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You may have noticed that our newsletter is now called American Wild Tails. We are sharing our newsletter name with a wildlife rehabilitation center in South Africa.
The plight of wildlife joins us half the way around the world. We are honored to be a sister rehab to South Africa’s Be Free Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Wildlife Hospital.
Excerpt from South African Wild Tails
by Sandra Pretorius
I got a call one sunny Tuesday afternoon from our local newspaper asking if I could go and get a crocodile from somebody’s front garden. I replied “no problem, what’s the address”, but inside my stomach felt like it was sitting in my throat!
We don’t get crocodiles in our part of the country, much less in city front gardens. I did not have the faintest clue of how big it was. I knocked on my neighbor and friend's door and politely asked if she would mind catching a croc with me. After the nervous laughing fits we finally set off to the address. In my mind I went through all the moves I have seen Steve Irwin do.
My friend was ready with the duct tape. I was sure if I could just sit on it, my weight would pin it to the ground.
A huge sigh of release when we got there and this is what I found. . .
a small little crocodile of about 65cm! It lived in my bath tub for about a week, then off he went to the Reptile Park an hour and a half away.
The Wild Tails Newsletter is a printed newsletter. To join the mailing list please email wildbabyrescue@yahoo.com and include your mailing address in the message.
Excerpts from the newsletter follow.
2009 was one incredible year. We cared for over 400 animals, and had a couple of firsts - our first year with fawns and fox, and our first year with the assistance of interns. We made many new friends and they came out to help whenever needed.
Thanks to Beechnut Baby foods we have enough baby food to feed our little ones for the next two years.
We had an open house in October. That was a great success and we plan on having one every year. Because of the generous people who donated their time, money, supplies and support, Wild Baby Rescue Center will begin its 10th year rescuing injured and orphaned wild babies. We hope that 2010 will be as incredible as 2009.
Red Fox
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Yebba the Groundhog |
Penny the Fawn |
Three Bears |
Flower the Rabbit |
Mili-scent the Skunk |
Opossum Diary |
Hagrid the Raccoon
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Cleopatra the Groundhog |
Little Hawk the Squirrel |
On behalf of the "Little Lost Ones" at Wild Baby Rescue Center we thank you for your support! |
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