I hope you had the chance to vote for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release Inc in Markquart Gives Back. The critters need that money badly for food this winter. If you haven’t voted, please vote today. Be sure to enter our full name Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release, Inc. Tell your friends. We need all the help […]
Voting for the organizations that will receive $5,000 from Markquart Gives Back opened this morning. Would you please vote today? Enter our full name Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release, Inc. Click on the link to vote. Please ask your friends to do the same. https://www.markquartgivesback.com/vote Thanks for helping the critters, Patti
I view you as an important part of Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release. You help by reading my posts, increasing your understanding of critters, and giving to help them be rehabbed and released. Thank you. Thank you for your concern about them. Thank you for taking time to read my messages. Thank you for donating to […]
A few weeks ago I was invited to a meeting of the Menomonie Lions Club to share information about Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release. Although I was reluctant to go because I was concerned I would have to drive home in the dark, I responded to their eager invitation by attending. I was glad I did. […]
This time of year we use tarps to prepare for winter. Eventually, tarps get tears, and those rips produce strings. Sadly the strings are deadly to birds. They get caught up in the strings and can’t fly. Sometimes they use the strings for nests, which is deadly to babies. Birds don’t recognize the danger of […]
Whether we like it or not, winter is coming. That realization has sent many of us into preparation mode. Wildlife is no different. While some are flying south, others are seeking shelter here, possibly near you. One of those we tend not to think about this time of year is bats. I can tell that […]
Early next week two important events happen, my birthday and the anniversary of my starting Wildlife Rehab and Release. For twenty-some years I have been helping critters, eleven in my own organization. This year I have helped more than ever, 1,000 so far. However, the summer’s baby season has drained the WRR’s finances. With feeding […]
I scout out and think through every release prior to making it. I want to leave the wildlife in a place that fits its physical situation. When I do the actual release, I try to release it near where it was found. That gives it a chance to be back with a mate. Sometimes that […]
My goal in rehabbing is always to have the wildlife go back to living in the wild. That’s what they want and where they belong. Before release, I want to be certain each individual has the capability to survive. Preparing and testing those capabilities varies by species. The raptors, including owls and hawks, take the […]
I thought you might be interested in the process I go through when I take in wildlife to rehab. Whatever the species, I go through the same steps. When I first receive the wildlife in Step #1 I put it in a container that is large enough for it to move around but small enough […]