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1、www.readinga-Wildlife RescueWildlife RescueA Reading AZ Level R Leveled BookWord Count:1,321Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.Written byKira FreedLEVELED BOOK RRUXWritten by Kira FreedWildlife RescueLevel R Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Kira FreedAll rights reserved.www.r

2、eadinga-Photo Credits:Front cover,back cover,title page,pages 3,4,6,11,13,14,17:Craig Frederick/Learning AZ;page 5:NHPA/SuperStock;page 7:Danita Delimont/Alamy;page 9:Jupiterimages Corporation;page 10:Barbara L.Salisbury/The Washington Times/Landov;page 12:courtesy of Ron Garrison/San Diego Zoo/U.S.

3、Fish and Wildlife Service;page 15:Jason Edwards/National Geographic Stock;page 16:courtesy of Ronald Laubenstein/U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service;page 18:courtesy of Megan Durham/U.S.Fish and Wildlife Servicewww.readinga-Wildlife RescueCorrelationLEVEL RN3030Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRACover:This

4、 baby gray fox was found in a pipe on a farm.It will be placed with an adult fox before it is released into the wild.Back cover:A rescued raccoon washes its food at a rehab center as it would in the wild.Title page:Wildlife rehabber Lisa Bates works with a nearly blind hawk.34Table of ContentsIntrod

5、uction.4Wildlife Rehabilitators .5Rescue.7Rehabilitation.11Release .15Conclusion .18Glossary .19Index .20IntroductionA baby bird hops along the ground,and its parents are nowhere in sight.What should you do if you find a baby bird that seems to be orphaned?What if you find a rabbit that seems unable

6、 to hop or a raccoon that is walking strangely?Many people dont know what to do,or not to do,when they find wildlife that may be in danger.But some people with special training know just what to do.They know to leave the raccoon alone because it is probably sick.They know whether they can help the r

7、abbit and then return it to the wild.They can also look at the baby bird and know what care to give,if any.These people can teach you how to help,too.Topsy,a three-month-old female great horned owl,was rescued after she fell out of her nest during a windstorm.She is healing from neck and back injuri

8、es.Tucson Wildlife CenterWho to Call?If you see a wild animal in trouble,let an adult know right away.If you cannot find an adult you trust,look in the phone book under“Wildlife Rescue”or“Animal Rescue.”Wildlife Rescue Level R56Wildlife RehabilitatorsPeople who help sick,injured,or orphaned wildlife

9、 are called rehabilitators,or“rehabbers.”Rehabilitate means“to make healthy again.”Wildlife rehabbers rescue wild animals and care for the animals as they heal.After the animals recover,or get better,rehabbers return them to the wild whenever possible.Wildlife rehabbers have special training in cari

10、ng for,feeding,and housing wild animals.Many can treat wild animals for sicknesses and injuries,too.They also know how to handle wildlife safely without hurting the animals or themselves.The work of rehabbers is needed more often as people move into habitats whereonce only wild animals lived.When la

11、nd is used for farming,houses,and businesses,the homes and food sources of wild animals are destroyed.As people move into wild areas,animals are more likely to be orphaned,injured,or killed.People and their activities cause most wildlife injuries.Common Causes of Injury Hit by cars or other vehicles

12、 Hitting other objects,such as windows Poisoning Illegal hunting Litter and pollution Attacks by other animalsAnimal caretakers treat a sea turtle for injuries to its right flipper.Rehabber Lisa treats Tripod,a young javelina who was hit by a car.Wildlife Rescue Level R78Watch Out!If you see any of

13、these animal behaviors,stay away!They are clues that the animal may be sickand dangerous.a bat on the ground a wild animal that appears to be tame an animal with a lot of drool,or what appears to be foam around its mouth an animal that cant move an animal that looks extremely angry a nocturnal anima

14、l(one that is normally active at night)that is active during the dayespecially a raccoon,skunk,opossum,fox,or batRescueHow do you know whether an animal needs to be rescued?You should always follow these two rules:1)do not touch the animal,and 2)call an adult right away.Adults can help by calling a

