Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS): “Overcoming Obstacles: Starting An Exotic Bird Shelter Program” Webinar on 1/26/16

Starting an exotic bird program in a shelter environment is challenging, but “winging it” is not a solution when birds arrive. Bring your FAQ to our ‪#‎GFAS ‪#‎AvianRoundtable webinar on 1/26/16. Register: http://bit.ly/AvianRT

“Overcoming Obstacles: Starting An Exotic Bird Shelter Program”

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 1:30 p.m. EST

Presenter: Anthony Pilny, DVM, ABVP (Avian)

Caring for exotic birds in a shelter environment is challenging. In fact, many shelters feel they cannot accommodate birds at all.  But “winging it” is not a solution when birds arrive at your shelter.

Join us for a frank discussion that examines what factors are standing in the way of your shelter’s ability to take in, to expand, or to improve capacity for exotic birds.

Bring us your questions and let our experts offer practical solutions to help you overcome the common obstacles to make your facility a safe haven for birds in need!

Whether your shelter takes in hundreds of birds, less than 10 a year, or doesn’t take in birds at all – this forum is for you!

Register for this Webinar HERE.

  

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Everyday Wildlife Champions - Exotic Red-Tailed Tropicbird, Stowaway Aboard a Ship from Korea - Flies Home, by Plane

Everyday Wildlife Champion was founded in 2009, and views saving wildlife as an everyday thing. It's doing simple tasks, little by little, to make a huge difference.

Company Overview - They are sponsored by Dawn, a brand that’s been active in helping save wildlife for 30 years.

An exotic red-tailed tropicbird  that arrived in Los Angeles as a stowaway aboard a ship from Korea took an unusual flight home via Hawaii to Midway Atoll has been rehabilitated at International Bird Rescue's Wildlife Center in Los Angeles.

Red-tailed Tropicbirds nest throughout the southern Pacific Ocean, from the Hawaiian Islands to Western Australia as well as in the Indian Ocean. They disperse widely after breeding, and birds with numbered leg bands from Hawaii have been discovered as far away as Japan and the Philippines.

To catch their prey in the wild, mostly flying fish and squid, the tropicbird flies high into the air and dives with wings half-folded into the water. However, in aviaries they cannot fly high enough to plunge for food, and consequently remain sitting on the water and must be force-fed.

The bird has been in quarantine in its own private pool at International Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles Wildlife Center in San Pedro, and has now passed all of its required health tests and has been approved for release.





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