Difference between revisions of "Care for Newborn Birds"

Wild baby birds face many challenges to get to adulthood. They often find themselves out of the safety of the nest, in potential danger. If you find a baby bird that needs help, there are many steps to care for it until you give it to a wildlife rehabilitation facility. You should never try to raise a baby bird on your own. In fact, laws in many countries (the U.S. and Canada, for example) require you to turn the bird over to a licensed professional.<ref name="rf1">http://www.spca.bc.ca/welfare/wildlife/injured/wildlife-emergency-response.html</ref><ref name="rf2">http://www.ewildagain.org/pdf/RecBooklet.pdf</ref> In the U.K., you can take in and care for a wild bird if you can prove you didn't injure it yourself.<ref name="rf3">http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/WBATL_tcm9-132998.pdf</ref> Some protected species must be turned over to licensed wildlife rehabilitators. In general, you should do your best to leave the bird in its natural habitat or turn it over to people trained to care for it.

Wild baby birds face many challenges to get to adulthood. They often find themselves out of the safety of the nest, in potential danger. If you find a baby bird that needs help, there are many steps to care for it until you give it to a wildlife rehabilitation facility. You should never try to raise a baby bird on your own. In fact, laws in many countries (the U.S. and Canada, for example) require you to turn the bird over to a licensed professional.<ref name="rf1">http://www.spca.bc.ca/welfare/wildlife/injured/wildlife-emergency-response.html</ref><ref name="rf2">http://www.ewildagain.org/pdf/RecBooklet.pdf</ref> In the U.K., you can take in and care for a wild bird if you can prove you didn't injure it yourself.<ref name="rf3">http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/WBATL_tcm9-132998.pdf</ref> Some protected species must be turned over to licensed wildlife rehabilitators. In general, you should do your best to leave the bird in its natural habitat or turn it over to people trained to care for it.

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