15、wildlife rehabber who is trained in wildlife rescue.You can help by watching from a safe place to see where an animal hides so rescuers can quickly find it when they arrive.Putting a box or laundry basket over a small animal will protect it from other animals until help comes.A Florida state wildlif

16、e worker examines a panther kitten.SAFETY FIRST.for Animals Animals may be injured or die from being held wrong when they are hurt and frightened.Animals may be injured or die if kept in thewrong kind of cage.For example,wild birds may break bones or damage feathers when trying to escape from wire c

17、ages.Human scent on a baby animal may cause its parents not to care for it.This is truer for mammals than for birds because mammals have a better sense of smell.for People Injured wild animals may be frightened because they are in pain.They may bite,kick,scratch,peck,or stab to try to defend themsel

18、ves.They dont know that people are trying to help.Wild animals may have diseases that can bepassed on to humans and pets.Bats,coyotes,raccoons,foxes,and skunks are more likely than other wild animals to carry rabies,a deadly disease that all warm-blooded animals,including humans,can catch.Anyone who

19、 may have been exposed to rabies must be treated right away.Wildlife Rescue Level R910Many baby animals are wrongly taken from their homes when they arent in danger.A young bird hopping on the ground may not be orphaned.It might just be learning how to fly.Baby birds often hop around as they practic

20、e moving before they fly.Their parents usually watch them from somewhere nearby,but you may not be able to see the parents.People sometimes rescue baby rabbits,seals,and fawns that arent in trouble.Its normal for these babies to rest quietly on a beach or in the grass while their mothers eat nearby.

21、Only people trained in the natural ways of these animals know whether the babies need human help.If they dont,taking them from their mother hurts their chances to survive.Many people wrongly believe they are helping wild animals by taking them home.Just because you love animals doesnt mean you can t

22、ake care of a wild animal.Much more training is needed to care for wild animals than to care for dogs and cats.Besides,taking home wild animals is against the law.If you were injured in an accident,would you want just anyone taking you home and caring for you?No,you would want someone trained to hel

23、p,such as a doctor or nurse.You would also want a clean place that has the right equipment and medicine to help you.Like you,wild animals deserve to get the best care.Unless baby animals are wounded,they do not need to be rescued.Do You Know?Spring is the busiest time of year for wildlife rescue bec

24、ause wild animals give birth in the spring.Babies are weaker and often cant survive on their own.A baby animal may become orphaned if a car hits its mother or if a hunter or predator kills its parents.Veterinarians examine a red panda.Wildlife Rescue Level R1112RehabilitationWhen animals are brought

25、 to a rehabilitation center,they get a checkup and first aid.If the animals have broken bones or diseases,doctors must treat those conditions first.Newly rescued animals are put in their own cages and kept separate from other animals so they dont make others sick.Rehabbers keep detailed notes about

26、each animal so they can tell if the animal is getting better.Most wild animals are scared of people,and being away from home is stressful.Too much stress can kill a wild animal.Rehabbers try to protect animals from stress and from too much contact with people.Rehabbers try to keep noise levels low a

27、nd cover cages with towels so that animals dont see the people around them.Rehabbers also avoid staring at the animals because,in the wild,staring is a signal that an animal is being hunted.Igor,a black vulture,was fed birdseed instead of the meat he needed for good health.His bones became fragile a

28、nd broke during his rescue.ImprintingBaby animals imprint on their mothers at an early age;a baby duck learns that it is a duck by watching its mother every day.Wildlife rehabbers take special care not to let baby birds imprint on humans.Otherwise,the babies will grow up thinking they are human and

29、will seek out humans instead of their own kind.Birds that have imprinted on humans may become dangerous in the wild.They may seek attention from a hiker who doesnt know that the birds are used to human contact.The hiker or the bird might get hurt in the meeting.For this reason,the birds often cannot

30、 go back to the wild.A puppet serves as a substitute mother so this young condor doesnt get too used to humans.Wildlife Rescue Level R1314Wildlife rehabbers must feed each animal foods that are similar to its natural foods.Some foods can make animals sick or prevent them from growing normally.For ex

