Interesting Stories by Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation
Dawn Keller Named 2006 State of Illinois Environmental Hero
Posted on 10 January 2007 by Dawn Keller On Thursday December 28, 2006, Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn introduced the State’s 2006 Environmental Heroes. Among the 24 reciepents was our Founder and Executive Director Dawn Keller. During the ceremony held at the State of Illinois Building in Chicago, Lieutenant Governor Quinn recognized and thanked Dawn…
Congratulations to Scott Strazzante
This year we were fortunate to have Scott Strazzante from the Chicago Tribune do a photo story on Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation called Wildlife 911. The story ran in August and is still available for viewing on the Chicago Tribune Website. Well, the Tribune’s Pictures of the Year were published in the December 24, 2006 Chicago Tribune…
Red-Tailed Hawk with Broken Jaw Moves on Out
It’s been awhile since we provided you with an update for the Red Tailed Hawk that had jaw surgery. As you might recall, our friends at Lake County Animal Control brought the bird to us after it was struck by a vehicle up in Antioch. The lower jaw had sustained a compound fracture (exposed bone)…
Don’t Leave Injured Animal Outside if Flies are Swarming It
Don’t read this posting unless you are prepared for graphic descriptions of maggot-related injuries….. It was a horrible week for maggots on animals admitted to Flint Creek Wildlife this week. So many of the problems we encountered this week could have been prevented if rescuers would have brought animals inside and gotten help immediately at…
Flint Creek Wildlife Finds Permanent Home for Two Non-releasable American Kestrels
We are thrilled to report that our two non-releasable American Kestrels have found a permanent home as educational animals with a great facility in North Carolina. This N.C. facility is licensed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to have a male and female Kestrel for educational purposes. The male and female Kestrel that we…