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In 2-clicks and 30 seconds you can help create New York City 's first
wildlife rehabilitation
center.
Pepsi is giving $250,000 to the cause that gets the most votes in
the month of September. We NEED your vote.
And we
kindly ask you to come back and vote every day!
Click this link:
http://www.refresheverything.com/wildbirdfund
Click "Vote this idea"*
* The first time that you vote (and we do hope you will vote for us
every day through September), you'll need to Sign Up. Just follow
the instructions, and remember your password for tomorrow's vote!
Who we are
The Wild Bird Fund, a non-profit 501(c)(3),
provides emergency care for over 1000 wild birds and mammals in New
York City each year. Created in 2003 as a philanthropy of
Animal General and enhanced by the opening of
The Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine, the Wild
Bird Fund is the central resource in NYC for wildlife emergency care
and rehabilitation. This critical work is accomplished utilizing
only borrowed space and volunteer labor.
What we do
It starts with a call from someone who has found an injured, ill, or
orphaned bird or mammal. The rescuer brings the patient in for a
full exam including wound care, x-rays, surgery, splinting,
diagnostic tests, and medicine. The Wild Bird Fund cares for all
federally protected birds and critical cases, and trains the rescuer
how to care for the non-critical patients. This year, over 4,000
people called the Wild Bird Fund seeking information and help for
distressed wildlife.
Vision for the future
In 2011, the Wild Bird Fund aims to expand its capacity to treat
injured wildlife by 50% by moving its primary location out of
borrowed quarters at Animal General and into a dedicated wildlife
and education facility in NYC. To become a state-of-the-art
facility, we need additional dedicated volunteers and equipment:
incubators, a waterfowl pool, flight cages, etc.
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During the past
year the Wild Bird Fund saw, on record,
1,146 birds and 13
mammals.
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29% of the animals seen were picked up for unknown cause of injury
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6% of birds seen had feet tangled and mangled string, wire, fishing
line...
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13% of birds were baby birds with parents whereabouts unknown.
Where did they all go?
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53% were released back into the wild.
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7% were transferred to another licensed rehabilitator for continued
care.
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21% died under or prior to receiving care.
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19% were euthanized.
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