| I have attempted to cover all of the basic information needed to help
rescue and care for wildlife most commonly found in and around populated
areas. I have tried to stress throughout, that the best course of action is to
always call a rehabilitator whenever possible. Wildlife care is so
specialized that what works for domestic animals just will not work for
wildlife. It takes years of experience to know how to deal with the unique
situations that can occur when caring for wildlife. If, however, there are
no wildlife rehabilitation centers in your area, I hope that I have given
enough information to help give your wild creature a second chance.
There’s no greater feeling than to release back into the wild something
that would have died if not for your intervention. Unfortunately, even
those of us with years of experience have many failures. All anyone can do
is try, knowing that even in failure you have made them as comfortable as
possible and their death easier than if left alone.
I’m sure that there are many things that I have forgotten to include in
these chapters and many unforeseen questions that I have not answered. If
so, you can e-mail me through my website,
www.scwildliferehab.com or
directly at
rehabberdrdede@aol.com.
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