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ATW Newsletter, September 2017


Paws 'N Claws
News from All Things Wild Rehabilitation, Inc.
September 2017                                                                                                                 Volume 3, Issue 5
Upcoming Events

-Saturday, September 9 at 11:00 am: ATW's Lunch & Learn series resumes with Wayne Rhoden, Good Water Master Naturalist. Click here for more information.
-Saturday, October 7 at 9:00 am: WildFest 2017. See below for more information.
-Saturday-Sunday, February 3-4, 2018: ATW will host the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council's Basic Wildlife Rehabilitation Course in Georgetown. Click here for more information.
Rehab Recap
Hurricane Harvey
Land, Give Me Land
Rehab Recap

Our rehabilitators have been releasing many of their animals, but orphaned squirrel and opossum babies, young birds, and injured animals continue to come in for rehabilitation. 
  • Emily A. released 2 squirrels, 2 yearlings, 3 fawns, 4 opossums, and 5 raccoons. She also transported 3 doves to other rehabilitators. She is preparing 2 cottontails, 2 fawns, and 10 raccoons for release. 
  • Leanne D. is caring for 2 baby squirrels and 5 baby opossums.
  • Kim F. is rehabilitating 10 opossums. She transported a dove and 3 squirrels to other rehabilitators.
  • Natalie H. released a cardinal, a finch, a roadrunner, 2 raccoons, 4 skunks, and 11 foxes. She is rehabilitating a Great Horned Owl, 2 mourning doves, 2 opossums, 2 squirrels, and 4 skunks.
  • Helen L. released several skunks, opossums, cottontails, and birds. She took in 23 adult birds and 29 baby and juvenile birds, including doves, blue jays, sparrows, and other species. She also took in 1 baby bobcat, 1 adult cottontail, 1 adult opossum, 1 juvenile opossum, 1 juvenile raccoon, 2 adult squirrels, 2 fawns, 3 baby raccoons, 6 baby skunks, 11 baby cottontails, 11 baby squirrels, and 15 baby opossums. Some of the animals she took in were transferred to other rehabilitators.
  • Karen O. released 17 raccoons. She is continuing to rehabilitate a juvenile coyote and 11 raccoons.
  • Janet P. rehabilitated a green heron, a killdeer, 2 blue jays, 2 grackles, 3 fledgling robins, and 6 doves.
  • Brooke W. released 8 raccoons. She is continuing to rehabilitate 4 fawns and 5 raccoons.
Hurricane Harvey
 
If there is anything positive resulting from the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey, it is seeing how the tragedy is bringing people together to help each other and animals. Here's a little of what's been going on to help wildlife affected by the storm:
  • ATW is in contact with several wildlife rehabilitators and centers in south Texas and our rehabilitators plan to take in baby squirrels and birds.
  • Austin Wildlife Rescue has taken in over 200 baby squirrels due to Hurricane Harvey.
  • The floodwaters surrounding the Magnolia area have been receding, so Friends of Texas Wildlife has been able to stay open and take in wildlife. They have been inundated with messages about animals in need and their volunteers are doing their best to help the wildlife.
  • Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition (TWRC) in Houston evacuated the animals in their care to rehabilitators' homes. Their center is located next to one of the reservoirs that is overflowing so they cannot reopen the center until they know it is safe. They are trying to connect people who find wildlife with in-home rehabilitators throughout Houston. TWRC's rehabilitation coordinator has taken "Harvey the Hurricane Hawk" home to help him recover from his injuries. She expects that he will recover and will be released back into the wild. 
  • Volunteers from Bat World Sanctuary have rescued several hundred bats in Houston. Most of the bats only needed emergency fluids, food, and rest and will be released as soon as possible, but over 70 bats needed critical care.
  • The Wildlife Center of Texas in Houston is rescuing wildlife orphaned or injured due to the hurricane and continuing to take in wildlife. Their rescue team searched for the waterlogged opossum many people saw on the news, but were unable to find him.
  • Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation in Kendalia has taken in over 150 displaced, injured and orphaned wildlife, mainly nestling doves, songbirds, and neonate squirrels.
There are other wildlife groups throughout Texas and beyond helping with the recovery. Please consider making a donation to help these non-profit organizations continue to do the amazing, and necessary, work they are doing.
Donate to help All Things Wild now!
LAND, GIVE ME LAND
 
On July 28, ATW volunteer, Susanne Paclebar, and president, Helen Laughlin, met with Randy Bell, Director of Williamson County Parks and Recreation, to propose leasing land to ATW for a wildlife rehabilitation center at a Williamson County park.  Possible locations include Berry Springs in Georgetown and River Ranch in Liberty Hill.  Susanne and Helen presented Mr. Bell with a binder containing information about ATW.

Mr. Bell was encouraging, but the ultimate decision will be made by the applicable Williamson County commissioner and a Williamson County judge.  Mr. Bell will read through our proposal and be back in touch with us in September.

In the meantime, ATW will continue to look for land to purchase.  Our basic wish list for land includes 5+ acres, running water and electricity on the property, and trees for shading cages.  Septic tank and structures on the land, like barns and houses, would be wonderful as well.

(The image at the beginning of the article is a conceptual drawing of a wildlife rehabilitation center on 2.5 acres showing the buildings and caging meeting the minimum standards that would comprise a basic facility.)
Help Wanted!
 
There's been a lot going on behind the scenes to prepare for WildFest. If you would like to help, please contact the Event Coordinator, Ginger Magnuson, at wildfest2017@gmail.com or text her at 512-230-8777. We are also looking for sponsors for the event. We still need volunteers to staff the following areas:
  • WildFest Info Table & Medical Supply
  • Raffle Table
  • Photo Station
  • JuiceLand Juice Station
  • Pumpkin Patch and more!
We were hacked!
 
Our Instagram account was hacked and deleted in June. Instagram does not backup accounts so once they are deleted, they are gone forever. Please follow us again. Our profile name is allthingswildrehab. Thanks!


All Things Wild Rehabilitation, Inc., is a nonprofit, tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Tax ID number is 46-1309620.  Donations to All Things Wild Rehabilitation are tax-deductible as allowed by the Internal Revenue Code.

P.O. Box 995
Georgetown, TX 78627
www.allthingswildrehab.org
allthingswildrehab@gmail.com
(512) 897-0806

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