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 Each
year in Britain an estimated five million wild birds and other
animals are injured or disabled in some way. A vast majority
of their injuries are caused by people, mostly accidentally,
such as road accidents, but some are intentional like poisoning
and badger baiting. We at the Vale Wildlife Rescue offer help
to thousands of these casualties every year by treating them
and where possible release them back in to the wild. We are
on call 24 hours a day, every single day of the year.
We are a registered Charitable
Trust that was set up in 1984. Our running costs of almost £20,000
per month are ever increasing, we are completely dependent upon
donations and voluntary assistance.
 Our
treatment and rehabilitation centre is located in Beckford.
mid-way between Evesham and Tewkesbury.
To learn more about us and our work in the rescue and rehabilitation
of British wildlife please look through the site using the navigation
links on the left or bottom of each page. Also checkout the
news page for the very latest update
on what is happening in Vale Wildlife Rescue.
Are you
interested in working at VWR click
here for more details.
We now
have a webcam on-line, read more about it by clicking on the
webcam link
 Our
car boot sales have now restarted - every Saturday from 9am
- see our news page for more details
Arctic Challenge!! -
Two of our supporters, Helen Colbourne
& Natalie Gould, have bravely volunteered to drive a team of
huskies 250km across the frozen wastelands of Norway into Sweden
to raise much-needed funds for Vale Wildlife! - see
our news
page for more details and how you can sponsor them.
Summer Fayre
- A fund raising Fayre will take
place 10am - 1pm on Saturday 14th June. Admission is free.
More details are available
here.
Read more
news about VWR by checking out our news
page including details about our Caroline's Blog, our new forums
and discussion area, using Ebay to raise funds for us,
our car boot sales and the exciting news about our planning
permission for a new Education and Training Centre.
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A plea from
all wildlife hospitals:
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If you find a fledgling
(a youngster, fully feathered apart from probably
having a very stubby tail!) bird, do not immediately
assume it has been abandoned or orphaned & pick it
up. Most birds, when they first leave the nest,
cannot fly well, if at all, but spend most of their
time on the ground or in low bushes & branches,
practicing their flight but are still fed by their
parents. They should be left alone. If you have a
cat, keep it in at this time of year as much as
possible.
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Fawns (young deer) are
left alone sometimes for many hours, while the mum
goes off to feed. Do not go near them, but leave
them alone.
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Fox cubs which appear to
be abandoned are usually fine. Please seek advice
from us or a similar organisation before
interfering.
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IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF
WHAT TO DO, PLEASE CONTACT US OR YOUR LOCAL WILDLIFE
HOSPITAL / WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTRE.
Vale Wildlife Rescue
Registered charity
No. 702888
email
info@vwr.org.uk
telephone - 01386 882288 (treatment &
rehabilitation)
Last
updated
14 May, 2008
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Rescue
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approval
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