Tag: wildlife aid

wildlifeaid:

Although we admit a large number of orphaned animals every year, we will always try to return young animals to their parents where we can.

This fledgling barn owl arrived at our reception after being found not moving at the base of a tree. The people who brought it to us wanted to make sure it had not been injured.

Although it was slightly dehydrated, it had no major injuries and easily passed a flight test. We think that this owl would have been ‘branching’ – the time where fledgling birds leave the nest but cannot yet fly. After giving the bird fluids and food it was moved into an incubator for release later that day…

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wildlifeaid:

This young hog came into the centre with a nasty cut on its back. We’re not sure how the injury occurred, but our vet team were able to give it a thorough clean and stitch the wound. She will stay in one of our pens to recover until she is ready for release.

wildlifeaid:

This bedraggled-looking pipistrelle had become stuck to a sheet of fly paper and was covered in glue. Its wing membranes were stuck fast and it could barely move.

Using coconut oil and a special solvent, Simon and our vet team carefully separated the bat from the paper and cleaned off the glue. After drying out in an incubator, it was sent away with a specialist bat carer for round the clock care and we hope it will make a full recovery!

wildlifeaid:

These young hedgehogs arrived at the centre after their nest was disturbed by a dog.

Sadly, they could not be returned to their mother and were far too young to survive in the wild on their own. They are currently being taken care of by Viv, one of our trained hedgehog orphan feeders, and will return to the wild as soon as they are fully grown.

wildlifeaid:

This young little owl was found collapsed and was hurried to the centre for treatment. This is the latest in a series of patients that have arrived in a collapsed and dehydrated state due to the extreme weather and will, no doubt, not be the last.

Luckily, this youngster was found in time and, with gentle fluid therapy and food, it is getting stronger by the day. It is currently recovering in one of our pens and is looking much brighter. We will do all we can to get it back out to the wild as soon as we can.

wildlifeaid:

This beautiful tawny owl was rushed into the centre after being hit by a car. Although seemingly uninjured, it was dazed and wasn’t able to fly.

Maru could not find any broken bones and tests on the owls eyes proved no damage. Any animal hit by a car will often go into shock and, with careful monitoring and management, they often recover well. This owl has already started to show signs of improvement and we hope that we will be able to return it to the wild soon!

wildlifeaid:

Could you spare a few hours a week to help injured wild animals return to the wild?

Our work is only made possible by the support of our volunteer teams and we need more people to join the WAF family. As a volunteer, you will be helping with the feeding, care and cleaning of our patients and will be vital in helping animals return to the wild!

We run three shifts each day: 9am – 1pm, 1pm – 6pm and 6pm – 10pm (weekend shifts run on alternate weeks) and have vacancies every day of the week. At the moment, we are particularly in need of help on mornings and evenings!

Could you help us give animals a second chance? If you would like to read more or apply, please visit:

www.wildlifeaid.org.uk/become-volunteer/

wildlifeaid:

This bundle of feathers is a young herring gull and it was transferred to us from a local vets after falling off a roof and into a bin.

Sadly, despite efforts to find its parents, it quickly became apparent that it had been abandoned. It was checked over by our vets but, although it was a little thin, it had no major injuries and was rather feisty!

It is currently in one of our pens eating us out of house and home and will return to freedom as soon as it is old enough to be released!

wildlifeaid:

This young magpie arrived at WAF after falling out of its nest. Although the people who found it tried to reunite the family, it kept being pushed back out and was not getting the attention it needed to survive.

It is now in one of our incubators being regularly fed by our volunteer teams. It is doing very well and will return to freedom as soon it is fully grown!