Watch as these adorable baby possums eat mashed bananas while being nursed back to health
Watch as these adorable baby possums eat mashed bananas while being nursed back to health. Second Chances Wildlife Center in Louisville, Kentucky specializes in the rescue and rehabilitation of small creatures that are usually considered to be vermin or pests. "Generally speaking, people don't love a lot of the animals we rehab," said Brigette Brouillard, 48, the director of Second Chances. Adding: "Those possums all came in as rescues and they have all since been released." The center, which was founded in 2010, also caters to skunks, foxes, squirrels and bats; species wouldn't normally receive much attention from conservationists. Additional videos show a beaver beaver frolicking with a newspaper and a friendly fox playing with a cat toy."Ninety percent of our animals come to us because of human encroachment," said Brouillard. "It is not natural causes that bring these animals to us. "About 20 percent of our animals come in due to cat attacks."Right now we have foxes, raccoons, skunks, bats, beavers, armadillos, and squirrels." Animals that are too wounded or sick to be released back into the wild are turned into "education ambassadors" for the shelter."The animals we release don't have names," said Brouillard. "We only name the animals that have to stay with us permanently." Despite the friendly demeanor of all the animals on camera, Brouillard warns viewers that these are wild creatures that cannot be considered pets. "To a certain extent, they warm up to you.
You can never trust them 100% though. "They are wild animals.
They can never turn into pets. "We have a fox that can't be released named Rawlings, and he will play with people. "Some days he loves to be pet and he's never bitten anyone, but it's always on his terms. "Some days he doesn't want to be pet."Animal lovers can donate to Second Chance Wildlife Center at secondchanceswildlife.org.
Watch as these adorable baby possums eat mashed bananas while being nursed back to health.
Second Chances Wildlife Center in Louisville, Kentucky specializes in the rescue and rehabilitation of small creatures that are usually considered to be vermin or pests.
"Generally speaking, people don't love a lot of the animals we rehab," said Brigette Brouillard, 48, the director of Second Chances.
Adding: "Those possums all came in as rescues and they have all since been released." The center, which was founded in 2010, also caters to skunks, foxes, squirrels and bats; species wouldn't normally receive much attention from conservationists.
Additional videos show a beaver beaver frolicking with a newspaper and a friendly fox playing with a cat toy."Ninety percent of our animals come to us because of human encroachment," said Brouillard.
"It is not natural causes that bring these animals to us.
"About 20 percent of our animals come in due to cat attacks."Right now we have foxes, raccoons, skunks, bats, beavers, armadillos, and squirrels." Animals that are too wounded or sick to be released back into the wild are turned into "education ambassadors" for the shelter."The animals we release don't have names," said Brouillard.
"We only name the animals that have to stay with us permanently." Despite the friendly demeanor of all the animals on camera, Brouillard warns viewers that these are wild creatures that cannot be considered pets.
"To a certain extent, they warm up to you.
You can never trust them 100% though.
"They are wild animals.
They can never turn into pets.
"We have a fox that can't be released named Rawlings, and he will play with people.
"Some days he loves to be pet and he's never bitten anyone, but it's always on his terms. "Some days he doesn't want to be pet."Animal lovers can donate to Second Chance Wildlife Center at secondchanceswildlife.org.
