Found in Queens in 2013, Amelia was admitted to our hospital after she was picked up by a NYC Police Officer who recognized she needed help. Amelia was found on the busy sidewalk of a NYC street with no apparent fear of people and no interest in flying away. While Amelia can’t talk to tell us her story, we suspect Amelia was kept illegally and then released to the wild. Amelia is imprinted on people and looks to people for food and companionship.
American Kestrels are the smallest Falcons in all of North America. Their bigger North American falcon cousins are the medium-sized Merlin and the much larger Peregrine Falcon (the fastest animal on the planet.)
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Wildlife Center of Long Island (Formerly known as Volunteers for Wildlife) is a tax exempt 501(c)3 not-for-profit charitable organization. Copies of our annual audited financial statements as well as annual IRS 990 and NY State CHAR500 reports can be accessed on the NYS Attorney General’s Charity website.
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