We have new furry babies!

On Saturday, April 3rd, a farmer and his wife found two beautiful fox kits hiding underneath a round hay bale on their farm west of O'Neill, Nebraska. The two kits, a boy and a girl with eyes still sealed shut, were cold and out of their den, with a dead sibling lying next to them. Their mother was nowhere to be found. At a mere 12 days old, they would have died out there had they not been rescued. Shelly, a wildlife rehabilitator in O'Neill, collected the kits and cared for them until they were transported to us in Omaha on April 5th. On that day, their little eyes opened and they began to explore their new world!

They are thriving wonderfully under care. In the first week alone they doubled their body weight and they are still eating with gusto, moving about confidently, playing, pouncing on each other, wrestling and climbing. Just yesterday they were weaned off a bottle and are now lapping their formula from a dish. They are healthy, exuberant five-week-olds! Here are pictures of the little fuzzballs:

If YOU would like to make a donation to help support the care of these baby foxes, please visit our website!

http://www.nebraskawildliferehab.org/

Hover the mouse over "Get Involved," then click "How You Can Help." There, you'll find a Donations link with instructions on how to donate to Nebraska Wildlife via PayPal or by mailing a check.  Alternately, you can scroll down the right side of this blog and look for the brown "Get Involved" box-- a link to the Donations page is there as well. Remember, it is YOUR generous support that makes our work possible!


Well be back with updates on Thing 1 and Thing 2 (just kidding), so stay tuned for that and other exciting news! We appreciate your kind help in caring for our wild friends! And of course, so do the snuggly foxes.

Volunteer Potluck

We will be having our annual Volunteer Potluck on Saturday, April 24th at 3 PM. Whether you've just started volunteering with us this year or have persevered with us through the seasons, all Nebraska Wildlife Rehab volunteers are welcome to attend.

Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 3 PM
Gifford Farm
700 Camp Gifford Road
Bellevue, Nebraska

This is a great opportunity to meet and get to know other volunteers, network, share tips and ideas, and just have a good time together. Please bring your favorite potluck dish to share!

Looking forward to seeing all of you!

News clips

Hello everyone,

Below is a collection of links to news video clips about the bat release:

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/89551162.html

http://www.ketv.com/video/23019059/

http://www.ketv.com/video/23019059/

Bat Release a spectacular success!

WOW! Thank you so much for coming to our spring bat release and showing those batties such love! There were around 250 people out at Joslyn tonight to watch over 200 of our overwintered bats fly free, and we gathered over $500 in donations. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Stay tuned for video clips of our news spots-- they will be posted as I get them!

Bat Release postponed until tomorrow (3/31)

Hello Everyone!  Unfortunately the sustained winds are too high for a good bat release tonight so we are going to postpone by one day.  Tomorrow night's forecast is perfect, so I have no doubt that it will go off tomorrow night without a hitch.  We're sorry for the delay, and hope that you can all join us tomorrow!

 

Here are the new particulars (note the earlier time):

 

What:     Bat Release

Date:      Wednesday, March 31, 2010

When:    7:45

Where:  Joslyn Art Museum Parking Lot - North Side

Free-Will Donation ($5 Requested)

 

Please be there at 7:45 as there are a few instructions to go over before the actual release starts at approximately 7:50.  The bats tend to go quickly, so we should wrap things up by 8:30. 

 

Thank you all for your patience, and sorry for the delay!  Hope to see you there!

Spring Bat Release!

Hello Everyone!  We are planning on releasing the bats Tuesday night.  We have over 250 eager little guys ready to fly! Here are the particulars:

 

What:     Bat Release

Date:      Tuesday, March 30, 2010

When:    8 PM

Where:  Joslyn Art Museum Parking Lot - North Side

Free-Will Donation ($5 Requested)

 

Please be there at 8 or beforehand, as the bats tend to go quickly. We should wrap things up by 8:45. 

 

Please note that if the winds get too strong, we may have to postpone until Wednesday night.  If that happens, I will send another e-mail and we will post the notice on Facebook no later than 4:00 PM on Tuesday.

 

Hope to see you there!

Thank you, Sierra Club!

Our presentation last night at First United Methodist was a great success! Thanks so very much to everyone who came and showed such interest and respect for wildlife. We heard a lot of excellent questions and even better stories! Thanks also to the Sierra Club for hosting us and being so generous, bringing refreshments and kind words alike. Everyone should check out the Sierra Club's event list here, because there are some fantastic things coming up that I know I definitely won't miss.

Until next time....thanks for all you do.