<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black">November 30,
2016</span><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span> </span>###</span><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black">FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE</span><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black">CONTACT:<span> </span>Stephanie Ells, Executive Director, WILD CARE,
Inc./cell, (650)-319-5491</span><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span> </span></span><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span> </span><span>
</span>Judy Bullard, Board President, WILD CARE, Inc./cell, (508)-237-7359<span> </span></span><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></span></u></p><p class="gmail-Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black">MESSAGE TO WILDLIFE ON CAPE COD: </span></p><p class="gmail-Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt">HAVE NO FEAR - WILD CARE IS STILL HERE!</span></p><p class="gmail-Body"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">November 30, 2016. <i>Eastham. </i>There has been a lot of discussion and press
lately about the closing of the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable operated by
the Humane Society of the United States.</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">
</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">Wild Care wants to remind caring residents of Cape Cod and Southeastern
MA who rescue wildlife in trouble that Wild Care is still here, and we will
continue to work tirelessly to rescue, rehabilitate and release - injured,
orphaned and ill wildlife!</span></p><p class="gmail-Body"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">Wild Care is a wildlife rehabilitation center
in Eastham - the yellow farmhouse on the Orleans-Eastham rotary.</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">For 23 years our licensed Wildlife
Rehabilitators have been working 365 days per year to help wildlife in need and
to educate the public on wildlife encounters. Our Critical Care Clinic cares
for raptors, seabirds, songbirds, reptiles and small mammals.</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">In our Wildlife Nursery, wildlife babies that
have been orphaned or abandoned are raised and released.</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">Through our Helpline we give advice to over
4,000 concerned callers each year.</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="gmail-Body"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">Wild Care has a state of the art aviary that
accommodates large raptors. Red-tailed hawks, Osprey, Great-horned Owls and
other large raptors are able to exercise and hunt in this aviary in final
preparation for release. Our cutting-edge warm and cold water seabird therapy
pools have reduced the recovery time of a myriad of seabirds and waterfowl that
have come to Wild Care for treatment.</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">
</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">Red-throated Loons, Northern Gannets, Atlantic Puffins, and Black-backed
Gulls have all been treated in these pools to recover their waterproofing and
give them the necessary exercise needed for release. Our Baby Bird program is
staffed with over 60 volunteers who feed such species as Eastern Bluebirds,
Cedar Waxwings, and Chimney Swifts in 3 hour shifts every 20 minutes until they
are</span> <span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">ready for release!</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">This past year we were the only rehab center
on the Cape to care for baby birds.</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">Our
Critical Care Clinic staff also rehab reptiles from the biggest Snapping Turtle
hit by a car to the smallest young Black Racer snake caught in a glue
trap.</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">And we care for hundreds of
orphaned or injured small mammals like Virginia Opossum and Red and Gray
Squirrels.</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="gmail-Body"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black"><span> </span></span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">With the potential closing of the rehab
center in Barnstable on Feb. 28, 2017, Wild Care is gearing up to accept more
patients in the coming year.</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">We are
exploring ways to invest in our staff and expand our patient capacity. But we
will need support from the community to do so.</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">
</span><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">Wild Care is also meeting with other wildlife professionals from the
Cape Cod Collaborative, Cape Wildlife Center, Tufts Veterinary Clinic, New
England Wildlife Center and others to discuss solutions to caring for wildlife
on the Cape, especially animals that carry rabies like bats, raccoons and other
larger mammals.</span></p><p class="gmail-Body"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Whether the Barnstable center ceases to exist
after February 28th or evolves into a smaller rehab center to care for rabies
vector species, Wild Care will remain, as always, a small independent
non-profit with a big vision - to rescue and rehabilitate injured, ill and
orphaned wildlife and to educate the public on how to live in harmony with our
wildlife neighbors. Wild Care will also
continue to </span><span lang="IT" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">collaborate</span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black"> with, and share the
strengths and resources of the local wildlife hospitals, and local licensed</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">Wildlife Rehabilitators, and volunteers, from
the various wildlife organizations in order to provide care for all the Cape’s
wildlife.</span><span style="color:black"> </span><br></p><p class="gmail-Body"><span style="color:black">Wild Care does not receive any government
funding. We depend on donations,</span><span lang="FR" style="color:black"> grants</span><span style="color:black">, and fundraising
events just to keep our doors open. Wild Care is a true grass roots
organization. Every dollar that is raised goes right back into operations of
the center. Every donation of money, goods and services helps us care for the
animals. For more information on how to support Wild Care and its efforts to
protect the Cape’s wildlife, please visit our website at </span><a href="http://www.wildcarecapecod.org"><span class="gmail-Hyperlink0"><span style="color:black">www.wildcarecapecod.org</span></span></a><span style="color:black">. If
you find an animal in distress please call our Wild Care Helpline at
508-240-2255. We are available daily from 9 AM - 5 PM, 365 days per year.</span><br></p><p class="gmail-Body"><span style="color:black">Wild Care is urging the public to generously
support our collective efforts to preserve and protect our native wildlife and
to educate the public on how to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts. From our
largest raptor, the Bald Eagle, to our smallest mammal, the White-footed mouse,
each animal is critical to ensuring the balance of our treasured ecosystem here
on Cape Cod.</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">To quote Jane Goodall, well
known anthropologist, and UN Messenger of Peace, “Every individual matters. Every
individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.”</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black">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 25,000 wild
creatures, representing over 275 species of native birds, mammals and reptiles.
If you encounter injured, orphaned or ill wildlife please call the WILD CARE of
Cape Cod helpline at 508-240-2255. </span></i><i><span style="color:black">Visit WILD CARE’s website at </span></i><a href="http://www.wildcarecapecod.org"><span class="gmail-Hyperlink0"><i><span>www.wildcarecapecod.org</span></i></span></a><i><span style="color:black"> to make a
donation.</span></i><i><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span> </span>###</span><span style="font-family:athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px">Stephanie Ellis</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal">Executive Director</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal">Wild Care, Inc.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal">10 Smith Lane</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal">Eastham, MA 02642</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px"><a href="http://www.wildcarecapecod.org" target="_blank">www.wildcarecapecod.org</a></span></p><p>Find us on Facebook! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildCareCapeCod/?fref=nf" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/WildCareCapeCod/?fref=nf</a></p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="line-height:normal">508-240-2255 office</span><span style="line-height:normal"> </span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="line-height:normal"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0By9sC6SpljkvQ1R0Tjl3MVVTa2s&revid=0By9sC6SpljkvWkFzT2lUUSsyZWdzczVOK3d4dzJZVTZyRk9FPQ"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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