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Wild Care Friends.
The weather we have all been waiting for is finally here, and with that, our Wildlife Clinic and Nursery is filling up with baby animals, a sure sign of the season. We did some planning in the off-season and were prepared for a call about House Finches nesting under the shrink wrap of a stored boat. We re-nested the young finches in a bush right beside the location where the boat resided before it had to be moved. The finch parents came to the rescue! We've designed portable nest boxes for the next time this happens. We work hard to keep baby animals with their parents. We hope the birds will love their new digs.
Orphaned rabbits, squirrels, opossums, mice and more arrive at our Clinic daily. We recently received five Black Racer Snakes that became tangled in pond netting at a home in Truro. Sadly two of them did not make it, but we hope this unfortunate event provided an opportunity to use this experience to discuss safe alternatives, and help save more of these beneficial animals.
These are the things I love most about Wild Care. The fact that we put skill, dedication, and compassion into ALL the creatures brought to our door. Whether it's a Bald Eagle, or a Short-tailed Shrew. Every animal matters.
These everyday miracles can't happen without your support for which we are grateful.
Stephanie Ellis,
Executive Director
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BABIES! BABIES! BABIES!
Here are a few of the recent babies in our nursery...
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If you love baby animals, you'll want to Join the Party
at Wild Care's Wildlife Baby Shower, Saturday, June 17th
Join the party with Wild Care as they celebrate the precious animal babies cared for at the wildlife rescue clinic in Eastham, MA. Activities include educational presentations with Animal Ambassadors, guided tours of a few outdoor enclosures, and peeks inside the clinic window to see some of the baby animal patients. There will be information on pollinator gardens, and guests will have the opportunity to plant a few seeds, and take home seedlings to start their own native plant garden. There will be children’s crafts and activities, vegan cupcakes, party favors, and the coolest ice cream truck around – “Good Times” will sell ice cream from 11:00 til 12:30.
Admission to this fun event is free to attend. Gifts from Wild Care's Baby Shower Wish List are greatly appreciated, and guests bringing a Baby Shower gift will be entered to win a Wild Care gift basket filled with surprises including a full-day kayak rental for 4.
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We Captioned This Photo "Out on a Limb”
We asked our Facebook friends to caption this photo, and they did not disappoint! A few of our favorites are “Osprey version of being in the dog house!” By Kathy Sheehan, “Location, Location, Location”, by Leigh Silas Hanrihan, “I’d go out on a limb for my family!", by Joanne Gregoire, and “Osprey version of a Man Cave” by Kerry Reid.
Cape Cod hosts the largest Osprey population in all of MA, likely between 400-500 pairs. Historically, Osprey nested in trees. As habitat continues to dwindle and the Osprey population increases, Osprey often nest on utility poles and other man-made structures. It's a truly wonderful thing when they find a suitable tree! Osprey are back from near extirpation until DDT was banned in the 70's, and population recovery efforts were implemented, including man-made nesting platforms. A true success story.
WATCH live stream Osprey Cam by the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
PHOTO - Kerry Reid
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Mother's Day Dune Jewelry Winner Announced
Thank you to everyone that made a donation to our Mother’s Day e-card promotion. Your donations totaled $690! Congratulations to Marie Battista from Staten Island, New York, winner of the Dune Jewelry necklace. We hear that Marie is a big fan of Garv, Wild Care’s educational Eastern Box Turtle. We think he's pretty special too!
LEARN more about the charming, one-and-only Garv here
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Brewster Shops Donate to Wild Care
By-the-Bay Designs, La Bodega, and Woodworks Gallery invited Wild Care to take part of the Brewster in Bloom celebrations at the Lemon Tree Village Shops. They donated a portion of their sales that day to us totaling $689! Thank you for your generosity! Thank you also to volunteers Lynn Adams, and Jody Rice-Hines for coming out and lending a hand. It was an absolutely beautiful day!
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Wild Care's Expansion Project
Naming Opportunities Available
Wild Care has been saving wildlife on Cape Cod for thirty years. If you love wildlife, and the work that Wild Care does for animals, we have a few special naming opportunities that will greatly help us reach our goals and recognize individuals or businesses in appreciation.
Naming opportunities range from a $15,000 donation for an all-inclusive Mobility Ramp, $50,000 for a designated Cleanliness Room, $75,000 for a "Bird Walk" Deck, and $100,000 to name the Animal Admissions reception area. Please email Executive Director Stephanie Ellis for all the details.
Wild Care has grown so much since we started serving our community 30 years ago. We treat over 1,800 animals each year from our antique home on the Orleans Rotary. We are bursting at the seams! This much needed expansion will help our staff and volunteers work more efficiently by giving us a designated place to clean all of the things necessary to care for our animal patients, and an accessible reception area for animal in-take.
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Bow Wow Bash Beach Party for Dogs to Collect Donations from Wild Care's Wish List
Everyone is welcome to join the Eastham Dog Owner's Association celebrate one of the last weekends of dog beach accessibility at their annual Beach party for dogs and their families on Saturday, June 3rd from 12 to 2PM on Campground Beach in Eastham. They will be grilling up hotdogs and will have frozen treats for pups. Their annual Buddy Scholarship will be presented to this year's recipient from Nauset High School. Support local animals by bringing a donation for Wild Care or the Pet Food Pantry.
VIEW Wild Care's Wish List here
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Check out our Amazon and Chewy WISH LISTS and donate much
needed supplies to help the animals being cared for at Wild Care.
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