I’ve received a variety of information from USFWS and RWC personnel in the past week or so about red wolves so I thought I would share with you. Click on any of the links below: Becky Bartel’s photos of our wolves A new post (about the Museum!) from the Blog of the USFWS Red Wolf Recovery Program Washington Post article about red wolf deaths from gunshot RedWolf_QtrReport_FY13-04 (2) Read more
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Caterpillars
Did you know that you can be stung by caterpillars? I was surprised when I got stung by one on the wolf cliff in Explore the Wild. I didn’t know that it was a caterpillar at first but after describing what it felt like to the other keepers, they said it had to have been a caterpillar. At that point, I was on a mission to find out what exactly stung me. I needed to have a plan to properly completeRead more
Another Sad Day in the Animal Department
It is with a heavy heart that I report the loss of our opossum Galileo. Recently he started to show signs of heavy labored breathing and his appetite had decreased greatly. We took him to the vet for x-rays on Tuesday October 15, 2013 and found that he had fluid in his chest cavity that was preventing him from breathing properly. It was determined that he needed to be euthanized. The final results of the necropsy are still pending, butRead more
Second Red Wolf shot
more bad news for the red wolves… a wolf was shot last week and now a second one this week. Here’s the link to previous information and a copy of today’s news release is below that. http://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2013/078 November 1, 2013 Reward Offered for Information Regarding to a Second Red Wolf Death The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting assistance with an investigation involving the suspected illegal take of a radio-collared red wolf that was recently found dead. TheRead more
QuikPost: Costume Vote
Which Costume should Rocky wear for Halloween: Panda or Elephant: Read more
Morning Bear Yard Scooping
Sunny, quiet mornings are always the best time, in my opinion, to call in the bears and go scoop poop in the bear yard. This past week, Volunteer Colet and Human Resources Lady, Maureen, put on their grubby sneakers and went in with me. It only takes about an hour to finish scooping and scatter the day’s food around the exhibit. Sometimes, though, we find cool surprises! Meanwhile, in the bear house: Once we’re done scooping and letRead more