This Week In Wildlife
Nothing but Mama and babies
Truly, just a selection of opossum photos. That’s about all I could muster, folks. There’s 68 opossums here and one...
Read MoreApril 8- April 14, 2024
It’s opossum season! All day, every day, nothing but opossums. All the bunnies have been released or are near ready...
Read MoreApril 1 to April 7, 2024
What’s gray, brown, pink, white and black? Baby season at Primarily Possums! Buns Bun. More buns. This week’s blog will...
Read MoreBuns galore!
It’s every-day-a-bunny season and this past week did not disappoint! Plus Pixie, Victoria and Blossom got released. Bunnies From eyes...
Read MoreSpring has Sprung, oh boy it has!
9 tiny opossums, 1 newborn armadillo, a small bunny, and 4 recovering adult opossums. I know more are on their...
Read MoreFebruary 26 to March 3, 2024
Baby season has started. I’ve fielded calls about orphaned or displaced squirrels, injured rabbit kits, and the first opossum joeys...
Read MoreFebruary 12 to 25, 2024
Winter is the quiet season for wildlife rehabilitators and this February has been like most others. A few injured adults,...
Read MoreJanuary 22-February 11, 2024
The name may be Primarily ‘Possums but some months it’s “…and everything else” This Tufted Titmouse was caught by a...
Read MoreJanuary 15 – January 21, 2024
The frigid nighttime temperatures are getting exhausting- it’s not usually this cold (in the teens and 20s) for this extended...
Read More2023 Year-end report
300 patients! Plus at least 3 times that many phone calls, texts and emails about wildlife in need. What a...
Read MoreDecember 11-17, 2023
Goodbye MailerLite, hello MailPoet! I’ve switched blog subscription services, so hopefully we won’t see the same interruptions. Lt. Dan and...
Read MoreDecember 4-10, 2023
Meet the overwintering opossums! All of them were too small to release when the weather was pleasant and the food...
Read MoreNovember 26 – December 3, 2023
This week’s update will be a smattering of news bits, with photos, of course! David Crowie David Crowie healed and...
Read MoreCold laser therapy: how I’m using it
Photobiomodulation is a healing tool used to stimulate cell regeneration, reduce inflammation, and treat pain. I use it to encourage...
Read MoreNovember 13-19, 2023
Normally I would describe this as the quiet season, but it’s been anything but the last week. Birds and bats...
Read MoreOctober 30 – November 5, 2023
The nighttime tempaertures plunged here so the 4 juvenile opossums got to spend several night back inside with nothing to...
Read MoreOctober 15-29, 2023
We’ve had a gentle turning into fall here, which helps to soothe any worries I have about the released opossums....
Read MoreOctober 8-14, 2023
Simba and Sister go free, a turtle leaves and another one arrives. Plus, two surprise birds! A soft release Simba...
Read MoreOctober 1-7, 2023
Baby season is over, almost everyone has been released, and we’re ready for fall treats and eats. Persimmons are on...
Read MoreSeptember 18-24, 2023
It was a good week here at Primarily ‘Possums There was time for a nice little Autumnal photo shoot And...
Read MoreA difficult release
The goal of wildlife rehabilitation is to raise or give medical care to a wild animal so that it can...
Read MoreSeptember 4- 10, 2023
After an incredibly busy summer with well over 250 animals coming in, it’s time to get back to regular updates....
Read MoreThe skunks!
I received 8 Striped skunks from various sources in early June, and just released the last of them August 18....
Read MoreRehab to release- a happy ending
Rehab To Release A wildlife rehabilitator’s goal is to raise animals to the point they can be released: rehab to...
Read MoreCrunch time!
It’s been an overwhelming two weeks- and I skipped last week’s post because of it. So many animals and so...
Read MoreJune 19-25, 2023
It’s been a week of cleaning and releasing! The rehab room got a good deep clean and the pre-release enclosures...
Read MoreJune 12-18, 2023
So much happened this week! I feel much more confident with my 8 skunks, and their personalities and playful behaviors...
Read MoreJune 5 -11, 2023
Skunks and more skunks! Bats! Birds! and opossums…always opossums…and a snake surgery! What a darling face! The year of the...
Read MoreMay 29 to June 4, 2023
This will be the briefest blog post ever! I’ll be making another one this week and will get it out...
Read MoreMay 22 to 28, 2023
Baby bird growing up! Emergency snake surgery! Cute opossums! Little girl getting physical therapy Such a sweet, hopeful face A...
Read MoreMay 15-21, 2023
Right now I have more animals at once than I’ve ever had, and the time it takes to care for...
Read MoreMay 8 to 14, 2023
What a week! I’m up to 62 patients now. Here are some of them. Cottontail Little bunny came in one...
Read MoreMay 1 to 7, 2023
This week had an extracurricular activity and LOTS of hotline phone calls But first, cute baby photos Of course! That...
Read MoreApril 24-30, 2023
The last week has been similar to the week before- a few new opossums coming in, everyone here getting bigger,...
Read MoreApril 17 to 23, 2023
Although I was closed to intakes I still managed to add 20 animals For tips and tricks on how to...
Read MoreApril 10-16, 2023
It’s been another opossum-full week here, with happy news about Miss Fox, a bat release, and some interesting phone calls...
Read MoreMarch 27 to April 2- intakes and phone calls
It’s been a fairly busy week between updates on current residents, new baby opossums, and some fun phone calls Miss...
Read MoreThe intake form-an explanation
If you’ve seen my intake form, you may wonder why I ask so many questions! My intake form is comprehensive...
Read MoreA strange week
It’s been a strange week here! Raccoons left in plastic tubs, cat-caught bunnies, a random wood duck? Raccoon in a...
Read MoreBaby season starts with a boing!
2023 baby season has started with a real boing- the rabbits are coming in daily. So far I’ve been able...
Read MoreI found an orphaned bunny! No, you probably didn’t!
Raising baby bunnies is hard work for Mama and even harder for rehabilitators. We just can’t adequately replicate Mama’s nutritious...
Read MoreStill quiet at Primarily ‘Possums
The daffodils may be up and the birds returning, but it’s still quiet here at Primarily ‘Possums Which I am...
Read More2022 Year end report
2022 was a busy year at Primarily ‘Possums! In 2022 I took in 262 animals, and helped just as many...
Read MoreThe tale of a fox
The sad tale of a fox, kidnapped from her fox family, raised with humans and domestic animals, and then dumped...
Read MoreIt’s skunk season!
Skunk mating season is upon us and the boys are out roaming! A skunk seen in the daytime from now...
Read MoreI found a baby squirrel-now what?
Here are the first steps to follow when you find a baby squirrel First steps Determine what kind of animal...
Read MoreArmadillos- fascinating dinosaurs
Armadillos are expanding their range. It’s more and more likely you’re going to see one of these fascinating dinosaurs in...
Read MoreWildlife habitat in your yard
After the bone-chilling cold we had here in Georgia, a lot of people asked how to help the wildlife affected...
Read MoreBats in a bat cave!
On Monday, December 12, I had the opportunity to attend a field trip to a culvert with bat biologists to...
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