Ben We would like to send a big thanks to Ben & the volunteers helped him rescue these animals today. We will take good care of them!
Another busy wildlife rescue day. This morning started off with a report of a young deer that has a tomato cage stuck around its head and chest in the Pollock Pines area. Next an on-going report of a goose at Mather Lake that had fishing line entangled deeply around one of its legs. Next a report of a possibly sick sea lion at the Tower Bridge. Turtle, red fox and song bird information only calls were also placed and received today. Then towards the end of the day, I had a hang up call. I always return these type of calls just incase there was an emergency. Sure enough the caller had a wildlife situation. The report was that the homeowner knew of an active raccoon nest site on his property. However, he discovered that a suspected mother raccoon had just been hit and killed by a car in front of his house. He called Animal Control to pick up the carcass and to confirm that this was a lactating female. Sure enough it was the female and he even waited a few hours to make sure a mother did not return to the nest location. 5 orphaned baby raccoons were huddled together in a very narrow tight spot that rested between his shed and fence. Only about a 1 foot gap between the fence and shed were accessible. It was urgent that I rescue the approximately 4 week old raccoon pups. We decided to delicately remove a fence board to access the young raccoons. All 5 raccoon pups were rescued and Wildlife Care Association of Sacramento was also on scene to aid in the rescue and transportation. There they will receive quality rehabilitation care and hopefully will be strong enough for a future release. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Sacramento County Park Ranger's were also an asset in today's rescue's. Great networking and teamwork always make these rescues rewarding. ... See more