A couple of weeks ago, Steve and I babysat for some foster care raccoons while their foster parent was away for a week. All of the raccoons that we had looked after earlier this summer were in varying stages of depression, anxiety, and wildness. They had all come to WildCare a little older [...]
Archive of entries posted on October 2007
It’s (Not) Gold, Boys!
A couple of weeks ago, Steve and a took a mini-break in Gold Country. We have a big, much-needed and deserved vacation planned for later this year, but we’re both tired and stressed and thought a quick 3-day weekend would help tide us over until the later trip. Besides, some friends had been [...]
Be free little bandits!
Last weekend Steve and I got to do one of my favorite things about volunteering at WildCare. We got to release some patients. Specifically, we got to release 6 orphaned raccoons that had grown into burly, strapping adolescents.
We found a great location for them in the woods near a creek, and not all [...]