by Kelly DeLeonSaturday, April 30th 2022
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CHICO, Calif. — Saturday was a beautiful day in Chico to celebrate wildlife.
The non-profit Bidwell Wildlife Rehabilitation (BWR) held its first “Baby Shower” event.
“The reason we call it that is because species right now in the Northstate is having babies, so we really wanted to teach our community what to do if you find different varieties of wildlife orphaned away from its mama,” said BWR volunteer Shelly Rogers.
BWR is a volunteer-run non-profit that helps rehabilitate injured wildlife to release them back into their natural habitat.
“You might be out in your yard one day, and you see something on the ground. And to your great surprise, it’s a baby squirrel, or it’s a fledgling, or it’s a possum. Your first thought is going to be, what do I do? We want folks to know to get a hold of Bidwell Wildlife Rehab, and really the first thing that we want people to think of is ‘how can I reunite this baby with its mama?'”
Rogers said last year, their organization rehabilitated around 700 animals.
BWR educating the public about the dangers of balloons to wildlife (KRCR)
“Keeping wildlife healthy is not just Bidwell Wildlife Rehab’s responsibility. It’s the whole community’s responsibility. So the more that we can teach people, really the healthier and better off the wildlife in our community will be,”
There were five interactive educational booths set up at the BWR baby shower, each focused on a different animal.
Wild Things, a wildlife rescue center in Colfax, also attended the event and put on a live animal show featuring a baby kangaroo, monkey, eagle, and more.
Clover the baby kangaroo along with Dr. Becki Brunelli and Gabe Kerschner of Wild Things (KRCR)
Wild Things houses around 60 species of animals that have either been injured or can not be rehabilitated.
As we approach another dry summer and what could be another terrible fire season, Rogers recommends people consider putting a bowl of water out for the wildlife.
“Wildlife in the summer, they really run out of options where to get fresh water, and anything that we as a community can do to put water out for them is super helpful. So please, put water out if you care about the wildlife and you want to do something right in your own backyard.”
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