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In this episode, Lori Arent reveals the heart of  the The Raptor Center where staff, doctors and volunteers focus their passion for raptors with ground- breaking research, rescue and rehab that affects thousands of birds! Listen to her harrowing story of battling the Avian Flu with creative quarantine methods. This is a story of dedicated innovation that impacts bird, human and environment.

Lori Arent, MS  is Assistant Director of The Raptor Center at University of Minnesota and author of “Raptors in Captivity: Guidelines for care & management."

QUOTES

LORI:  “Every single bird that comes into our clinic has a story to tell. “

LORI:  “Raptors really are such amazing sentinels for what's happening in our environment...And so if we just listen to what they’re telling us, we can actually help people too. It’s...called the One Health Concept, where environmental health, human health, and animal health are all linked together.”

LORI:  “...just like people... Every bird's a little bit different....And a lot of it is really based on their experiences. What has happened in their life before they've come to us...Everyone has had different experiences in their lives, just like people.”

LINKS

The Raptor Center, College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Minnesota   1920 Fitch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, 612-624-4745  

Volunteer at The Raptor Center 

Donate to The Raptor Center  

“Raptors in Captivity: Guidelines for care & management by Lori Arent

One Health Concept

Avian Influenza (HPAI)

2022 Confirmations of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Flocks 

Fomite: is an object (such as a dish, doorknob, or article of clothing) that may be contaminated with infectious agents (such as bacteria or viruses) and serve in their transmission

Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory 

 

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