Handling Raptors

How to Handle an Injured Raptor
Please be aware of the following:
Under Federal and State law it is ILLEGAL for anyone to injure or possess a bird of prey.
Only a person fully licensed by both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Colorado Division of Wildlife may rehabilitate injured raptors.
A raptor’s feet and talons are [...]

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Quality of Life

Quality of Life, Release, Placement and Euthanasia
by Sigrid Noll Ueblacker
In her paper on Quality of Life, Katherine McKeever describes so eloquently her thoughts on captive life. Her last paragraph has remained etched in my mind from the day I read it for the first time:
“But right at the beginning there is something you should [...]

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Toe Splints

The Use of Vetrap™
in the Immobilization of Toes in Raptors
Sigrid Noll Ueblacker
Birds of Prey Foundation
Broomfield, Colorado 80020

ABSTRACT
An easily obtainable media, Vetrap Bandaging Tape™, 3M Animal Care Products, can be used to provide stabilization and/or the use of a damaged foot to stand on. The cause of the inability to use a foot may [...]

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Hatchlings

Feeding Hatchlings

Depending on the size of the hatchling I generally feed for the first time between 4, 6, or 8 hours after hatching. This year’s baby Saw-Whet owls (weighing 8 grams) were fed 4 hours after hatching, with tiny pieces of finely-chopped fresh-killed pinkie mice. I add a very small amount of Ringers to the [...]

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Banded Birds

What to do if you find a bird with a band
If you find a dead bird with a band, please report it to the Bird Banding Lab by clicking on the link or calling 1-800-327-BAND (2263) from anywhere in Canada, the United States and most parts of the Caribbean. The operator will need to know [...]

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