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Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Cares For Hundreds Of Injured Critters After Twin Cities Storms
It wasn't just trees falling during the severe storms earlier this week; nests came down, too.
August 30, 2024
ROSEVILLE, Minn. – It wasn't just trees falling during the severe storms earlier this week; nests came down, too. The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center admitted 245 new animals on Tuesday and Wednesday alone. Many were baby squirrels and birds.
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"Storms definitely increase our patient admins for a number of reasons, but this time of year we're at peak second-litter squirrel, season. So the storms were knocking a lot of baby squirrels out of trees and a lot of our fledgling songbirds out of trees," medical director Dr. Renee Schott said.
Schott said it's all hands on deck as they care for the animals from this week's first round of storms while also preparing for another round which could bring another influx of animals.
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