Bird Care & Conservation Society

South Australia Inc

Level 1, 157 Franklin Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000

FOR ADVICE ON RESCUING AND CARING FOR SICK, INJURED AND ORPHANED WILD BIRDS

	Please note: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1985, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2000
	http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/listRegulations.aspx?key=p
	Use of gel to catch or deter birds prohibited
	"A person must not apply a silicon gel to any tree, plant, building or other structure or thing for the purpose of catching birds or deterring birds from perching on it. Maximum penalty: $1,250."

	To contact Bird Care:-
	phone	mobile	0409 984 910
		local	international
	or	8390 3254	61 8 8390 3254
	email Bird Care: contact@birdcare.asn.au

	IF YOU FIND A DISTRESSED OR INJURED BIRD
DO:	Take care when handling the bird - for your own sake as well as the bird's. Remove the bird from possible sources of danger such as cats, dogs, ants and extreme heat or cold. Place the bird in a warm protected environment such as a strong, ventilated, cardboard carton. Remember that the bird will be in shock from its injuries and from being handled. Make sure that the bird is kept out of the reach of pets and young children. Call Bird Care & Conservation Society as soon as possible for advice. Bird Care & Conservation Society is listed in your Adelaide Telstra White Pages. Read the BCCS article on "Rescue of young birds found on the ground".
DON'T:	Leave the bird for hours without seeking help. Prompt action is most important if the bird is to survive. Attempt to treat the bird unless you know exactly what you are doing. Keep the bird to amuse the children. It is a wild, sensitive creature that feels pain, fear, heat, cold and hunger - it is not a plaything! It is more beneficial to educate your children to be caring and responsible people. Attempt to keep the bird as a pet - it is a wild bird and very likely to be a protected species. You could be liable for a heavy fine. Simply leave the bird in a cage with seed - many birds are not seed-eaters. One of the most common birds rescued is the Lorikeet which looks like a seed-eating Parrot. It is in fact a nectar-eater! Pick up young birds which are being attended by the parent birds unless they are in imminent danger.
IF YOU ARE A CARING PERSON, WILLING TO HELP OUR CONSERVATION EFFORT, - WE NEED YOU!
	NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

	FOR SALE
	***Handbook Caring for Rescued Birds***
	Cap and T-shirt

	Rescue of young birds - advice
	Conservation Issues
	Meetings
	Membership form (pdf file 155 KB)
	Magazine Archives
	Banding Report Archives

	To assist people in caring for birds, the BCCS has produced fact sheets on the following topics: (These fact sheets are presented in PDF format. To view them you will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader.)
	1	Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes
	2	Ducks and Ducklings
	3	Kookaburras
	4	Lorikeets
	5	Magpies
	6	Pigeons and Doves (not available on web - contact BCCS)
	7	Raptors (birds of prey)
	8	Initial Examination of Rescued Birds
	9	Avian Diseases
	10	Management and Release
	11	Zoonotic Diseases
	12	Newcastle Disease
	13	Information Pamphlet

********BCCS Handbook Caring for Rescued Birds is still available********
********BCCS Cap and T-shirt are still available********

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