Check Out Some Hope for Wildlife Videos!We have a wonderful video of one family helping another. When these kids saw a momma duck lose all but one of her ducklings down a storm drain, they weren't about to let her lose part of her family. They gave us a call to come and help. With the family’s assistance, rescue team member Louis got the ducklings out to safety. Mom and her last little one had taken to the water at a nearby pond, and we were able to get the family back together again! We think the momma duck's happiness is all the thank you that's needed. ____________________________________________________________________ It’s baby season, and you might spot a young porcupine alone—but that doesn’t mean it’s orphaned. Baby porcupines are born with eyes open, teeth, and quills, and they follow their moms early on. However, moms often climb trees to eat, leaving their little ones on the ground. If you see a lone baby, check nearby trees carefully as mom’s likely just having lunch. If she hasn’t returned after 30 minutes, contact your local wildlife rehabilitator for advice. ____________________________________________________________________ Thank you Oberland Agriscience! For years, Oberland Agriscience has generously donated black soldier fly larvae to help our baby birds grow up healthy and strong. We think their excitement speaks to the quality of the meal! Our wildlife is extremely fortunate to have Oberland Agriscience in our community. They are a high-tech producer of food, using fancy technologies like machine learning, and predictive analytics to produce the lowest carbon-footprint protein on the market. Baby robins may not know what that means, but without it they wouldn't grow up healthy and strong. ____________________________________________________________________ This baby barred owl was found on the ground—much too young to be out of the nest. Luckily, mom was nearby, but we couldn’t find their original nest. So we built a new one! With help from the kind callers, our rescue team secured a crate in a tree and placed the owlet inside. As soon as we left, mom swooped in to care for her chick. The crate is safe, and as the owlet grows, she will climb out and start branching before she learns to fly. ____________________________________________________________________ We have two crow nestlings and boy, do they like eating. They come by it honestly, though, since they have to go from being an infant to fledging out the the nest and almost independent in about 35 days. That's a ton of rapid growth and development, and it requires a lot of energy and nutrition. Both parents, and even older siblings participate in feeding the young. They can eat every half hour during the day! And when they think someone’s' back with grub, they can go from sleep to wide-awake and "gaping" quick. Their giant, bright red mouths act like targets, helping parent crows quickly spot exactly where the food goes. ____________________________________________________________________ This North American Porcupine was admitted last November, sick, weak, underweight, and covered in lice. He also had a badly infected back injury—he definitely wasn’t feeling his best. It took time to treat his infection, improve his weight, and let his fur and quills regrow after severe skin damage and lice. But now that Spring is here, he's ready to return to the wild. It's time to get this porcupine back out to do porcupine things. It’s hard to believe this tough little guy once needed intensive care — now he’s walking proof that although healing takes time, it is worth the wait. ____________________________________________________________________
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