This little chap, named Lucky by his finder, was heard calling in distress this evening. The finder went into their garden to investigate the noise and found this 57g hoglet who was cold, dehydrated and very hungry.
He was brought over to us, had a quick check over and was placed into one of the ICU’s to warm up. Once warm, he readily took 2ml of formula. We removed a few ticks from him, and he is now asleep, snuggled up in a fleece pouch in his incubator.
Wildlife rehabbers have both legal and moral obligations. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is the primary legislation which protects animals, plants and habitats in England and Wales, and applies equally to wild animals kept in captivity, or living in the wild, and by default, those in the care of wildlife rehabilitators.
This poor chap is another hog that has come out of hibernation in very poor condition. He was found out
Another one of today’s entries, an approximately 3 week old hoglet, found out alone at lunchtime in Lytchett Minster. Was
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