While there are many heartwarming success stories in which injured, orphaned or abandoned animals have been successfully reintroduced to the wild, there are also stories of man's stupidity causing harm to some of nature's most innocent creatures.

For those brave enough to wander into the depths of a wildlife rehabilitator's world, a life-altering experience awaits you on the pages of this book, through the anecdotes and accompanying photographs.

Not being able to read this book again for the first time, I must be content to read it anew, for no other reason than to relive the warm, fuzzy success stories.

This book is a keeper.

Kudos to Shannon Jacobs, and wildlife rehabilitators everywhere.


Excellent Resource   July 22, 2003
 14 out of 14 found this review helpful

As a wildlife writer who writes about animals in their natural setting, I found Jacobs' book on rehabilitators to be fascinating and informative, bringing the story of what happens to creatures when they have a run-in with humans, but are fortunate enough to be aided by these caring folks. As a birdwatching columnist, I am asked all the time about what to do when they find a baby bird. This book's "I Found A Baby Bird" flow chart is very good, and I am recommending it to my readers.


Indispensible Reference for Living with Wildlife   July 16, 2003
 14 out of 15 found this review helpful

Healers is a must-have: concise, clearly-written, and easy-to-read. I consider it a critical reference for anyone whose life is touched by wildlife in some way, shape, or form. The book has tons of helpful information, addressing all the panic-stricken questions you have at that fateful moment when you happen to cross paths with an injured or orphaned creature. It's just the thing to grab in a wildlife emergency and the flow charts in the book that help sort out what action to take are the best I've ever seen. I've used these charts many times in dealing with wildlife emergencies, so I consider the flow charts alone to be well-worth the price of the book. Plus the updated edition has even more information than before. It's a real quality publication. As far as I'm concerned it's an indispensible wildlife reference and I wouldn't be without it.


Wildlife rehabber is enthused   July 8, 2003
 15 out of 15 found this review helpful

As a wildlife rehabilitator, I am picky about book on the subject. I was very impressed with Healers...the quality of information, the layout, and the fact that it is valuable for ALL ages....for anyone who cares about wildlife, wants to know what it is like to dedicate yourself to helping wildlife and what it takes in time, money, and skills, how to aquire those skills or just where to go for help when you find injured or orphaned wildlife...and when to just leave it alone. This is a book that should be in everyone's library.