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Since 1985, Cindy and Chuck Traisi have been resident managers of the Fund for Animals Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, fulfilling Cindy's lifelong dream of working with animals. Tips & Tidbits is a collection of articles and stories written by Cindy and/or Chuck.
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Because They Matter is a collection of 31 short stories written by Cindy about the wild animals who have come into the wildlife hospital. Some stories are funny, some sad, but all will tug at your heartstrings. A MUST READ for every animal lover!
Click here read an excerpt.
"My husband, Chuck, and I are resident managers of a large wildlife rehabilitation center in Ramona, California, northeast of San Diego in the mountains. The center is owned by the Fund for Animals, Inc., founded by Cleveland Amory — no stranger to people who read good books or to those who love animals — who is our boss.
For more than ten years, we have cared for ill, injured or orphaned native wildlife. We have made ourselves available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, for emergencies involving wildlife. We have cared for them and treated their injuries or illnesses with great diligence. We have set them free with unimaginable joy in their hearts and ours.We have also watched the light leave their eyes in death. The stories in this book reflect only a few of the thousands of animals that have come to us. Some of these stories are happy and some are sad, but all are meant to give insight into a world that too few of us are able to witness.
How Chuck and I came to follow this road not often taken is a long story. Why we are here — and hopefully always will be — is easy: Because They Matter..."
— Cindy Traisi
You can find Because They Matter at:
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Tips and Tidbits about our Native Wildlife:
A series of newspaper articles by Cindy Traisi
Creatures of the Night
Exotics
Gardening for Birds
Songbirds
Relocation of Wildlife
Harbingers of Winter
Roadrunners
Western Tanager
Early uses of California Plants
Bothersome Birds
What animals have taught me
Toads and Frogs
Are They Ever Gonna Leave?
The Tail of a Lioness
Eco-Vandalism
How Far Will We Go?
An Inside Look at Wildlife Rehabilitation
Butterfly Gardening
(Mis)Perceptions about Native Wildlfe
Saga of a Red-tailed Hawk
Sticky Situations
The Gardener's Best Friends
Quail
Foxtail and Fushia Awards
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