UPCOMING EVENTS:
WE ARE CURRENTLY RECOVERING FROM A VERY BUSY SEASON. WE JUST GOT DONE ATTENDING SEVERAL EVENTS TO GIVE OUT OUR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. OUR ONLY UPCOMING EVENT IS EARTH FAIR IN APRIL.
CURRENTLY HAPPENING AT BACK 2 THE WILD REHAB:
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A FEW RECOVERING ANIMALS BEING REHABBED AT OUR FACILITY. WINTER IS A SLOW TIME FOR US, BUT A NICE TIME TO REST AFTER A VERY BUSY SEASON. WE ALWAYS GET SOME STARVING OR INJURED ANIMALS IN DURING THE WINTER THAT WE HAVE TO HELP AND WE ARE ALWAYS HERE TO HELP.
THIS IS THE TIME WE FOCUS ON BUILDING OUR BUDGET SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE OUR RESCUE EFFORTS FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DONATE USING OUR PAYPAL LINK TO HELP IN OUR EFFORTS TO SAVE THE WILDLIFE OF MICHIGAN.
OUR NEW FLIGHT CAGE:
WE HAVE NOW PUT UP A SMALL FLIGHT CAGE FOR RECOVERING BIRDS. WE HAVE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THIS FLIGHT CAGE AND ARE VERY EXCITED TO FINALLY HAVE IT UP!
THIS IS OUR LATEST ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE PORT HURON TIMES HERALD NEWSPAPER ON FEB 2ND.
Firefighters free frozen geese
One survives, one put down after ordeal
Feb 2, 2011 | 19Comments
FREE BIRD: Firefighters rescue a goose Monday from the St. Clair River in Marine City. The bird was frozen in the river.
By LIZ SHEPARDTimes Herald
Sitting snugly in a child's playpen, Princess the goose didn't seem to appreciate her new caregivers' help. She flapped and hissed as her webbed feet were checked for frostbite.
Erin Stacks didn't mind, even though she had bruises on her wrists and hands from where the Canada goose had bitten her.
The goose, dubbed Princess for her sassy behavior, was rescued Monday after being frozen into ice on the St. Clair River.
"She's a diva," Stacks said.
Stacks, who runs Back 2
the Wild Rehab in Fort Gratiot, said authorities contacted her Monday morning about two geese that had been frozen into ice on the river just off the Department of Natural Resources' boat launch in Marine City.
In turn, she called for assistance from the Marine City Fire Department about 11:15 a.m., after realizing she would not be able to rescue the birds herself.
Fire Chief Richard Tucker said it appeared the geese had bedded down on the ice and then froze into it.
Firefighters used axes to cut the ice encasing the birds and then carried them to shore. Once on land, the rescuers used tepid water to melt the ice away from their bodies.
Stacks said she never had seen such a thing before, adding the geese's legs and bodies were encased by about 5 inches of ice.
One of the geese sustained a severe wing injury and had to be put down, she said.
The surviving goose was resting comfortably Tuesday.
Stacks said the bird could have been released that day, but with the winter storm expected to hit, she wanted to give the goose an extra day of rest.
Stacks said the fire department did an excellent job in saving the goose.
While it was dangerous for his crews to go out on the ice, Tucker said, "it's a good, humane thing to do."
"Those guys are awesome," Stacks said.
? Contact Liz Shepard at (810) 989-6273 or lshepard@gannett.com.
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THE WILDLIFE COMMUNITY LOSES A TREASURE
IN FEBRUARY 2010, I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS, NORA, TO A TRAGIC ACCIDENT.
NORA WAS ALSO A WILDLIFE REHABILITATOR THAT HAD A PURE LOVE FOR LIFE, PEOPLE, AND OF COURSE THE ANIMALS SHE RESCUED. I WILL MISS HER EVERYDAY. I LOVE YOU NORA!!!!
AS LONG AS WE ARE HERE, THIS MEMORIAL WILL REMAIN HERE FOR MY DEAR FRIEND!
