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2 day old squirrels
Status: RELEASED
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2 baby Flying Squirrels
Status: STILL VISITING
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Coyote Pup
Status: RELEASED
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A litter of 1 week old baby skunks
Status: RELEASED
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Baby Beaver - we had 6 orphans this year.
Status: STILL VISITING, All will be spending the winter with
us.
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5 week old baby Badger -
Our first ever badger!
Status: RELEASED
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Baby opossums - 8 gm each
(That's less than .3 oz each!)
Status: RELEASED
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Adult Groundhog
Status: RELEASED
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Adult Squirrel with Squirrel Pox
Status: RECOVERED & RELEASED
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Baby Squirrels
Mother squirrels are very dedicated
and will try to retrieve their babies if separated from them...Read
more
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Baby Raccoons
**DO NOT FEED, DO NOT LET CHILDREN OR ANIMALS
TOUCH**
**DO KEEP WARM, DO CALL US (636) 677-3670**
Read
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Baby Opossums
Since
opossums do not have nests or dens, the babies travel with the
mom until they are able to live on their own. If a single
opossum is found with no mother around...Read
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Baby Bunnies
Bunnies are the babies most
often unintentionally kidnapped by well-meaning people.
Rabbit nests are left unguarded most of the time, with the mother
on the nest only twice a day for feeding...Read
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These 2 bunnies may look small,
but they are old enough to live on their own.
DO NOT try to catch bunnies of this size. Leave them alone!
They will be just fine.
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| News... |
"Volunteers
Needed"
Spring is just around the corner and it is our busiest season!
Volunteers are needed to help care for the hundreds of orphaned
and injured baby animals that will soon be arriving.
No experience is necessary. We will train you. But you must
be at least 18 years of age to volunteer with us. You will be
required to work one 4 hour shift each week, either in the morning
(9am-1pm) or the evening (7pm-11pm).
Click here to fill out an application
form. Our volunteer coordinator will then get in touch with
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"Gift Shop"
We now have most of our Gift Items on our website! Help support
the animals by buying a Wildlife Rehab T-shirt, or a cute
wild animal finger puppet, or a antiqued fine pewter wild
animal pin.
Visit our Gift
Shop
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"Expansion
& Bricks"
The first stage of the building expansion is complete.
We are so excited to have this new transition area for all
our wildlife patients. And the space is AMAZING to have.
With our new construction
we have also set aside multiple areas for a commemorative
pathway. If you would like to purchase a brick to be
engraved with your personal message, i.e. birthday, wedding
date, passing of a loved one, etc., click on one of the order
forms below.
The 4x8
commemorative brick costs $100, of which $81 is tax deductible.
4x8
Commemorative Brick Order Form
The 8x8 commemorative brick costs $150, of which $120 is tax
deductible.
8x8
Commemorative Brick Order Form
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"Newsletter"
The winter 2010 newsletter is now available online. See
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"What
Do We Do In Winter?"
We still
have several cages of squirrels to be released. When we do
that will depend on the weather forecast. A few squirrel babies
came in so late that it is doubtful we will get them released
until spring. We are also wintering a cage of 7 raccoons,
2 cages of beavers and 4 flying squirrels.
Winter is
never as crazy as Spring & Summer but we do get animals
who need our care. The cold weather exacerbates any weakness
the animals already have: mange, distemper, etc. There is
no treatment for distemper but we can have the animal humanely
euthanized so that it does not die of starvation or at the
hands of a predator. Mange is very treatable, so we keep the
animals (We have a fox right now), treat it, boost their immune
system & keep them well-fed and when treatment is over,
put them back where they came from.
We get a
lot of adult Opossum in the winter. Being opportunistic feeders,
they are often in the road, eating roadkill when another car
comes along & hits them. In addition to their injuries
from being hit by a car, Opossum are prone to frostbite because
their ears are very thin and hairless, as are their feet and
tail.
In addition
to caring for the animals that come in, Winter is a time when
we can catch up on the things we don't have time for the rest
of the year. We repair cages, make boxes, do building repairs.
Time goes quickly and before we know it, February is here
and the babies are back!!
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