Ever wonder what to do if you find an injured wild animal or a baby bird that can't fly???
Just 10 minutes south of downtown Dallas is Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, a non-profit wildlife rescue organization that nurses animals back to health to be released back into the wild. If they cannot be released, Rogers will keep them and raise them, or possibly find another home for them at a zoo or elsewhere.
This place is great and they are always looking for volunteers, donations, and supplies. They have over 75 peacock roaming the site, along with Canadian geese, pheasant, a variety of owls, hawk, woodpeckers, blue heron, emu, ducks, and everyday birds like chimney swift, dove, and bluejays. The vets volunteer their services and help these abused or injured birds regain a decent life.
Check out the website, and next time you run into an injured wild bird or other animal, take them to Rogers where they can possibly be saved.
--Elizabeth Nelson