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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer
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One of the busiest wildlife animal hospitals in the world calls Minnesota home

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A rescued baby pigeon found in downtown Minneapolis by Sven Sundgaard on June 10.
Sven Sundgaard

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The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota had more than 9,100 animals come through its doors in May and June May — their top two busiest months in their 45-year history.

MPR News guest host Nina Moini talks with staff from the rehab center about some of the most common wildlife rescues. And we’ll find out when to leave an injured or orphaned wild animal alone and when to seek help for it.

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Baby Eastern Moles at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota.
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An employee bottle-feeds a fawn at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota.
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A minx at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota.
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Guests:

  • Tami Vogel, executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota 

  • Brittney Yohannes, communications and development director at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota.

    Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota 651-486-9453

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MPR News guest host Nina Moini (left) talks with Brittney Yohannes (center), communications and development director at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota, and Tami Vogel (right), executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota, in an MPR News studio in St. Paul on Thursday.
Nikhil Kumaran | MPR News

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