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Dr. V This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C95D5C.9CCE9B10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It was fantastic to see this article in the Halifax Herald. I think = Helen should tell us the cost, including mailing, and give the mailing = address so people wishing a calendar can get one and support this great = work. Good luck with the fund raising. Pete Hope ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Elizabeth Doull=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:00 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Cobequid Wildlife Rehab Centre in Brookfield, NS Running raptor rehab=20 Vet hopes calendar can raise funds to help injured birds of prey By MARY ELLEN MacINTYRE Truro Bureau=20 Sat. Dec 13, 2008=20 BROOKFIELD - After veterinarian Helene Van Doninck treats injured = birds of prey, they have to build up their strength in order to fly = again. It's not like you can hold their wings and give them lessons. "Oh, you need good gloves that go right up to here before you ever go = near them," said Dr. Van Doninck, pointing to her upper arm. "You need face shields, the whole works, and you never handle them = unless you really have to."=20 Dr. Van Doninck operates the Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, = where she, her husband and a team of volunteers nurse, feed and = rehabilitate injured or sick animals and birds. In the hopes of raising enough funds to build a large cage for the = birds of prey, the centre has printed a calendar with photographs of = rehabilitated former residents. "We're hoping the sale of the calendars will help us raise more funds = for the cage, which is the last step in their rehabilitation before they = are set free," Dr. Van Doninck said. The injured owls, hawks and eagles brought to the centre are often in = very dire straits, she said.=20 Many of the birds are hit by vehicles as they're trying to feed off = roadkill, while others receive a shock from power lines or are hurt when = they fly into windows. Because of her training, Dr. Van Doninck can deal with the illness or = injury immediately. "An IV is started and we are able to address it very quickly but at = the end of the eagle or owl's rehabilitation, the centre doesn't have a = proper cage for them to get conditioned," she said. That means the animal has to be transferred to another facility that = has the right-sized cage, "and that adds to the stress." The kind of cage needed for recuperation would be about 30 metres long = and would cost about $40,000. "We have $8,000 set aside for the construction and we will continue = with fundraising until we've raised enough," Dr. Van Doninck said. The centre is completely dependent on donations, except for medical = treatment, which Dr. Van Doninck provides for free.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C95D5C.9CCE9B10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16762" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Comic Sans MS; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } P.EmailText { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Comic Sans MS" } LI.EmailText { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Comic Sans MS" } DIV.EmailText { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Comic Sans MS" } P.BodyTextFirstIndent15Space { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: = 150%; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.BodyTextFirstIndent15Space { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: = 150%; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.BodyTextFirstIndent15Space { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: = 150%; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } P.Bibliography { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; = FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.Bibliography { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; = FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.Bibliography { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; = FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } SPAN.EmailStyle20 { FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-STYLE: normal; = FONT-FAMILY: "Comic Sans MS"; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-style-type: = personal-compose } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></HEAD> <BODY lang=3DEN-US vLink=3Dpurple link=3Dblue bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>It was fantastic to see this article in the = Halifax=20 Herald. I think Helen should tell us the cost, including mailing, and = give the=20 mailing address so people wishing a calendar can get one and support = this great=20 work.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Good luck with the fund raising.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Pete Hope</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dedoull@ns.sympatico.ca = href=3D"mailto:edoull@ns.sympatico.ca">Elizabeth