A difficult release

A difficult release

The goal of wildlife rehabilitation is to raise or give medical care to a wild animal so that it can be returned to it’s natural place in the world. Sometimes release comes in the form of a joyous return or entry into the wild. Other times, it’s a release from pain and suffering through humane…

The skunks!
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The skunks!

I received 8 Striped skunks from various sources in early June, and just released the last of them August 18. Here are some highlights from their last month with me. Most photographs were taken by my friend Krista deVries. Daily enrichment, through new toys, fresh branches, or interesting foods, helped their brains develop and their…

May 22 to 28, 2023
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May 22 to 28, 2023

Baby bird growing up! Emergency snake surgery! Cute opossums! Little girl getting physical therapy Such a sweet, hopeful face A true fighting spirit This little girl has seen some hard times and challenges and met them head on.  After an accident involving a running wheel in her cage, she was paralyzed from the waist down. …