Linda tells me that rehabilitators tend to specialize. Among the mammals, Linda particularly enjoys the skunks – they have quite the personality, she says. Yet there are some left to be cared for by others. For instance, she leaves the bats to someone else!
While nurturing an animal back to health can be rewarding, it is not without its heartaches. Some animals are quite susceptible to death from the stress of the rescue alone. For example, only a few rehabilitators seem to be able to keep baby rabbits alive. On the other hand, although fawns can usually be rehabilitated, adult deer almost always succumb. Sometimes animals, like Shakespeare, are too impacted by trauma to return to the wild, yet they can lead useful lives as teaching exhibits. Linda and Eric will be providing a workshop about wildlife rehabilitation at Landis this spring to share the rigors of rehabilitation and introduce Shakespeare and perhaps other rescued creatures. They will also educate each of us on how to be more aware of how our activities affect wildlife. A great many animals need rehabilitation as a direct result of human behavior. Routinely animals are treated for heads stuck in cans and jars which are irresistible to a hungry animal. Linda described rescuing a great horned owl trapped by fishing line and hanging upside down from a tree branch over a creek. While we are offering the workshop free of charge; we strongly encourage participants to make a donation to North Country Wild Care, the association of rehabilitators to which Linda and Eric belong. For more information, or to register, call us at (518) 875-6935 or email [email protected]. To learn more about North Country Wild Care, visit their website at www.northcountrywildcare.org. We hope to see you at the workshop! Wildlife Rehabilitation: What’s it All About? May 9, Saturday, 1 – 2:30 PM Instructors: Linda and Eric Brown Location: The Welcome Center (or outside the Farmhouse if the weather is fine) Comments are closed.
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