Barn swallows caught in hanging glue traps
Channel: Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Centre Inc
Date: 2021-05-25

Please – do not use hanging glue traps.

We are currently caring for two young barn swallows that came to us after getting caught up in one.

It’s a delicate process to remove the glue.

First, we massage the feathers with cooking oil.
Then we remove the oil using Dawn liquid dish soap.
Then we dry the feathers, all the while being very careful not to further damage the feathers.

Fortunately, in this case, not too many feathers were pulled out or damaged beyond repair. We’re hopeful we’ll be able to release them in a couple of days in the area where they were found, provided the glue traps are taken down.

Please avoid using hanging glue traps. There are many other bug traps on the market that are much more environmentally friendly.

Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Centre is committed to the care and rehabilitation of sick, injured, orphaned or otherwise compromised wildlife; our goal is to return healthy animals to their natural habitat. Through education, we are dedicated to increasing public awareness about the issues affecting Canadian Wildlife.

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