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| Mangey |
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Mangey, a Grey Squirrel, joined us in late December 2004 with
advanced sarcoptic mange. He had lost approximately 50% of his fur
before being captured by a fellow wildlife rehabilitator. In
addition to fur loss, Mangey was exhibiting significant balance loss and
neurological symptoms.
Mangey made a full
recovery and was successfully released in late March 2005.
The picture depicts Mangey's first climb up a tree since he became ill. |
| Jones |
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Jones, a Common Loon, was injured after flying
into a clear basketball backboard. Stunned and bleeding,
he landed in a suburban driveway. Fortunately for Jones he
didn't break any bones and his abrasions, despite significant
bleeding, were minor. Finding an appropriate release site
near where he was recovered was a challenge since Loons
can require 9-10 acres of water from which to
take off. Flint Creek Wildlife was lucky to find a
generous homeowner who let Jones use their beautiful property
for his release.
As soon as Jones saw the water, he stretched out his wings in
anticipation of his freedom. He then swam off, calling his
beautiful loon call and began displaying as depicted in the
bottom photograph. |
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Murphy |
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Murphy, a Black Squirrel, joined us January 2005 with advanced sarcoptic mange.
Fortunately for Murphy, a nice and determined lady would not let his
condition go untreated. Day after day she tried in vain to catch
him until his ever weakening condition, combined with her sheer
determination, led to his capture. Murphy can now be treated for a condition which
would have otherwise proven fatal.
Murphy doesn't even look
like the same squirrel! Murphy was released in mid-April. |
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Super Squirrel, Twiggy and Winter, Grey Squirrels and Steamer, the
Fox Squirrel |
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| Super Squirrel, Twiggy and Winter, Grey Squirrels, and Steamer, a Fox
Squirrel, all arrived at various times during the summer as blind and
naked "pinky" squirrels. We call them pinkies because they are
pink and completely lacking fur. The smallest of them was Twiggy
at 15 grams and the largest was Winter at 32 grams. All were teeny
tiny!! At the beginning, they required feedings 10 times per day,
with the number of daily feedings tapering off over the next couple of
months. Eventually they were fully weaned, eating their adult,
native diets and acclimated to the cold outside temperatures. They
were released in December, each weighing over 300 grams! Beautiful and
cute - and certainly time consuming - these wonderful creatures
certainly were a labor of love. |
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Montgomery the Woodchuck |
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| Montgomery was hit by a car and brought to Flint Creek Wildlife late on
a Saturday night by a dedicated and concerned animal control officer.
Montgomery was is shock when he arrived and his prognosis was guarded.
Fortunately, we were able to stabilize Montgomery. He was very
lucky that he didn't suffer any broken bones or significant internal
injuries in the collision. He improved rapidly and was returned
home after making a full recovery. |
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Samantha the Snapping
Turtle |
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| Samantha, a Snapping Turtle, was brought to
Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation after being rescued by a
compassionate man who witnessed Samantha being run over by a
Sports Utility Vehicle. To his dismay, the driver didn't
stop so he jumped into action getting Samantha first to safety
and second to Flint Creek Wildlife. We strongly suspected that
Samantha was on her way to lay eggs at a nearby construction
site that, until recently, was undeveloped land adjacent to the
wetlands Samantha calls home. As a result, we wanted to
return Samantha to the wild as quickly as possible.
Although she suffered multiple shell fractures, we were able to
patch her shell and return her home within days of her accident.
We hope that Samantha successfully laid her eggs and produced
baby Snapping Turtles! |
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