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Well, these have flown out the door, we have had to order more, they are very cute, so I'm not surprised
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Fallow deer Rescue π¦
This morning, Beth & Nathan had an early wake-up call from a member of the public who had reported a deer tangled in a fence.
On arrival, they saw the large male, adult fallow deer who was indeed in trouble and very distressed to which they hopped into action.
Nathan apprehended the deer and quickly got to work, cutting the rope from his antlers.
Other than being entangled, there were no other wounds.
Once free from the rope, Nathan took the towel away, and the fallow was free once more.
Great work to you both on freeing this beautiful lad.
If you see deer in similar circumstances or are injured, members of the public should NOT attempt to do this.
Always contact us or a wildlife professional in your area for help.
If you would like to donate to the Rangers Lodge Wildlife Hospital, you can do so via our website or by bank transfer (details on request)
What a beautiful day to release the last of what was our baby ducks of 2024 who are now fully feathered and waterproof.
Because of your kindness of money donations, we have been able to help so many more ducks this year due to us having a new large enclosure built for them which has multiple housing compartments and a pool that they have all enjoyed throughout their rehabilitation with us.
Thank you all for your continued support and to our friends Warnham Local Nature Reserve
If you would like to donate to us or sponsor our duck enclosure to enable us to help the animals that come into our care, you can do so by donating on our PayPal which can be found on our website or via bank transfer.
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Our Tawny Babies are all big π¦
All these little ones were brought into us as little fluff balls that had been kicked out or fallen from their nests.
These little ones were hand reared (which should only be done by wildlife professionals) and then weaned to where they were feeding themselves.
They have gone through various stages of rehabilitation throughout their stay with the final stage being in our large flight enclosure to build up their wing strength and for us to monitor their feeding and flying.
Now to be released, back to the wild.
Ducks update.
Our first clutch of ducklings arrived with us on 12th April 2024.
During that time, they started off in our baby ICU in an incubator, when bigger they were transferred to our larger inside cages and when they were big enough they went into our new duck enclosure to acclimatise to the British weather, finish growing and become fully waterproof.
Today was release day - back to the wild.
Thank you to Jo and all the team Warnham Local Nature Reserve Warnham Nature Reserve for releasing themπ.
Ducks update:
On the 2nd May 2024, we posted a video post of our first 2024 ducklings to use our brand new duck house.
Well, look at them now, just over 4 weeks since that video, and they are now fully weathered, soon to be released.
π¦ Your donations help us build new rehabilitation enclosures for the animals in our care π¦
One of the ways we raise funds for the wildlife hospital is by holding a raffle while we are out fundraising.
Would you or any local businesses like to donate to our big summer raffle?
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Deer Rescue π¦
THIS SHOULD NEVER BE ATTEMPTED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
Nathan is an experienced wildlife handler and a hero on this rescue who had to work very quickly in this situation.
This buck had entangled himself with a lot of rope, all around his head, antlers and other body parts which was also tangled to the fence. Had this buck not been found it would have certainly died a horrible death.
If you come across a deer in this situation, PLEASE ALWAYS CALL THE PROFESSIONALS.
One wrong kick could rip open your stomach or you could be gored by the deers antlers.
Thank you to the member of the public who reported it to us.
A little video of cuteness overload for you all this afternoon (sorry for the camera angle, but as you can see I had my hands full π)
This is why we do what we do, this little lady is Flo, one of many cubs that will be reared in a wildlife hospital with the aim as always to rehabilitate and return to the wild.
Update: Duchess
Duchess has moved from our first stage outside aviary to our large flight enclosure and as you can see, she has built up her wing strength and is flying very well.
She is eating and has gained weight so it won't be long until her release.
Release day: Benson (M23 fox)
Benson arrived with us at the beginning of January after a post was put on Spotted: Crawley showing a poor fox stranded in the freezing cold in a hatched area of the M23. Tom, a member of the public had seen this post and was travelling in that direction, he braved the traffic and picked up the fox and then brought him into us.
We named him Benson and on arrival was very cold with an injury to his lip. He was given treatment, warmed and after a few days we saw a good improvement.
After a time in the hospital intensive care unit he was then placed in a larger enclosure where he could be monitored and observed.
The wound healed and he gained weight, today we felt the time was right for him to be released back to the area he was originally found.
Thank you Beth & Nathan for taking him home.
We would also like to thank everyone who kindly donated, it is very much appreciated and helps us continue to help wildlife in need.
UPDATE: Slick the Heron
After coming into us covered in oil, Slick recieved vital treatment to get him clear of all the oil from his feathers and body, he was also a little underweight.
Following his treatment and building him up, we are glad to report he is now free from oil and gained enough weight that we were happy for him to be released back to the wild today.
A big thank you to Nathan & Sharon for taking him home.
