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Check out these upcoming weekend events! 👀
Follow the Feeder- Saturday, 9/12 @ 12pm
Meal time is the best time for our wildlife ambassadors who call HNC home! Follow along as one of our dedicated team members feeds the animals to get to know our ambassadors and learn more about the creatures we share our worlds with. This is a great opportunity to see some of our more elusive animals!
Sky Tykes- Sunday, 9/13 @ 11 am
This is the perfect way for kiddos to gain confidence, get active, and enjoy being outside! For little ones under 48 inches, this mini ropes course is a fun and exciting way to end the week! Don’t forget to visit the wildlife park or Alexandria’s NatureScape while you’re out.
To learn more and register, visit us here ⬇️
www.howellnaturecenter.org/events/
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It’s the second squirrel baby wave, and we have been inundated with these little cuties who need a soft place to land after being injured or orphaned. We are also seeing an uptick in adult trauma cases of all species. This means we aren’t able to get to the phone as quickly or as often as we would like. Please be patient, and if needed, reach out to another rehabber that can be found here: www2.dnr.state.mi.us/dlr/
Fun fact: the baby below is a gray squirrel, even though it’s black! This morph is rare in some areas in Michigan, which sometimes makes people think it is a different species of squirrel.
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Any luck ? I have one about the same size abandoned it seems been alone now at least 4 days that I have been watching but today baby came down to me. Any advice or direction would be helpful.
Trivia Tuesday ⁉️
If you find a bird that is stunned after flying into a window, the best action to take is:
a. None. Leave it alone and let it recover on its own
b. Hold it upright until it returns to normal
c. Put it in a box it a quiet, dark place for an hour or so then release it if it looks ok
d. Bring it to a rehabber, even if it quickly recovers and looks uninjured
Check back tomorrow for the answer!
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So many thoughtful answers! The correct answer is D. It had previously been C, but studies have found that the bird’s condition may worsen for up to 72 hours as the brain swells. So even if it flies away, it can end up in trouble later on. We also sometimes find ruptured air sacs (part of a bird’s respiratory system) from the collision. Keep the bird in a dark and quiet place until bringing it to a rehabber, and do not provide food or water.
I have three cats wandering around. So I usually scoop them up and pop them in a fork of a tree. After 10 mins or so, they've usually disappeared.
C is what I have done in the past to protect it from predators, they always recovered well and went on their way! Hopefully that’s what you’re supposed to do 😅
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