31、ample,the cows milk sold in grocery stores is very harmful to many baby animals and can kill them.Rescued animals must be fed natural foods so they can survive in the wild later on.Natural foods are most important for orphaned animals that have grown up in a rehabilitation center.If they get used to

32、 eating human food or do not learn to find their own food,they may starve in the wild.Rehabilitated birds practice flying in a flight cage until they have healed enough to be released.A volunteer feeds a mouse to an adult red-tailed hawk that is almost completely blind.Do You Know?Meat-eating animal

33、s at rehabilitation centers need to eat meat so they heal and grow strong.Wildlife rehabbers pick up animals recently hit by cars or trucks along roads,called roadkill,to use as animal food.They also keep freezers full of“mouse-cicles”frozen mice that they use as food.To save money,some centers rais

34、e quail,mice,rats,and rabbits as animal food.Wildlife Rescue Level R1516ReleaseWhen a rescued animal is ready to return to the wild,rehabbers must decide where to release it.The search for a good location begins long before an animal is ready for release.Rehabbers find a place that has plenty of foo

35、d,water,and shelter.They also make sure that the place is safe from human contact.Rehabbers must make sure the animal is healthy enough before releasing it.They make sure that it can run,climb,or fly without problems.They also make sure the animal is able to see,hear,and find food.The animal needs t

36、o know how to avoid animals that want to eat it and how to be with other animals of its own kind.The first step in releasing an animal is moving it to an outdoor pen or cage.The animal shares this cage with other animals of the same kind.Once outdoors,the animal can get used to the weather and to le

37、ss contact with people.After some time outdoors at the rehabilitation center,the animal is ready for release.Some young animals,especially orphans,are released slowly.Rehabbers put a pen in a safe place in the wild with the door left open so that the animal can return to it.Rehabbers provide food fo

38、r the animal until it is clear that the animal can find food for itself.Wild animals rescued as adults are released much faster than young animals that never had to live on their own in nature.If possible,animals are released near where they were found.A wildlife rehabber has some company as she rel

39、eases this bald eagle.This Tasmanian devil will be examined before its released.Wildlife Rescue Level R1718About half the animals at rehabilitation centers are too sick or too badly injured to ever go back into the wild.Many animals have lost limbs,beaks,wings,or eyesight.A bird with a wing that did

40、 not heal well,or with only one eye,would not be able to fly or hunt in the wild.When it is clear that an animal will never survive in the wild or at a center,rehabbers have to make a hard decision.If the animal is in pain,a quick,painless killing is sometimes the best way to end that animals suffer

41、ing.ConclusionRehabbers often use animals that cannot go back to the wild to help teach people to respect wildlife.Children and adults learn about wildlife that live in their area.They also learn about respecting the land so that wild animals can continue to find food and shelter.Wildlife rehabbers

42、do important work in caring for injured wild animals and returning many of them to the wild.You can help rehabbers efforts by respecting wildlife and by calling a rehabber if you see an animal in trouble.One phone call might give a wild animal the opportunity to grow up and live a free and healthy l

43、ife.This adult female great horned owl is not a silent flyer because of a wing injury.The noise she makes while flying warns the animals she needs to hunt for food,so she can never be released.This predatory bird helps to teach children about animals in their area.Wildlife Rescue Level R1920Glossary

44、contact (n.)connection,such as through sight,sound,or touch(p.11)equipment (n.)tools used in work or play(p.10)habitats (n.)the natural environments of plants or animals(p.6)injured (adj.)hurt or harmed(p.5)orphaned (adj.)caused to have no parents(p.4)rehabilitators (n.)people who work with sick or

45、injured wildlife to help them become healthy again(p.5)rescue (v.)to save from danger(p.5)Indexbaby(-ies),4,810,12,13care,4,5,8,10,12causes of injury,6contact with humans,11,12,15,16dangerous animals,7,12disease(s),8,11food(s),6,13,15,16,18imprinting,12rabies,8rehabbers,57,1113,1518respecting wildlife,18rules(for kids),7spring,10substitute parents,12training,5,9Wildlife Rescue Level R