Feeding time for 5 week and 4.5 week old groundhogs!
“Youngest was found on a path. A dog killed the mother of the other one.” – Fran
“Youngest was found on a path. A dog killed the mother of the other one.” – Fran
The last several Thursdays Operation Orphan has been joining the Barberton elementary schools for an afterschool ‘Animal Club’ . Fran brings in baby groundhogs, baby bunnies, and a baby squirrels and more, then talks to the kids about each. It has been one of the highlights of Fran’s week! To learn more about Operation Orphan…
Another 2 or 3 months of Beaver work and I might need to get a bulldozer to tear his lodge down. It just keeps growing! Haha – Fran BEAVER BACKGROUND: Back in July we posted a video of a baby beaver, appx 4 weeks old, that was found but should have been left alone as…
Flight school season! If you find a baby bird on the ground and it has feathers, LEAVE IT ALONE!
In the late ’80s, my husband, Ron, and I came home from a Memorial Day camping trip. I was tired after unloading the camper, so I went upstairs for an early soak in the bathtub. After getting into my night clothes I had my mind all set for a quiet, relaxing evening. Anyone that knows…
Dear Friends, Believe it or not, as of Nov. 1st we are STILL getting babies needing hand fed into the facility! These babies will not be released until Spring because mom would help them get thru the winter. Fall Squirrel babies would not have time to do a winter stash of food. This means our…
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!! Fran is alive and well and still caring for wildlife!! Apparently there are rumors going around that she is retired, dying of cancer and quit rehabbing. NOT TRUE!! In true is that she has been very busy caring for all the injured and sick animals that come into the facility during the winter…