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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">October 20, 2016<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Contact: Stephanie Ellis, Executive Director,
WILD CARE Inc. <span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:navy">Phone: (650)
319-5491 cell, <a href="mailto:stephanie@wildcarecapecod.org">stephanie@wildcarecapecod.org</a> </span><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt">###<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt">WILD CARE - THE FUTURE OF CAPE COD’S WILDLIFE - October
20<sup>th</sup>, 2016<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Eastham, MA. October 20, 2016. </span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,109)">The Staff and Board of Wild Care Inc. in
Eastham are deeply saddened by the news of the closure of the Cape Wildlife
Center in Barnstable. Wild Care has collaborated with the Cape Wildlife Center
for many years, exchanging animals, and sharing expertise to ensure that staff
are cross-trained between organizations, enabling both groups to provide the
best possible animal care Cape-wide. Together the two rehabilitation centers
have offered residents of Cape Cod quality care to injured, orphaned or ill
wildlife in need, from Provincetown to Falmouth.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,109)"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,109)">Wild Care
Executive Director Stephanie Ellis stated that geographically, the two
organizations have been positioned to respond quickly and effectively to the
needs of all of the Cape’s wildlife, and have also provided tremendous
educational resources to Cape residents regarding wildlife encounters.
Educating the public on strategies to avoid animal-human conflicts and make
potential wildlife encounters positive and mutually beneficial has been an
important goal of both Centers. With the rich diversity of native animals on
Cape Cod, practically every visitor and resident here has had some kind of
wildlife encounter, and staff and volunteers at both the Cape Wildlife Center
and Wild Care have helped to preserve wildlife by reducing human-wildlife
conflicts, and by helping to build tolerance and appreciation for native
wildlife that share our home. <span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,109)"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,109)">The loss of
the Cape Wildlife Center will leave a huge gap in the services provided to wildlife,
and also to the residents of the Cape and Southeastern MA. Wild Care Executive
Director, Stephanie Ellis, has been in contact with Deb Millman, Executive Director
of the Cape Wildlife Center, to offer help in any way possible to help with
this transition, and to continue to provide these valuable services to the
public. Unfortunately, Wild Care is not in a financial position to
expand its facility to absorb the 2,000 additional patients that Cape Wildlife
Center receives annually. “Wild Care currently admits 800 to 1,400
patients each year, and in our current facility, we do not have room for
expansion,” states Stephanie Ellis. <span> </span>“Wild
Care does not receive state, federal, or municipal funding. We rely heavily on
donations from the general public and private donors to help us run our
wildlife hospital. We are going to need additional support from the community
to care for what may potentially be hundreds of <i>additional</i> songbirds, seabirds, turtles, and small mammals that come through
our door annually due to Cape Wildlife Center’s closure.” Large mammals will be
referred to the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth. “They have
veterinarians on staff who are knowledgeable of these species, and also have the
facilities that meet the requirements needed to house large species such as
raccoons, skunks, coyotes, foxes and otters.”<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,109)"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,109)">If the public
has wildlife-related questions or has found wildlife in need of rescue, they
may contact Wild Care at <a href="tel:508-240-2255"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">508-240-2255</span></a>
<a href="http://www.wildcarecapecod.org/"><span style="color:rgb(0,3,255)">www.wildcarecapecod.org</span></a>
or the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, <a href="tel:781-682-4878"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">781-682-4878</span></a>, <a href="http://www.newildlife.com/"><span style="color:rgb(0,3,255)">www.newildlife.com</span></a>. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,109);font-size:10.5pt">To provide
monetary support. Please visit Wild Care’s website at </span><a href="http://www.wildcarecapecod.org" style="font-size:10.5pt">www.wildcarecapecod.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,109);font-size:10.5pt">. Donations
are much needed and welcomed.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:rgb(23,54,93)"><span> </span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:rgb(23,54,93)">WILD CARE’s
wildlife rehabilitators treat birds, mammals and reptiles brought to the
center, with the goal of releasing them back into the wild when they are
capable of independent survival. Through public education, WILD CARE works to
prevent wildlife casualties and works to engage the community in conservation
through volunteerism. Since our founding WILD CARE has accepted over 22,000
wild creatures, representing over 275 species of native birds, mammals & reptiles.
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