News & Stories: Wildlife
Wildlife
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Red-Tailed Hawk Case
Juvenile red-tailed hawk 24-2042 arrived on September 14 with an ulnar (wing) fracture and ocular (eye) trauma. We provided pain relief medications, topical eye drops,…
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Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
What is Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (NHSP)? Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism (NSHP) is unfortunately a common type of metabolic bone disease that can occur in any animal…
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Taking Time to Digest
Arrival of Red-Tailed Hawk 24-2154 While the patients presenting to the Wildlife Medical Clinic are typically injured or ill in some shape or form, we…
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Reducing Stress in Wildlife Medicine
Fear Free Approach In recent years, many veterinary practices have shifted towards a new approach to helping animals feel safe and secure in the clinic.…
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Wildlife Medical Clinic Giving Opportunities
It’s that time of year where we are getting into the Holiday season. As you are shopping and looking for gifts for loved ones, keep…
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Wildlife Medical Clinic Wordsearch
See if you can find all nine words associated with Tularemia in the word search below!
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Eye-Opening Insights: A Barred Owl Case Update
Barred owl Information The barred owl (Strix varia) is a larger owl species found in North America. They are part of the family Strigidae, known…
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Carving Pumpkins with Ambassadors
The Ambassador Team held their second annual pumpkin carving event last month. Since the ambassador volunteers primarily do their shifts individually or in pairs, social…
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The Journey Back to the Wild
Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus The great horned owl, Bubo virginianus, is found across the majority of North America. Here in Illinois, they are found…
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Welcome, Sarah Spang!
We would like to introduce you to a special volunteer that is currently helping us with some of our raptor training. Sarah is a licensed…
