Wow, this summer has flown by. We can’t complain about the wonderful weather and the help of our summer green team staff, Rebecca Clark. So far we’ve handled over 450 cases and migration season is fast approaching. Animal admissions are starting to slow down for August and September but should see an increase in injured geese calls all through the fall.
It’s back to school for our human kids, but our young wildlife critters are also starting their back to school session too. Many wildlife babies are left to fend for themselves in these later months and see if they have the skills to make it. Approximately 40% of most wildlife babies don’t make it past their first year. Fall can be a hard time for wildlife with finding their own food supplies (mom and dad aren’t helping anymore), migrating to their southern vacation spot usually hundreds to thousands of miles away, and recognizing and hiding from predators. These babies have a difficult time ahead of them so let’s wish them luck. Currently we have young mallard ducklings, a cooper’s hawk, a sharp-shinned hawk, a Great Horned Owl, a Red-tailed Hawk, a fox, a meadowlark, 3 red squirrels, and 3 grey squirrels. So far, we’ve hoping everyone will be gone before the snow flies.
Back to school for Wildlife Rehabbers. If you are interested in increasing your knowledge and possibly helping in the wildlife rehabilitation field, PWRC is hosting the IWRC Basic Wildlife Rehabilitation Course on November 19 and 20th at F205-2055 Notre Dame from 8am to 5pm, please register as soon as possible as there are only 14 more spots available. For more information, visit our homepage or http://theiwrc.org/continuing-education/physical-classes/.
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