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Birds of Prey Northwest is offering two showings of their raptor presentation with guest speaker and president of the Midwestern Peregrine Program, Jackie Fallon. ....
KXLY May 11, 2021 6:49 PM Esther Bower Hikers were on a trail near Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge when they spotted an eagle in distress. “The bird was unconscious, barely alive, eyes closed, barely breathing and collapsed on the floor of the forest,” recalled Janie Veltkamp, the Director at Birds of Prey Northwest. The hiker caller Birds of Prey, and they were able to coach him through delivering the eagle to their rehabilitation center, which is where he’s been for the past two months. They later discovered the eagle had eaten a euthanized animal, and the poison had almost killed him. To recover, Veltkamp had to pump his stomach and give the eagle lots of fluids and vitamin shots. Amazingly, the eagle made a full recovery. ....
Prosthetics for Injured Animals Historically, artificial devices for wildlife have been expensive and very time-consuming to produce. 3D printing is changing that calculus by making it easier to design and build better-fitting prosthetics. ByLaurel Neme When caregivers at the Weltvogelpark Walsrode bird park in Germany returned to the aviary one morning, they were heartsick to discover that a secretary bird they called Söckchen, or “Little Sock,” had broken her leg inside her enclosure. They guessed that something must have scared her and made her jump, causing a severe break. Secretary birds (Sagittarius serpentarius) need their legs. Found in Africa’s savannas, they are large, mostly terrestrial birds; their strong, sturdy legs are vital not only for walking but for capturing snakes and other prey. Often, they hunt by stomping the ground to flush out animals, then run them down and strike with their beak or feet to stun or kill them. In the wild, the loss ....
Life and new limbs: Creative thinking, 3D printers save injured wildlife by Laurel Neme on 5 April 2021 Prosthetics for injured animals are becoming increasingly possible and accessible thanks to 3D printing. Historically, artificial devices for wildlife have been expensive and very time-consuming to produce. 3D printing is changing that calculus by making it easier to design and build better-fitting prosthetics. A team of dedicated caregivers with vision, creativity and persistence is often the common thread that is key to helping injured animals. While 3D printing of animal prosthetics allows for multiple iterations that helps improve the device so that the animal can function more normally, size and materials can limit their use. ....