Why doesn’t Earthplace accept all native wildlife for rehabilitation?
Young altricial birds require frequent care and feeding from sun-up to sun-down (14 hours a day) for the first several weeks of their life. Young mammals require extensive care and feeding, often throughout the night. Our limited hours of operation preclude us from taking on these responsibilities. The State of Connecticut does not allow rehabilitation of dangerous animals such as bear or bobcat, or adult deer or RVS species. Earthplace does not maintain the permits to rehabilitate deer, or RVS (Rabies Vector Species) such as raccoons, foxes and skunks. Some animals have very specific care requirements that we simply cannot accommodate. Sometimes, we are simply filled to capacity or short staffed. The Earthplace animal care staff is always responsible for caring for over thirty resident Species Ambassadors. Taking on more new patients than can be reasonably managed by available personnel could negatively impact the level of care provided to our permanent charges. If we are unable to ac
