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Wildlife Weekly

Each week, Jackie gives you practical tips on what to do when encountering sick or injured wildlife. Jackie Edmunds is the Wildlife Rehabilitation Training Coordinator for the Dane County Humane Society’s Wildlife Center. She holds an advanced license for wildlife rehabilitation and permit for banding wild birds in the state of Wisconsin.

Mange

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This week on Wildlife Weekly, host Jackie Edmunds talks about Mange and how to find and help save an animal with Mange. Mange affects mammalian species and can cause many problems for animals. Mange is caused by parasitic mites that burrow under the skin of the animal it is infecting and lays its eggs. Mange takes […]

Lead Toxicity

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This week on Wildlife Weekly, host Jackie Edmunds talks about lead toxicity and how it impacts animals. Birds can easily get lead toxicity from eating carcasses left from hunting. This can cause a lot of problems for birds. Lead toxicity can cause many things including neurological issues and lethargy. By bringing a bird in the […]

Ducks

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This week, Jackie Edmunds of the Dane County Humane Society Wildlife Center reports on the duck species of Wisconsin, explaining how to tell the difference between duckling species. The most common ducks in the Madison area are Mallards, which are herbivores, and Wood Ducks, which are insectivores. She tells us about the basics of Mallard ducklings, […]