Wildlife Rescue Rehabilitation Center Gets Calls 24/7 By Carrie Thompson Master Falconer Charley Koop and his wife Doris, a retired nurse specializing with the handicapped, did what many dream of doing in their retirement years: merging their two passions and continuing a life of great service. In 2005 together they established a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Little Eagle Farm, in Pittsfield, NY. It began with a visit to his local vet Dr. Lisa Johnson’s office. While there, Charley heard the screams…
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Wild Things Get Rescued By Carrie Thompson When you find a wild raptor wounded, ill or otherwise incapacitated WHO you gonna call? Mike Stalter! Mike Stalter, a deputy in the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office, possesses a general falconry license. He is well known in the community as the first point of contact for handling raptors, which include owls, falcons, eagles and hawks. This is the second downed eagle that Mike has rescued, this one in response to a 911 call…