Raising A Wild Baby Raven Right

baby raven

Spring has sprung here in the Southern Hemisphere. In most bird homes, this means an influx of hormones and seasonal behaviours  but surprisingly that’s not a problem I seem to be having this season with my own pet flock. Instead, spring seems to be making itself felt in the wildlife rescue part of my life. Gale force…

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How To Evacuate Parrots When You Only Have Seconds

Bird Evacuation

We talk a lot about being disaster ready because even getting people thinking about what could happen helps people and their pets survive if something does happen. If it saves one life – it’s worth it. “I lost everything in the bushfire but at least I managed to release my bird! Now all I have…

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What To Do When You Find A Baby Wild Bird?

baby blackbird

Baby birds are one of the most common wild bird rescue situations that I deal with during the warmer months. At the time I’m typing this, I’m literally waiting for the night to end and daylight to come so I can follow-up on a case I dealt with yesterday. It might be summer here in…

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Learning From Dead Birds – It Might Save Your Pet

Adult Spotted Dove

There’s a common misconception that working in wildlife rescue means working with lots of amazingly cute and cuddly animals. Unfortunately, the real situation is quite different. A LOT of wild rescue work results in the animal being euthanised because they’re usually extremely ill before they come to someone’s notice for rescue. Not many photos of…

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