Any ideas on how to help injured bird?

Question :

My little neighbour found a hurt robin in her backyard one day ago and is trying to nurse him/her back to health. Her dog got the baby. The live one drinks water but has not eaten since yesterday. She sits quietly, not moving. My little friend is doing all she can. Any tips?

The very best thing your neighbor could do for the injured bird is to contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator immediately, while there is still a chance for the bird to be helped. You can find one here:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact….

These people have the training and the resources to care for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals. They also have the necessary permits. In the US, Canada, and many other countries, it is illegal to keep native wild species unless you have a license.

Also, unless your neighbor has the proper training, she can do more harm than good. I like the way this website explains it: “First of all, there are federal and state laws that prohibit keeping wild birds. And there are so many important but subtle elements to raising a wild bird that the job is only legally entrusted to licensed rehabilitators. Many well-meaning people raise baby birds or rescue birds from cats or after accidents, and sometimes they don’t realize that the bird in their care is suffering from a serious dietary deficiency. Some of the problems aren’t apparent to untrained people, but can cause death, or make the bird less likely to evade predators or to survive harsh natural weather conditions.

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