![]() ![]() ![]() Birds with splinted wings were kept in boxes full of air holes. Baby squirrels peered out of incubators in the hallways. It was not unusual to find a goose or loon swimming in the bathtub or swans sailing in her swimming pool. Evenings and weekends, Ginnie’s house was transformed into a clinic for the wild patients. ![]() Evenings the entire process had to be reversed. Crates has to be carried through parking lots, though hallways, down stairways to the archive room of the Public Works Building where she tended to her patients during her lunch and coffee breaks. Tepper agreed and so began the odyssey of transporting cages with sick and injured animals from Noyak to Yaphank to Shirley. Tepper of Shirley Animal Hospital as her co-operating veterinarian.ĭr. Because she was working in Yaphank, Ginnie petitioned Dr. In 1995, Ginnie passed the rehabilitator’s test given by the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation. Slowly she was gaining the necessary knowledge to try on her own. She attended seminars in various states across the country. There had to be another way! Ginnie began to research and accumulate every bit of available information on wildlife rehabilitation. Some area veterinarians would treat wildlife, but only after their dog or cat rounds were completed. The few local rehabilitators had to work full time jobs. The closest, “Volunteers for Wildlife” was in Huntington at the time. When rehabilitators finally returned her call, Ginnie realized that there was no full-time wildlife facility on Eastern Long Island. It took Virginia Frati 10 years to keep that vow! That’s when she vowed to do something to alleviate the suffering of nature’s wild creatures. Suddenly Virginia could clearly see the hardships animals endure in the wild. She sat next to the suffering animal until it finally died. After ten dollars of quarters were expended, she realized that no help for the woodchuck was coming. She left a detailed call for help on each tape. After leaving a frantic call for help, Virginia dialed each number, only to receive a similar message. An answering machine informed her of the numbers of other rehabilitators in the area. With a hopeful heart she dialed the number she was given. Ginnie called a local veterinarian and was told she should contact a wildlife rehabilitator. It did not appear to be mortally wounded and she thought it could be helped. ![]() She pulled over and approached the injured animal. The animal was not killed and was writhing in pain by the side of the road. of Public Works in Yaphank when she saw a woodchuck hit by a car in front of her. In 1991, Virginia Frati was on her way home from her job as a secretary with the Dept. If you find a sick or injured wild animal in Virginia, please call the Wildlife Center at 540.942.9453 for advice on the best way to help.The Wildlife Rescue Center Story Eyes on the Beginning Wildlife Center of Virginia: A hospital for native wildlife, teaching the world to care about and to care for wildlife and the environment. If you call after hours, your call will be returned after 8 a.m. One of their volunteers will return your call and give you instructions on how to proceed. Wildlife Rescue League: If you have an injured or sick wild animal you believe is in need of human assistance, please call the Wildlife Rescue Leagueat 703.440.0800. Their Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (VDWR) licensed wildlife rehabilitators, apprentices, and care providers devote hundreds of hours to restore the wildlife in their care to good health so that they can be released back into the wild. The phone numbers listed may not be able to accept text messaging so please call them directly.Īnimal Education and Rescue Organization (A.E.R.O.) is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of orphaned, injured and sick native Virginia wildlife in need of help in order to survive. Telephone calls to rehabilitators should be limited to daytime hours only. Please remember it is illegal to keep or care for orphaned, sick, or injured wildlife unless you are a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. Please be mindful that rehabilitators are private citizens. Do not call the Department of Wildlife Resources or the Wildlife Helpline. If there is no listing for your city/county, look for a rehabilitator in an adjacent county. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Rehab Database: This is a comprehensive list of wildlife rehabilitators statewide. Injured or Sick Wildlife Experts: Who to Call Therefore, we encourage you to seek help in deterring wildlife rather than relocating. It is not lawful to relocate wildlife in Prince William County and any animals you have trapped and removed will be euthanized. Please DO NOT Relocate! If you need assistance with nuisance wildlife, please contact a licensed wildlife company. ![]()
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