January 2010 Update

cyndi — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:26:15 +0000

NEW PELICAN VIDEO!

Watch as WR&E staff gavage feed a juvenile pelican who was rescued from the fifth floor of a downtown high-rise.

UPCOMING EVENT – GOLF TOURNAMENT

WR&E proudly announces its 6th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament will be held at Evergreen Point Golf Course in Baytown! This is a beautiful course, the azaleas will be in bloom and lucky participants may glimpse the resident pair of Bald Eagles.

Mark Your Calendars

Wednesday March 31, 2010

This year in addition to all the other goodies that you’ve come to expect at a WR&E Golf Tournament, there will be a silent auction.

CLICK HERE for the registration form.

CLICK HERE to contact the Tournament Coordinator, E. J. Rogers.

UPCOMING EVENT – CARACARA RELEASE

Great News! The Caracara featured in the last newsletter has been moved to a large flight cage to condition his wings. While there, he has shown himself to be fit for release! Once the weather improves, we will be releasing him. We’ve reserved an invitation for you – watch you inbox for more details.

UPCOMING EVENT – OILED WILDLIFE RESPONSE WORKSHOPS

WR&E is currently working out the logistics for the 2010 Oiled Wildlife Response Workshops. Demand continues to climb and WR&E is currently planning seven workshops! We’ll be in touch once dates are finalized.

PATIENT UPDATES

The three amigos are happily relocated to the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

The high-rise pelican is eating with gusto and gaining weight. He will be released once we have an extended period of warm weather.

The batting cage Barred Owl is recovering from his entanglement, he is eating well and will be moved to a large flight cage soon to condition his wings.

NEWSLETTER PREFERENCE

The Fall / Winter 2009 WR&E Newsletter was recently snail mailed. If you are a subscriber to the electronic newsletter you received yours almost two weeks earlier! If it is more convenient to e-mail your preference for snail mail or electronic, send us your name, address and whether you want to remain snail mail or if you are willing to go to electronic newsletters.

CLICK HERE to open a pre-addressed e-mail.

Ending the Year – Upside Down

cyndi — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:22:43 +0000

The end of the year brought trauma to a Barred Owl from Crosby. The owl became trapped in a batting cage net and the more he twisted the more tangled he became. Kind rescuers braved the cold drizzly weather to free the owl. The net had to be cut and the owl was rushed to the Wildlife Center where an exam showed no broken bones. The owl was given warm fluids and put under a heat lamp. Several hours later he was standing and appeared to be in good shape. A week or two of cage rest and some good food should have this owl up and back hunting in his Crosby neighborhood.

This owl and five other animals became the last patients of the 2009 year. The Crosby owl was joined by an injured opossum, a pelican, two red-tailed hawks and a screech owl. All were examined, treated and medications administered. They as with the owl were tucked into warm cages as they ushered in the new year with a new chance at life.

Each year the Wildlife Center takes in over 7000 injured ill or orphaned wildlife. WR&E staff and volunteers are always curious which species will be the first of the new year.

The first animal for the 2010 new year was a gorgeous adult red tailed hawk. He was found in a yard on High Island, with an injured wing. After a ride on the ferry to Galveston and a car trip up I-45 he arrived at the Wildlife Center. A through exam revealed a sprained wing that probably occurred when it hit a power line or moving vehicle. The first few days of the new year proved to be very busy at the Wildlife Center as it also received an injured squirrel, a common egret, a vulture, a pelican, another red tailed hawk, a cormorant, and several doves.

Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education » Barred Owl

January 2010 Update

Ending the Year – Upside Down