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Contents
DEDICATION 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7
CONTENTS 11
INTRODUCTION 15
DICHOTOMOUS KEY 19
…..BIRDS 20
…..MAMMALS
INJURED WILDLIFE 101 53
…..PURSUIT 54
…..SAFETY 56
…..THE ANIMAL'S POINT OF VIEW 59
…..DOES THIS ANIMAL TRULY NEED HELP? 60
TRUE EMERGENCIES 63
…..ADULT ANIMALS 63
……….ENTRAPMENT 65
……….Birds Trapped in Buildings
66
……….Bats in Buildings 67
……….Animal Has Fallen Into a Pit
68
…..BABY ANIMALS: WHAT IS NORMAL AND WHAT IS
NOT 69
……….A Fallacy that Kills 69
……….Baby Bunnies 69
……………Repairing Bunny Nests
71
……………Relocating Bunnies
72
……….Fawns 73
……….Opossums 74
……………Catching Baby
Opossums 75
……….Squirrels 76
…..TURTLES 77
……….A Note on the Eastern Box Turtle
78
CAPTURE 79
…..THE BOX-OVER METHOD 80
…..HOW TO CATCH A DUCK
……….Hand Catching 82
……….Land Chase 83
……….Water Capture 85
…..GEESE 87
…..HERON, EGRETS AND OTHER FISHING BIRDS
88
…..LOONS AND GREBES 90
…..RAPTORS 92
…..Other Suggestions 95
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POST CAPTURE &endash; WHAT NOW?
97
…..TRANSPORTATION 97
…..TEMPORARY HOLDING 99 …..CLEAN UP
102
EMERGENCY CARE 103
…..ALLEVIATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS
103
……….Airway and Breathing 104
……….Bleeding 105
……….Hypothermia (Low Body
Temperature) 105
……….Hyperthermia (Heat Stroke)
106
…..Tars and Glue 107
…..Hummingbirds 109
…..BABY ANIMALS 110
……….Baby Songbirds 110
MORE INFORMATION 113
…..WHAT IS RABIES ? 113
…..20 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP WILDLIFE EVERY
DAY 115 …..WHAT IS IMPRINTING? 117
…..CATS VS. WILDLIFE 119
…..FEEDING WILDLIFE 123
…..WILD PETS 128
……….Tame Wildlife 128
……….Death 129
……….The Laws 130
…..MILK FORMULAS FOR BABY ANIMALS. 131
NUISANCE WILDLIFE 133
…..Bird Feeder Bandits 134
…..Birds Attacking Windows 135
…..Birds That Fly At You 136
…..Woodpeckers Attacking Wooden Homes 137
…..Squirrels in Your Home 138
…..Raccoons in the Chimney or Attic 139
…..Rabbits in the Garden 140
…..Skunk Odor Neutralizer 140 …..Wildlife
Repellent Recipe 141
ABOUT WILDLIFE REHABILITATION 143
…..WHY SO FEW REHABILITATORS? 144
FIND A LOCAL WILDLIFE REHABILITATOR 147
…..WEB RESOURCES 149
…..GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 150
……….United States of America 150
……….Canada 154
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The
Barking Lamb
