Healers of the Wild: Rehabilitating Injured and Orphaned Wildlife [Paperback]

Shannon K. Jacobs (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 214 pages
• Publisher: Johnson Books; 2 edition (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555662846
• ISBN-13: 978-1555662844
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,090,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wildlife rehabber is enthused, July 8, 2003

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Lynne McCoy "crittermom" (New Market, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Healers of the Wild: Rehabilitating Injured and Orphaned Wildlife (Paperback)

As a wildlife rehabilitator, I am picky about book on the subject. I was very impressed with Healers...the quality of information, the layout, and the fact that it is valuable for ALL ages....for anyone who cares about wildlife, wants to know what it is like to dedicate yourself to helping wildlife and what it takes in time, money, and skills, how to aquire those skills or just where to go for help when you find injured or orphaned wildlife...and when to just leave it alone. This is a book that should be in everyone's library.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, July 22, 2003

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MTY in CO - See all my reviews

This review is from: Healers of the Wild: Rehabilitating Injured and Orphaned Wildlife (Paperback)

As a wildlife writer who writes about animals in their natural setting, I found Jacobs' book on rehabilitators to be fascinating and informative, bringing the story of what happens to creatures when they have a run-in with humans, but are fortunate enough to be aided by these caring folks. As a birdwatching columnist, I am asked all the time about what to do when they find a baby bird. This book's "I Found A Baby Bird" flow chart is very good, and I am recommending it to my readers.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensible Reference for Living with Wildlife, July 15, 2003

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L. Hutchins "beelady" (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Healers of the Wild: Rehabilitating Injured and Orphaned Wildlife (Paperback)

Healers is a must-have: concise, clearly-written, and easy-to-read. I consider it a critical reference for anyone whose life is touched by wildlife in some way, shape, or form. The book has tons of helpful information, addressing all the panic-stricken questions you have at that fateful moment when you happen to cross paths with an injured or orphaned creature. It's just the thing to grab in a wildlife emergency and the flow charts in the book that help sort out what action to take are the best I've ever seen. I've used these charts many times in dealing with wildlife emergencies, so I consider the flow charts alone to be well-worth the price of the book. Plus the updated edition has even more information than before. It's a real quality publication. As far as I'm concerned it's an indispensible wildlife reference and I wouldn't be without it.