Earth Childrens Haven Open Skies Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

01/18/2025

11/14/2024

12/19/2023

Old dead snag caught up on the power line to my house.

12/16/2023

07/07/2021

Life and work have gotten in the way of keeping this page up.

03/15/2020

Spring is here

11/24/2019

11/24/2019

I know I'm pretty lax on keeping up with this page. That just means I'm busy with critters.

07/24/2019

When an animal is hurt, sick, or scared, most of us have an impulse to soothe and comfort them. It’s only natural! But, while kind words and gentle cooing voices may be comforting to pets and children, they have the opposite effect on wildlife. To a wild animal, a human voice doesn’t sound nurturing or calming, but like the alien call of a large predator.

If you need to capture and transport an orphaned, injured, or sick wild animal to a rehabilitator, be as quiet as possible. Don’t speak directly to the animal at all and keep all conversations in the car to a minimum. And remember that your radio sounds terrifying, too! Save the loud music for when you don’t have a frightened passenger.