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Wrongful Death: Raccoon killed in Fitchburg, WI

When the Police Do the Wrong Thing

Emergency Services, Raccoons, Uncategorized, Wildlife

On Monday of this week, in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, a police officer stopped at the scene of a wildlife emergency. A mildly injured raccoon stood by the side of the road. A compassionate person already had pulled over to try to…

Dave
February 24, 2016

permission to use this image, but we don't care. This is the last known photo of this beautiful animal.

Death and Deception in Steamboat Springs

Advocacy, Wildlife

On December 27, Colorado Parks and Wildlife killed a juvenile male mountain lion in Steamboat Springs ostensibly because he was fearless and preyed upon a family’s dog. I say “ostensibly” because I really can’t rely on Colorado Parks and Wildlife…

Dave
December 31, 2015
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Any US Wildlife Emergency – from Anywhere: The Long Arm of Animal Help Now

Advocacy, Cats, Dogs, Emergency Services, Uncategorized, Wildlife

The Dallas/Fort Worth Wildlife Coalition Hotline receives dozens of calls every day. While the hotline volunteers can handle most of those, they do receive numerous inquiries from outside their service area. After all, people find the hotline through web searches, and…

Dave
December 2, 2015

“There are lots of snakes.”

Advocacy, Emergency Services, Herptile, Snakes, Wildlife

This was 1998 or so. At the time I had a half hour commute between my home in Boulder, Colorado, and my workplace in Golden. Highway 93 provided a relatively quick shot between the two, with just three stoplights (where…

Dave
October 29, 2015

Strength in Numbers

Advocacy, Emergency Services

I’m always grateful to live in Boulder County and never more so than during giving season when AHNow participates in Colorado Gives Day, an annual statewide campaign to increase philanthropy through online donations. Last year, generous individuals and companies gave…

Dave
October 21, 2015

Pitying Predators, Pitying Ourselves

Advocacy, Emergency Services, Spiders, Uncategorized, Wildlife

A spider built a beautiful web on my front porch three days ago and took up residency at the center. As far as I can tell, she hasn’t snared any prey, and in fact the web already is in disrepair…

Dave
October 14, 2015
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We love rodents! Now tell us a story.

Emergency Services, Rodents, Squirrels, Wildlife

A success story from the field: Winchester, VA, 10 David W writes: Last night some children found an injured squirrel and brought it to us for attention. I called the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center but their vet was out. I pulled…

Dave
October 7, 2015

The Cost of Effective Advocacy (It’s Pretty Good News)

Cats, Dogs, Emergency Services, Wildlife

I’ve been involved in more than a few exchanges on this topic – especially of late, as there’s a movement afoot to quantify and normalize the effectiveness of advocacy efforts so that a person can say “this organization impacts this many lives…

Dave
September 29, 2015

Have You Hugged a Wildlife Rehabilitator Today?

Emergency Services, Wildlife

I used to really really really like thunderstorms. Thoroughly immersed myself in them. Unmitigated enjoyment. Drenching rain. Flash-count-Bang! And then of course I adopted a few animals who not only didn’t share my enthusiasm but who became downright terrified as the distant,…

Dave
September 23, 2015
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Every Animal Deserves Access to Emergency Care

Emergency Services, Wildlife

It’s a beautiful morning in the summer of 2008 and I’m driving with a friend and her two dogs on Highway 12 into Crested Butte, Colorado, after an overnight at the Lake Irwin Campground. There’s activity in the road ahead, in…

Dave
September 15, 2015