![]() But the ones that were walking around, were extremely respectful of the powerful creatures. We came on a weekday, so there were not too many people there. What a thrilling way to see and admire huge Raptors and Birds of Prey from so close - with only a wired cage separating us from them! The Raptor's Trust and Great Swamp makes for a fun and educational experience. Fenske Great Swamp Visitor's center and hiking trails. The trust is right down the road from the Lord Sterling Environmental center and close to the Helen C. A very pleasant staff will answer questions and special events like tour-talks and Raptor Photo events are scheduled. Each cage has an information plaque so you can learn about the bird. Many hundreds of birds are nurtured to health and released, The permanent residence birds are used for education, foster parenting and breeding. Due to there injuries they can not be released. Permanent residence include hawks, eagles, falcons and owls. There are 70 exterior cages where permanent residence are housed. A suggested donation is $2 and well worth the money. It is a non-profit but donations are appreciated. Today it has a medical infirmary, education building and a gift shop. It was established in 1968 when Leonard Soucy bought 14 acres of land on the southern end of the Great Swamp in Millington, New Jersey. It's regarded as one of the best free care and assistance facilities or injured, sick or orphaned wild birds in the USA, and especially for raptors. Please share this message l with your friends so no one else makes the same mistake I did.□ The bottom line is if the bird you bring in is a common bird they will not spend their resources to fix an injury or give you an option to yourself. Had I known they were just going to kill it I would have set it free on my own. it is possible for doves to survive in the wild with one foot. Makes a lot of sense, they can kill it but I am not allowed to help it on my own I told them I would take it back and they said no that it is illegal for me to rehab an injured bird in NJ. They immediately confiscated the bird and told me they were going to kill it. They told me to bring the bird in for them to look at. I made the mistake of calling Raptor trust for advice. It had it for 5 days and it seemed to being doing fine even with the bad foot. ![]() I put it in a plastic animal crate and it was doing very well, eating drinking and it could still fly. The bird badly injured one foot to the point that it was totally unusable. ![]() There was a mourning dove trapped in some landscape netting on my property. If you find an injured bird DO NOT take it to the Raptor Trust in Millington, NJ. ![]()
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