Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation
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Parrots are charismatic members of any ecosystem in which they are found. Con- sequently, psittacines are presented to wildlife rehabilitators due to anthropogenic impact, natural disaster, and trafficking confiscation. Here we compare... more
ABSTRACT Current research about wildlife has tended to emphasize the contributions of scientific perspectives. This thesis argues that the practice of wildlife rehabilitation (WR) also offers significant information to academic discourse.... more
What is it like to rehabilitate sun bears in the rainforests of Malaysia? Why were sloth bears trained to dance? What does Chinese medicine have to do with black bears in North America? Skilled grassroots activists, dedicated sanctuary... more
Psittacines are the most com-mon birds reported in legal and illegal wild-life trade.Wildlife rehabilitators are called upon to assist in the care and appropriate release of diverse parrot species in diverse habitats. The problems and... more
There is a current global biodiversity loss at a rate 100 to 1000 times greater than the rate of natural extinction. Human activity, specifically human population growth and the necessary actions to sustain them, has led to habitat... more
Resumen El tráfico ilegal de fauna silvestre es considerado como una de las principales causas de la disminución de las poblaciones naturales a nivel regional. En El Salvador, se conoce la ocurrencia de siete especies de psitácidos de los... more
Avian fracture surgery is quite distinct from mammalian fracture surgery. Avian bones are brittle and prone to fragmentation or shattering upon impact, and long bones lack sufficient soft tissue and muscle support. We present a successful... more
Can wildlife release be adapted not only to save lives but to also save ecosystems? For four years we modified the release of rehabilitated Bare-nosed Wombats in a project to rewild 350 hectares of Cumberland Plain Woodland in Western... more