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NewsJanuary 18, 2015

John and Carolyn Watkins show off the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

John Watkins moves a red-tailed hawk to a larger enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com John Watkins moves a red-tailed hawk to a larger enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

John and Carolyn Watkins at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com John and Carolyn Watkins at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

A Watkins family pet rests in their home Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A Watkins family pet rests in their home Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

A parakeet named George perches on top of his cage inside John and Carolyn Watkins' home Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A parakeet named George perches on top of his cage inside John and Carolyn Watkins' home Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

A male peacock displays his feathers at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A male peacock displays his feathers at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

John Watkins moves a red-tailed hawk to a larger enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com John Watkins moves a red-tailed hawk to a larger enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

John and Carolyn Watkins at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com John and Carolyn Watkins at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

John and Carolyn Watkins reminisce about the different animals they have taken in over the years Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com John and Carolyn Watkins reminisce about the different animals they have taken in over the years Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

John Watkins looks to a building at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com John Watkins looks to a building at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

A sign hangs at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A sign hangs at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

A coyote roams about an enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A coyote roams about an enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

A beaver pokes his head out from an enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A beaver pokes his head out from an enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

A beaver pokes his head out from an enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A beaver pokes his head out from an enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

Carolyn Watkins flips through a photo album filled with photos of a black bear they had at their Wildlife Rehab facility.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Carolyn Watkins flips through a photo album filled with photos of a black bear they had at their Wildlife Rehab facility.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

John Watkins moves a red-tailed hawk to a larger enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com John Watkins moves a red-tailed hawk to a larger enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

A photo album chronicling the time Yonah the black bear spent at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A photo album chronicling the time Yonah the black bear spent at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

John Watkins moves a red-tailed hawk to a larger enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com John Watkins moves a red-tailed hawk to a larger enclosure at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

John Watkins takes a minute to pet Silver, a resident coyote at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com John Watkins takes a minute to pet Silver, a resident coyote at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

Carolyn Watkins reminisces about the different animals they have taken in over the years Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Carolyn Watkins reminisces about the different animals they have taken in over the years Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

A pair of male peacocks walk about the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A pair of male peacocks walk about the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

Silver, a resident coyote at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Silver, a resident coyote at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com

Silver, a resident coyote at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Silver, a resident coyote at the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
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John and Carolyn Watkins show off the Watkins Wildlife Rehab facility Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.

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