In photos – We checked out Hope for Wildlife’s weekend open house today!
A great crowd showed up to visit the compound and learn about the incredible team at Hope for Wildlife and the amazing work they do!
With so much to see, crowds learned about the amazing world that is Hope for Wildlife.
With education front and center, Hope and her incredible team welcome the public in.
Education animals, including the beautiful Jessie the bobcat and Buddy the eagle, are examples of the fragile balance between humans and our delicate wildlife habitats and interactions.
Hope and her team are eager to educate during these open houses, allowing the public to tour the hospital and visit other animals rescued by the team, with more and more animals arriving at their door yearly.
And of course, no tour is complete without a stop at the well stocked Cafe Catio! Locally made goodies, coffee and ice cream are some if the great treats you can dig into all while watching Jessie through the big window
Hope for Wildlife holds Saturday open houses from 12pm to 3pm, with a much larger open house in the summer.
It is always a fantastic experience, with smiles and chatting with great staff, including George and Hope herself!
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Did you notice a pretty unusual critter in our pics? Sully is an albino skunk! Read more below!
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Sullivan the Skunk thinks breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and so is lunch and dinner. All meals are important! (Sully loves food).
Sully is an albino skunk, and ever since he was brought to us as an orphaned baby, he's been a resident member of our education team.
Albinism is a rare genetic condition that prevents the production of melanin, the pigment responsible for coloration in skin, fur, and eyes. While specific incidence rates for many species of animals are not well-known, general estimates for albinism in wild skunks suggest it occurs in approximately 1 in 10,000 births.
Unfortunately for Sully, albinism often disrupts normal retinal development, and he's one of those cases, so his eyesight is poor. And skunks aren't known for great eyesight to start with!
But his nose works great! While skunks have a much better sense of smell than people do, it's not quite on par with dogs.
A bloodhound's nose is like a long-range GPS for smells — they can follow a trail for miles and even tell which direction someone walked. A striped skunk’s nose is more like a metal detector—it’s really good at finding hidden things nearby, like bugs underground or food in the dark.
Not only can you meet Sully when we are open Saturdays from 12PM to 3PM, starting next week we are also open Wednesdays 12PM to 3PM for the summer! (from May 7th to December 17th).
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