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Animal Rescue
Meet Minnie, Marie and Mo
Nina Miller, our resident
pre-school director, teacher and friend, is wearing yet
another hat these days ~ that of animal rehabilitator. Nina
spent the past year interning at Earthplace in Westport,
earning the necessary hours to receive her rehabilitator’s
license. She is now in a position to accept a few small
mammals.
When we built our new shed, we devoted a corner of it for
animal rehabilitation and it’s already being put to good
use. The first batch came to us after the big March storm ~
five baby squirrels. Nina thinks they were about one and a
half weeks old when they arrived at our door, with no fur
and tightly closed eyes. At that point she was syringe
feeding them every 2 hours. Their eyes are now open, they’ve
got soft silver fur and they are taking 5 ml’s of formula
every four hours.
Enjoy these photos, as the babies are not on display in our
zoo room. By keeping exposure to humans to a minimum, it
increases their chances of surviving in the wild upon their
release.
What
do I do with a wounded animal?
 The Nature Center receives many calls from concerned
residents about found, injured and abandon animals.
Birds, rabbits, deer and squirrels are some of the more
common animals that make their way to our door.
If you have an injured or orphaned animal, please do not
drop it off at the Nature Center. Call first or, if we are
not here, contact one of the local rehabbers listed below.
Thank you!
Local Rehabilitators and what they take
As of December, 2009
Darien – Darien Nature Center, 203-655-7459
Small Squirrels
Greenwich – Meredith Sampson, Wild Wings 203-637-9822
Mammals, Birds, Waterfowl, Reptiles, Raptors, Bats
Greenwich – Kristy Mango, 203-298-8612
Mammals
Norwalk – Marian Stoval, 203-866-2214
Mammals, Birds
Redding – Linda Fitzgerald, 203-938-4769
Birds
Stamford – Tailor’s Wildlife Rehab, 203-524-2189
Mammals only
Stamford – Catherine Fortin, 203-520-3385
Bats, Reptiles, Amphibians
Stamford – Wildlife Orphanage, 203-536-0860
Mammals
Weston – Wildlife in Crisis, 203-54-9913
Everything!
Westport – Earthplace, 203-227-7253
Bats, Reptiles, Amphibians, Waterfowl, Birds
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Thank you.
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