Fellow Mortals--Compassion Changes Everything

Hundreds of orphaned and injured wild animals have come and gone since I last wrote to you.  It's been a Very Busy Spring!

The attached photos show just a few of our current patients, including a nestling great-horned owl that was admitted with a fractured leg and slipped tendons--now outside with our foster great-horned owl, "Alberta," and six other owls who also were injured and came into Fellow Mortals for care.

Dozens of ducklings and goslings are also in care, including some that were hatched in our incubator after their parents were killed on the nest.

We are weaning our first group of squirrels, but were hand-feeding 80 babies at one point this spring.  To feed that many babies as often as necessary and keep them clean and comfortable takes 16 hours every day!

Right now the busiest place in the hospital is the Bird Nursery, where we are currently hand-feeding 70 baby birds every half hour (or more) a minimum of 24 times a day.

Our interns are a huge help in making sure all of these precious orphans get proper care.

While we are in the very midst of Baby Season--and it's not even officially summer yet--we continue to receive injured wild creatures for care, including hawks with fractured wings, rabbits hit by cars and birds colliding with windows.

We thank you for your donations that are helping so many wild creature who otherwise would not receive the professional care Fellow Mortals provides.

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• Web site

Birds and mammals who have overwintered with us are lined up for release to make room for all the expected guests.  Just yesterday, two dark-eyed juncos were released to join the flock on our property, today two Cooper's hawks returned home; tomorrow two opossum will again explore and find new dens at a beautiful release site.  In the days and weeks to come, red-tailed hawks, a pelican, squirrels, rabbits, a short-eared owl and woodchucks will all return to their wild families, as new babies arrive to take their place in the hospital and in our hearts.

Just in time to help the wild babies, Global Giving is giving you, our donor, a real incentive to help, thanks to Bonus Day, which is tomorrow, March 14!

This Wednesday, March 14th, all online donations to Fellow Mortals through GlobalGiving.org will earn a 30% matching bonus up to $1,000 per donor until matching funds run out.  A total of $50,000 is available.

In addition to the 30% match, GlobalGiving is offering a $1,000 bonus to the project that raises the most funds that day and a $1,000 bonus to the project that receives donations from the most individual donors!

Global Giving's gift couldn't come at a better time for the wild ones, for Spring has come to Fellow Mortals with the first babies of the season--three tiny newborn squirrels, weighing just 12 ,13 and 14 grams.  We expect to admit nearly 1,000 babies into care over the next few months.

Perhaps you've already donated what you can but haven't yet shared Fellow Mortals' story with your friends, Why not let people who share your passion for wildlife and the environment know that tomorrow is a great time to get to know Fellow Mortals and join you in making a difference for a wild baby that needs a second chance.

Thank you, friend; Happy Spring!

Links:

• Fellow Mortals Facebook page