WSU seeks volunteers to fill wildlife rehabilitator void
Orphaned or abandoned baby squirrels, raccoons, and rabbits are just a few of the animals WSU veterinarians are training members of the public to help rehabilitate in Eastern Washington.
Orphaned or abandoned baby squirrels, raccoons, and rabbits are just a few of the animals WSU veterinarians are training members of the public to help rehabilitate in Eastern Washington.
Veterinarians say the goal is to ultimately release the foxes into the wild. The pups arrived at WSU, the only licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility in Whitman County, on May 24.
WSU vets ask public to call a wildlife rehabilitator before rescuing wildlife.
Students will be on-call 24/7 to provide initial care to injured or orphaned wildlife in Eastern Washington.
It is easy to mistake healthy wildlife for one that may be orphaned or injured. The only time you should intervene with a wild animal is if it is clearly sick or injured, or if you are certain the parent is dead. What I should do when I come across injured or possibly abandoned wildlife? […]
It is easy to mistake a healthy baby for one that may be orphaned or injured.