Dear Fellow Members,
Vivienne Sokol, a local wildlife rehabilitator and Linnaean Society of New York member since 2009, passed away in July. — Andrew Rubenfeld, President
It is with a heavy heart that I write of Vivienne Sokol, who peacefully passed away on July 10th, 2016. Ms. Sokol was exemplary in her field, one of the very few federal and state licensed Wild Bird Rehabilitators in New York City for close to 40 years. The wealth of knowledge that she shared and those that she mentored, as well as the birds that were rehabilitated under her meticulous care throughout the years, have experienced a great loss. Her memory honors all she touched and the ornithological world she proudly nurtured and represented. Thank you kindly. — Sonia Acevedo, Training Coordinator and Senior Veterinary Technician at the Hunter College Animal Research Facility