Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation, Author at Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation

Kane County Eaglets Will Have To Be Hand-Raised

By Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation | June 3, 2010

Article on WBBM Newsradio 780 http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/06/03/eaglets-to-… BATAVIA, Ill. (CBS) – Bald eagle parents have rejected a man made replacement for a wind torn nest near Batavia, so it looks like their eagle babies will have to be hand-raised.

I (My Dog) Found a Bunny Nest

By Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation | April 29, 2010

It’s a fairly common situation this time of year. Somehow or another, you found a nest of baby bunnies in the yard. Maybe you were mowing the yard, gardening, or your dog actually did the sleuthing. In any case, what do you do? First and foremost, don’t disturb the bunny nest. If it was disturbed through…

I Found a Baby Squirrel on the Ground!

By Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation | April 26, 2010

So what do you do? Well, the answer depends on many factors. Is the squirrel injured? Does the squirrel have fur? Are there flies swarming around the squirrel? Advice given without considering these various factors is probably not great advice. Advice given that is not complete is also probably not great advice. It can be…

Great Horned Owlet being fed

By Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation | March 27, 2010

This Great Horned Owlet was found on a golf course in a bucket and brought to the Little Red School House. The great staff at the Little Red School House brought the owlet to Flint Creek Wildlife. When the owlet is fed the caregiver is camouflaged so the owlet does not get imprinted on humans.…

Breathing problems claim life of bird burned in Sugar Grove plane crash

By Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation | February 18, 2010

Article on Daily Herald

Feb 18: Chicago Scene – Chicago Park District 5th Annual Polar Adventure Days”

By Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation | February 18, 2010

Article on WGNTV.com http://www.wgntv.com/news/middaynews/chicagoscene/… Polar Adventure Days offer families the opportunity to explore Northerly Island and come face-to-face with live animals, engage in winter activities, watch ice sculpture carvings, and create nature-inspired crafts.

Keeping the ‘wild’ in wildlife at Flint Creek Wildlife

By Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation | February 18, 2010

Article on Medill Reports Chicago http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.a… When she arrived at the rail yard in Franklin Park last December to wrest an injured ferruginous hawk from the plow of a Canadian Pacific Railway train, some of the railroad workers looked at her and “just laughed,” Dawn Keller said.