I`m very glad that you are interested in our work!
I’ll tell you a little about our rehabilitation center. In general, as in many countries and everywhere in Russia, animal rehabilitation centers are not supported by the government and exist thanks to volunteers and sponsors. Therefore, our possibilities are not unlimited, but we try to do what we can. For example, with the help of crowdfunding, we built a special hospital, where we keep birds that require treatment.
To our luck a very experienced veterinarian-ornithologist helps us in the treatment. Thanks to her we sometimes save very sick and heavy injured birds. We also work with a good surgeon. We often deal with broken bird's wings. These birds can't fly, but our surgeon can help them. Sometimes he makes real miracles.
For example, Lolo the hawk, who came to us with a gunshot wound, was operated on the same day and after a long period of rehabilitation returned to the sky. I apologize - the video is in Russian, but the essence should be clear.
Veterinarians work with us for a small price, but feeding, cleaning and medical care is our business. Those birds who can`t be released immediately after treatment, as well as young birds raised by humans, we first prepare for life in nature in special aviaries outside the city. Among our birds there are very different species. A lot of songbirds, especially in summer, many injured raptors in autumn and spring, and corvids, sometimes waterfowl in winter. In 2019 we received near 350 call from people who found needing help birds. Near 140 of them we saved and return to the Wild.
I don`t want to overload you with text (especially with my bad English). So, I will show you some of our patients. I`ll write their species in Latin for accuracy.
Different owls: Strix uralensis, Asio flammeus, young Strix aluco, Asio otus.
Raptors: Falco subbuteo, Falco tinnunculus
Buteo buteo and Accipiter gentilis
Accipiter nisus (our veterinarian likes to joke sometimes)))
Here is Dryocopus martius checks if our volunteer tasty
Crazy Cuculus canorus doesn`t want to see me))
That's all for now, then I will show more photos)
Hankmacaw, it`s really cool!)) I`m fond of corvids))
Here is Loki and me this summer)
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