Bird Rehab Traditional Cache

WINGS IN NEED

WINGS IN NEED had its origin in mid-1985 when Emsie Mohr found a helpless wild bird and realised, after about 20 phone calls, that there was nowhere where she could take it to be properly attended to. With some advice from a vet at the Pretoria National Zoological Gardens she managed to save the bird and when someone else contacted him with a similar request soon after, he referred the caller to Emsie.
More birds came in and she started learning from some dedicated vets in Pretoria as well as from books and articles. What had started off as a trickle became a stream and eventually an avalanche. Since those early days, WINGS IN NEED has been open 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. Emsie has literally spent all her time [without any compensation and at the cost of a relatively comfortable life] during the past 19 years caring for sick, injured, poisoned, shot and orphaned wild birds, from tiny Cape White-eyes to Black Eagles.

Over the last few years I took few birds there myself. Sometime mature birds that were hit by cars or baby ones the fell from nests after summer storms. When you meet Emsie, you will notice her unreserved dedication for the feathery friends. So if you have an injured wing here is her rescue line 083 290 2326, otherwise enjoy the cache