![]() ![]() Fortunately, a new technology called IdentiFlight uses cameras that can detect birds and shut down turbine rotors in time to prevent collisions. One other possible threat - wind turbines don’t yet pose a danger to birds of prey in Virginia, but as wind farms are built, they could. “If you are doing rat or mouse baiting, and the rat goes and dies outside, a hawk, an eagle, a vulture – they’re going to go to that and take that really cheap, free, easy meal, and unfortunately all that rodenticide that’s in that animal is then going to be active in your bird of prey,” Pierce says. Raptors can also be poisoned by people intent on ridding their homes of rodents. So, once again, the Wildlife Center is putting out a plea to hunters to stop using ammunition that contains lead. They eat the liver, the lungs – all that stuff is delicious to them, but they don’t pick out the tiny little bits of lead.” You field dress your animal, and you leave the inner parts of the animal in the field, and those have little bits of lead in them. Then the predators are going to come there to look for the rodents, then there’s the opportunity for them to have collisions with cars.”Īnd Pierce says hunting season produces a buffet of carrion spiked with bullet fragments that are poisonous. It’s going to attract rodents to that area. “That apple core is going to attract animals that are interested in taking advantage of that free meal. Some people toss food from their cars, figuring it’s biodegradable, but Cole says that’s another hazard for birds of prey. "It seems like window collisions and getting hit by cars is much more common among juvenile raptors.” I compare it to how car accidents are much more common among teenage drivers," he says. “Raptors that hatched this year and are spending their first winter on their own – around this time you start seeing them moving away from their parents and starting to fend for themselves, and that can be a very difficult time. If you have found injured wildlife such that is actively bleeding or wounded, safely place wildlife in a carrier or shoebox and bring to the Virginia Beach SPCA during regular operating hours as listed below. Wildlife rehabber Benjamin Cole says those injuries are especially common in young birds who are still learning how to hunt. please contact Tidewater Wildlife Rescue at 75 or. ![]() “Often at this time of year they’re hunting on the roadside, and it’s really easy to get clipped by a car if you’re just on the edge of the road there,” Pierce adds. Pickings are few as small, furry animals go into hibernation, so raptors may feast on road kill. "Instead of lining straight up and down, and because of that his beak needs to be trimmed every six weeks, so he can’t go back to the wild, because he can’t show up for an appointment every six weeks and say, ‘I’m here for my beak trim.’ And if we did release him it wold become overgrown, and he wouldn’t be able to eat.” “He had avian pox that was growing on his beak, and that basically caused his beak to be deviated, kind of like scissors," she explains. Veterinarian Karra Pierce says Buddy the bald eagle is also here for life. ![]() That’s why Maggie, a peregrine falcon with only one eye, is a permanent resident at the Wildlife Center in Waynesboro. Wildlife & Environmental Conservation Inc.Raptors depend on keen eyesight to survive – hunting for prey as they soar over the land. Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center Stanley called the State Raptor Biologist of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, Jeff Cooper, to confirm her identification of the bird was correct. Wild and Free Wildlife Rehabilitation Center ![]() Waldens Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center Valerie H Schindler Wildlife Rehabiltation Center at the North Carolina Zoo Sia: The Comanche Nation Ethno-Ornithological Initiative San Diego Herpetological Society Reptile Rescue Reigning Dragons Reptile and Wildlife Rescue RARE-Reptile Adoption Rehabilitation and Ed. Raptor Lake Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Ed Ctr "Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc." It’s a direct effective way to make a difference, and wildlife everywhere thanks you! Select a Wildlife Center Wildlife CentersĪrkansas Native Plant and Wildlife Centerīirds of Prey for Environmental Educationīirds of Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation and EducationĬaring For Cottontails Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitationĭeer Mountain Tribal Hatchery & Eagle Centerįacility for Animal Care & Treatment (FACT) Your gift certificate will ensure a wild animal gets the food it needs to get better and return to the wild.ġ00% of your gift goes directly to the wildlife center of your choice, and will be used to purchase food. While it might not sound yummy to humans, frozen mice and rats are the natural diet (and the perfect get well food) for wildlife. You can play a role in the survival of a sick, injured or orphaned wild animal. ![]()
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