In Sweden, you can take care of an injured corvid for a maximum of 48 hours.
After that, you have to hand it over to an animal rehabilitator or release the animal back into the wild.
If a bird is out in the open and chooses to visit you, of course that’s ok, but we’re talking about captivity here.
Wild animals that cannot be released in the future are euthanized. There is no sanctuary (“Sanctuary”) for wild animals in Sweden.
The strange thing is that there are essentially the same laws everywhere in the world, butSwedenandEstoniaseem to be the only countries that do not allow exceptions and turn a blind eye to the situation that has arisen.
If anyone knows of an exception, please let me know!
Norway:There is a crow in Norway called Hafez who lives with the Crow Man. He gets to keep the crow:video
Soon his book will be published:The Crow Man
Denmark: In Denmark, a family has gained an extra family member:The collar Egone
UK: Here areRussell Crowe, which is not a crow but a rook. He is a real celebrity who has appeared on the BBC more than once.
In the UK it has now become legal to take care of a wild bird without a licence.
However, you need to stick to itthe rulesthat exist and register animals that cannot be released.
INHollandHanno took care of a rook and a jackdaw until someone reported him because you are not allowed to have wild animals at home. His birds were euthanized by NVWA (the Dutch version of the County Administrative Board) because you are not allowed to take care of animals that cannot be released. He appealed, lost and took it to court instead…and WON!
This means that there is now a precedent and that you can take care of an injured corvid if it cannot survive in the wild and if a veterinarian is behind the decision. Presumably you need some kind of training, but it doesn’t seem to be regulated.
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Germany: Here you can take care of any corvid, as long as the authorities approve an application.
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