These little skunks came in on Monday to NYWRC. Wes loves rehabbing skunks, and has a great success rate in releasing them happily back into the wild.
May 29th Patients: Baby Skunks
May 28th Patients of the Day
On Sunday the 28th, we had another little English Sparrow arrive from Albany, and from Rotterdam, 7 baby Cottontail Rabbits. Although this was a unique situation, and these babies did require rescuing, rabbits are one of the species that are often "rescued" unnecessarily.
May 24th Patient of the Day: Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk
This gorgeous young Red-tailed Hawk came in on Wednesday May 24th. It had collided with a car and appears to have a broken shoulder. Our dear friend and supporting wildlife vet, Dr Joan Puritz of Oneonta Veterinary Hospital will take good care of this lovely bird for us.
Patient of the Day, May 23rd: Red Squirrel
Our patient of the day for May 23rd was this little American Red Squirrel. The Red Squirrel is one of several species of tree-dwelling (arboreal) squirrels in North America. It's much smaller than the Gray Squirrel, though very bold and territorial.
May 19th Patients of the Day
The Canada Gosling was a great addition, because it's always much better if wild babies are raised with another of their kind. We have also helped many pigeons, which really are lovely birds despite their less than stellar reputation, in the past, so this fellow should do just fine.
Today’s Patient, and About Fawns
Patient of the day, 5/17/17, and a note on "abandoned" wild babies.
Baby Gray Squirrel
The most common species you'll find in upstate New York are the gray squirrel (the ones everyone who has ever visited a park -- or owned a bird feeder -- is familiar with), the smaller and very lively red squirrel, and of course our own native ground squirrel, the chipmunk.
New York Wildlife Rescue Center, Inc. 