Saturday, April 23, 2011

Homes-Injured Wildlife

What to do when you find injured animals in your yard?  Joanne Dreeben may be able to help.  She's a wildlife rehabilitor in Yonkers, New York.  Her neighbors find baby squirrels in their attics, grounded song birds, and young pigeons and sparrows on their property.  She also gets calls about rabbits nicked by lawnmowers, sparows clawed by a cat, and assorted calls about deer, foxes and racoons.  Dreeben says many people don't know who to call when they find hobbled or mauled animals and can't help the creatures themselves.  She says there are differences in how to handle a baby chick versus a frothing racoon.  SHe has been nursing wild animals back to health for 30 years.

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