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Monday, September 05, 2005

Hurricane Katrina-news from wildlife rehabilitators

Following excerpts were posted on the Best Friends Animal Society website:

eptember 4, 2005 : 7:06 PM ET
Wildlife on the Gulf Coast haven't been forgotten in the wake of the hurricane.

Following hurricane Katrina, wildlife rehabilitators in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, are helping wild creatures caught in the hurricane and are helping each other.
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So far, we’ve been able to reach a few of these wildlife rehabilitators, and we expect to reach a number of others in the coming days. These initial reports are from Thursday, September 1.

A hundred and twelve orphaned squirrels, who were blown out of their nests and away from their mothers by hurricane Katrina, were found by kind individuals who transported them to the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, in Baton Rouge, where Dr. Mark Mitchell, Dr. Lorrie Hale and their colleagues there care for wildlife. The baby squirrels are for the most part uninjured, though buffeted about a bit, and are doing very well.

Forty miles west of Baton Rouge, independent wildlife rehabilitator Valerie Jagneaux, reports that she was not affected by the hurricane, which passed to the east of her center. She specializes in opossums and is able to take in any mammals or reptiles, including squirrels, raccoons, lizards and alligators who may need help following the hurricane. Valerie does not rehabilitate birds, but can provide referrals for them.

In Alabama, the Environmental Studies Center, with the Mobile school district, still has no power, but is partially operational. Until next Tuesday, September 6, they are unable to take any more injured or orphaned wildlife, but they will be happy to provide information by phone on how to care for orphaned squirrels. Please see below for their contact information.
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Becki Bolm in Vicksburg, Mississippi told us of ninety-mile per hour winds that battered her wildlife center for four hours, leaving her with no power, no water, and the roofs blown off of two of the three houses on the property. They are houses for people, not animals, and fortunately no one was hurt.

The bird facilities were unscathed, except for one cage. . . ."

Read full report here


SeEtta

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