BARNSTABLE A baby Great Horned Owl is fighting for its life at the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center after its nestling and an adult owl died from ingesting what seemed to be rat poison.
“Sadly, one (tainted) mouse brought to the nest and shared with the family could sicken them all,” said Zak Mertz, executive director of the Cummaquid center that is run by New England Wildlife Centers.
The surviving owlet was given a shot of vitamin K and fluids.
Mertz said the owl, which was rescued Wednesday afternoon, seemed to be doing well during a medical exam Friday morning. The owl was very perky, bright and alert, and he was eating, Mertz said. In our world, if they re eating, that s a very good sign.
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WEYMOUTH The New England Wildlife Center had two dirty but adorable patients this week.
Two fox kits estimated to be between four and six weeks old were brought to the center this week after people passing by a storm drain in Foxboro heard their cries and called first responders for help.
A wildlife rehabilitator brought the kits to New England Wildlife Center s Weymouth facility for care. Albeit a bit dirty and dehydrated, veterinarian Priya Patel determined the kits were otherwise healthy.
They were taken to the center s Cape Cod hospital, where Executive Director Zak Mertz said they are going through a quarantine process. Staff will then raise the kits with as little human interaction as possible and prepare them to be returned to the wild this fall.