Sea Slug, the youngest, with Tommy behind her.
It’s been a surprisingly busy fall here at the Ranch. We have an unusual number of babies still in care here at the end of October. Normally all our young animals have been released by now and are well into their fall gorging on acorns, berries, nuts and [...]
Archive for the ‘Patient Updates’ Category
At Long Last, Autumn News
Posted in Patient Updates, Uncategorized, tagged opportunity, raccoon, volunteer, wildlife rescue on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Almost Graduation Day
Posted in Patient Updates on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hi Folks,
The beautiful, healthy and HEFTY juveniles will soon be released. I asked them to pose for some family portraits before their big adventure, and here are the results:
New Customers, Growing Juveniles
Posted in Exciting Rescues, Patient Updates on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Late Summer, and the Raccoons Grow Apace!
Many of our beautiful, healthy young raccoons are getting close to release age. They spend their days napping on tree limbs, in hollow tree trunks, and even on the shelves in their rehabilitation pens. They’ve become adept at finding spiders, jumping at moths, getting their own blackberries from the [...]
5th of July, Happy Raccoons!
Posted in Patient Updates, tagged raccoon, raccoon housing, Raccoons, wildlife rehabilitation on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hi Folks,
All the raccoons and humans survived the July 4th festivities very nicely. My 8 growing babies all got chicken bones from a barbecue at my friend Todd’s house, so it was a big night for them. Nobody set our woods on fire with fireworks, nor was there more than one very loud bang to [...]
Raccoons in Droves! Foster Volunteers Needed!
Posted in Exciting Rescues, Patient Updates, Volunteer Opportunities on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hi Raccoon Friends,
We are bursting at the seams with raccoon clients. June is usually our busiest month, but June is not even half over, and we’ve already cared for 16 raccoons, 3 squirrels and one mouse.
Fifteen raccoon babies are in care now. Our newest orphans are two very beautiful young 2.5 pounders, who were [...]
Photos of Peanut and Peanutella
Posted in Patient Updates, Uncategorized on May 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here is the Peanut, who came to us from San Leandro, with his new pod-mate, Peanutella…..both are getting along very well, and don’t seem to notice each other much. Peanut’s eyes have just opened in the last week, and little Peanutella has another week at least until her eyes open.
Both are doing what little raccoons [...]
Video of the Big Five on Youtube!
Posted in Patient Updates, Uncategorized on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the big(ish) five on their first walk outside their pen. Jack, our intrepid volunteer and photographer par excellence, has made some lovely mini-movies of the babies as they grow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iMDFR5q4lg
And our new baby is doing very very well. His eyes have opened, and tonight he will get a new sister to be with [...]
Young Singleton Finds a Foster Home
Posted in Patient Updates on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hi Everyone,
Our tiny singleton raccoon graduated today, and went to live with Rancho volunteer Shirley, a retired nurse practitioner who will provide her tiny charge and his future pod-mates with a caring and stimulating environment. The little guy, rescued by Dana and Brad, has gained almost 1/3 his body weight since he’s been rescued, and [...]
New Baby, New Business
Posted in Exciting Rescues, Patient Updates, Uncategorized on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Helloooooo Raccoon Fans!
As some of you know, I’ve started a business to help support Rancho Raccoon and our wildlife center, Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Rescue. I’m pleased to report that after a great deal of paperwork, tool-and-equipment buying, midnight-oil-burning, and a little bit of tooth-gnashing, Good Riddance! Wildlife Exclusions has not only been born, but is [...]
Some Funny-Looking Raccoon Babies
Posted in Exciting Rescues, Patient Updates, Uncategorized on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hi Folks,
Rancho Raccoon has just taken in three fox squirrel babies. These kids needed someone to babysit them just for a week or two (that is how we rehabbers recruit “oh, just for a few days”). Yes, that’s our sneaky way, and even I fell for it, and I am glad! Squirrel babies are quite [...]
