Photo
Gallery
Every year the foundation takes
in hundreds of animals; here are a few of our favorites.
A baby raccoon- one of over 100 we rehabbed
last year. This gives you an idea of just what they look like and how
cute and initially dependant upon us they are. As a species of higher
intelligence, we keep these animals sometimes up to 9 months or more
depending upon their maturity rate.
Kitchi (Eskimo for
Great Spirit) was always the true alpha wolf of our pack. Above: Kitchi
guards two baby raccoons.
Foundation President Jere Raridon with
"Beavis," an orphaned baby beaver who was
rescued and transferred to a beaver specialist in North Texas.
This raccoon was
hit by a car and found with a protruding femur. After successful bone
graft surgery he was released back to the wild.
This baby fox was
raised and released.
This baby opossum was found in the center medium
of Interstate 35. You can read its
story on our typical day page. Bill
hated I-35 and its scary on-ramps. He used to say as he entered highway,
"Get the guy that designed this thing and put him in front of
a firing squad." If you said, "But he's already dead."
Bill simply responded, "I think we should do it anyway just to
make sure." Bill also used to have a joke about his mother being
Possum Queen.
Dexter the Armadillo
The Seven Dwarves: Photo credit to Susan Granville
for this image of the "Seven Dwarves," as we call them, though most
should be named either Sleepy, Dopey, or Grumpy! These guys came
in June 30, 2004. Susan had seen the mother who hung out regularly
on their back patio, eating cat food and other morsels. Then one evening
she noticed the mother had a large wound on one side and began to
worry about her. Not knowing how to trap her, Susan just hoped for
the best. Perhaps Momma opossum knew she had a friend in Susan, as
she decided to expire under a potted plant by the back door on the
patio, where Susan would surely find her. All seven babies were perched
on top of mom and were easily commandeered. Because of her experience,
Susan has now decided to learn opossum rehabbing! Hooray!
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