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Born Free Wildlife Rehabilitation is a non-profit organization that began 13 years ago. Born Free is state and federally licensed to rehabilitate all wild animals including migratory birds and eagles.
Born Free rehabilitates everything from baby deer mice to moose, from baby blue birds to eagles. Each year they have approximately 100 animals come through their sanctuary. Born Free's goal is to release them back into the wild. If you find an injured or abandoned animal, please call Tracy Bye at 970-879-3747.
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Running a wildlife rehabilitation center is extremely costly. Born Free is funded solely by donations from people like yourself. No funding is received from the government or through the Division of Wildlife. The rehabilitation of these wonderful animals is based strictly on volunteer work. Please do your part to help these injured animals be released back into the wild and donate today.
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What Has Born Free Been Up To?
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In 2007 Born Free Wildlife Rehabilitation had many raccoon calls. This summer and last there were many cases of distemper in the raccoon population. These five raccoons were healthy infants whose mothers were either killed or were relocated by people who did not know they had babies. All were raised successfully and released in early September 2007 far away from any humans or houses.
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Born Free gets in several bird of prey. We have received a hawks, crows, and ravens this year. This Great Horned Owl came to Born Free with a broken ulna and radius. Most Likely he was hit by a car. Lee Meyring of Steamboat Vet Hospital examined him and after weeks of cage rest his bones are healing well. He is expected to be released in mid-October 2007.
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This nighthawk came to Born Free after a head injury. These little hawks have huge mouths that they use to catch all the insects they need to eat each day. |
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We have recently started building a new small mammal cage. Special thanks to all that have donated their time and money for this new pen. Special thanks to Ed Mumm, Dennis Rhodehamel, and Eric Rhodehamel for their help in building this pen. The pen should be complete at the end of the summer. If you still would like to donate to help with the construction costs please Donate Now
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Bambi was named by our vet's son. We call her Bee for short. She came to us in May due to human intervention - meaning she was picked up when she shouldn't have been. A caring individual thought they were helping because they did not see her mom. Always remember to leave babies where they are unless you can visibly see they are bleeding or injured. Most likely if they are not bleeding - their mom is nearby waiting for you to leave.
Bee will be released in May of 2008. |
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Tanne, an elk calf, was brought to Born Free by the DOW in early June 2006. Human intervention was the reason she was brought to us. Someone thought she was abandoned by her mom when she wasn't. She was released from Born Free May 2007. We remind you that if you find an abandoned baby animal make sure that that the mom is not just hiding and scared of you.
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