Birds

Barn Owl holding a dead mouse in its beak.

A Lethal Meal

Secondary Rodenticide Poisoning in Raptors It is a quick fix many homeowners use when facing a rodent problem: setting out a few bait stations filled with tasty poison. What most don’t realize is that these…
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Two bats on a gloved hand. One is sleeping and one is yawning.

Bats, Skunks, and Geese-Oh My!

Every day, the Wildlife Medical Clinic receives numerous calls from concerned community members about animals that appear sick or injured outside. Many of those people attempt to capture the injured wildlife, so they can be…
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Three young Great Horned Owls all peeking over one another.

Diagnostic Tools in Wildlife Medicine

Observation and Diagnostic Tools When a good Samaritan brings in a Great horned owl that cannot fly or a lethargic Eastern box turtle with no apparent physical injuries to the Wildlife Medical Clinic, how do…
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Red-tailed hawk receiving a blood transfusion. The hawk is laying forward on top of some towels.

Ambassador Animals To The Rescue

On February 5, 2026, a juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk presented to the Wildlife Medical Clinic emaciated and with a depressed mentation, not able to hold itself up or stand properly. Due to the clinical signs at…
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A painted turtle in the water, holding onto a rock with head above the water.

Turtles, Bunnies, and Cats, Oh My!

Why is it so important to keep our domestic animals inside and on a leash? While pets love to have outside time and their pet owners love it too, it is important to be aware…
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Red-tailed hawk, Loki

Meet Loki

Join Program Coordinator, Sydney Oliveira, and Dr. Macy Peterson, on CiLiving as they introduce us to one of the newest avian ambassadors, Loki, the Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis).

Close up of Eastern Screech Owl, Whittington's, head.

Meet Whittington

Join Program Coordinator, Sydney Oliveira, on CiLiving as she introduces us to one of the newest avian ambassadors, Whittington, the Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio). Interested in some fun facts about owls, check out her…
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