Wild dove rehoming

SUE818 wrote on Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:01pm:

We have a male dove who was injured, he is now fully recovered but he is now tame and now needs to mix with other doves to get him ready to return to the wild if you can help we would appreciate otherwise he has a long trip to a pigeon sanctuary called la paloma triste.

Thank you 

devo49 wrote on Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:48am:

Not sure where you live but just turn him loose he will soon find a mate or two , keep putting a bit of food out for him if you want . I had lots of them around my accommodation through the winter on the road up to the Parrata, good luck

SUE818 wrote on Wed Apr 27, 2022 11:41am:

Thank you we have tried didn't go came back unfortunately  he has no fear of cats and treats them as fellow doves hence the idea of a safe readjustment  place.

devo49 wrote on Wed Apr 27, 2022 11:52am:

Ok , just an idea . Well done for caring 

Jenni wrote on Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:21am:

Hi Sue,

I had the same problem but in the UK, injured Dove,  by the time he was well enough to be released he wouldn't go. So I contacted the RSPCA who came an took him to a sanctuary, they told me that it is very difficult to release Doves back into the wild, and they usually get picking on by othe...

 

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...r birds, so I think you best plan is to take him to the sanctuary. Well done for saving him.