Rook

Rook the American crow was born in June 2007. He was found as a youngster by someone who tried to hand-raise him as a pet. Weeks after, he was surrendered to the Penitentiary Glen Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Kirtland, Ohio. Since Rook had been raised by humans and not his family of crows, he imprinted on people. Rook has no fear of humans and relies on people for food, water, and shelter. Penitentiary Glen Wildlife Rehabilitation Center deemed Rook unreleasable, and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History gave him a permanent home in the Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center & Woods Garden—Presented by KeyBank.

Roxy

Roxy the American crow was brought to the Medina Raptor Center after landing on someone’s shoulder in Parma, Ohio. She had jesses (leather straps traditionally used in falconry) around her ankles, so it was assumed she had escaped or been released from some captive situation. Since Roxy had most likely been in captivity, she was very dependent on humans for survival. In addition, her inside left digit was broken and healed poorly. Deemed unreleasable, she came to live at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in December 2007.

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