilitator burnout? I mean, besides the killer hours, unending work, low or non-existent pay, heartache, and...
The upside of rehabbing Turkey Vultures is they’re smart, funny, cool, fascinating birds. The downside is sometimes they’ll bite you and throw up on you....
When the wolf is at the door, a wildlife rehabilitator will let him in. And feed him. That’s why we’re always broke. Jodi Swenson...
This photo came over the rehabber network, and I’ve been trying to track down its source ever since. Can anyone lay claim to it? And...
This lovely tribute to a crow was written by Erin Baker, Animal Care Supervisor & Environmental Educator at Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining, NY (www.teatown.org) The photos...
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