<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:black;font-family:Athelas;font-size:12pt">May 17, 2019</span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">                                                                                    ###</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">Contact:  Stephanie El</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:windowtext">l</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:windowtext">is</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">, Executive Director, WILD CARE, Inc. /Cell (650)-319-5491</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">Photos: Wild Care, Inc.                              </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">Young Great Horned Owl Treated for Rat Poison at Wild Care<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">Eastham, MA. </span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">On Tuesday morning, May 14, Wild Care, Inc., a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center located in Eastham, responded to a call about a young owl on the ground at The Captains Golf Course in Brewster. “This is the time of year when young owls are leaving their nests for the first time,” states Wild Care Executive Director, Stephanie Ellis. “We often respond to these calls by sending a staff member or volunteer out to the location to check out the situation. More often than not, the owlet is fine, and being cared for by its parents”.  Kate Diggs, a Wild Care Staff Wildlife Rehabilitator responded to this particular call, and arrived at the golf course to find a young disoriented owl on the ground. The owl was not behaving normally and was taken to Wild Care for further examination…</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="color:black;font-family:Athelas;font-size:12pt">“Unfortunately, the owlet is showing neurological symptoms and is not in good health. The bird’s </span></p><div><img src="cid:ii_jvs9wpe61" alt="GH Owl_051719 WIld Care.jpg" width="305" height="542"><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_jvs9wqcj2" alt="GHOW Wild Care by Kerry Reid1.JPG" width="542" height="362"><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_jvs9wrb83" alt="GHOW Wild Care by Kerry Reid2.JPG" width="542" height="362"><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">blood work indicates dehydration and anemia, and exposure to secondary rodenticide poisoning. Furthermore, the bird has traces of lead detected in its blood, though not at levels requiring treatment.”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">RODENTICIDES - KILLING THE UNINTENDED:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">“First and Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides are slowly poisoning our wildlife,” states Ellis.  “When people use anticoagulant-rodenticide baits commonly sold at household stores and used by some pest control companies, mice and rats become poisoned and debilitated, and become easy prey for raptors and mammals. When an owl eats a mouse that has been poisoned, the owl becomes poisoned. The poison accumulates in their bloodstream over time, depending on levels of exposure and the type of rodenticides. Anticoagulant rodenticides that contain </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black;border:none">bromadialone, brodifacoum, difethialone and diphacinone</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:windowtext;border:none">are particularly harmful because they pack a punch – they can kill a poisoned rodent after a single night’s feeding. These compounds tend to remain in animal tissues longer than first-generation anticoagulants, posing greater risk to nontarget species, and a risk to animals that feed upon rodents that have eaten the bait. <span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">RODENTICIDE EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">The anticoagulants in these products interfere with the blood’s ability to clot, causing massive bleeding, liver failure, anemia, and ultimately death. A normal blood-clotting response in a bird is less than 5 minutes.  This owl’s blood took several hours to clot. “This poor, young bird has not even begun its journey in the wild yet, </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Athelas;font-size:12pt">and is being poisoned by its parents that are unknowingly bringing tainted prey back to the nest.  I wish that everyone who uses these products had the opportunity to see what anticoagulant rodenticide </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Athelas;font-size:12pt">poisoning looks like. These animals come to us depressed and disoriented.  Some can barely hold up their heads. They are anemic and often have extensive bleeding and bruising. It is a painful sight to see.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">Treatment for rodenticide poisoning requires long-term therapy with supportive fluids, Vitamin K and nutrition, often over a period of a month or more.  Wild Care staff are providing this intensive care, and are hoping for the best. “We are grateful to Mark O’Brien, Director of Operations at The Captain’s Golf Course, for alerting us about the owl.” Captain’s Golf Course does not use rodenticides on their grounds. “We hope that other local businesses and homeowners, will make a similar commitment to the environment and to our wildlife.”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">ALTERNATIVES TO RODENTICIDES:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">“Raptors and mammals are our most effective means of rodent control, yet we are slowly killing them with these poisons,” states Ellis. Studies have shown that hawks are significantly more effective at controlling rodent populations, than actual rodenticides. Pets and children are also inadvertently poisoned by ingesting rodenticides. “There are many humane methods of deterring and controlling rodent populations. Ensuring that food waste, pet food, and garbage is well-contained, along with exclusion (closing off the entrance holes that rodents use to get into a dwelling) are the ultimate answers.  “These methods take more time, but are the most effective long-term solution for controlling rodents. “</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">To learn more and support Wild Care, Inc.: </span><a href="http://www.wildcarecapecod.org/" style="color:fuchsia"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas">www.wildcarecapecod.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">For information on rodenticides: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:windowtext"><a href="http://www.raptorsarethesolution.org/rodenticides-that-kill/">http://www.raptorsarethesolution.org/rodenticides-that-kill/</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:windowtext"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">For humane rodent deterrents: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><a href="http://www.raptorsarethesolution.org/preferred-pest-control-products/">http://www.raptorsarethesolution.org/preferred-pest-control-products/</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">For humane rodent control: </span><a href="http://perrylepews.com/" style="color:fuchsia"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas">http://perrylepews.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">Humane wildlife management on Cape Cod</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"><span> </span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:navy;border:none"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;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</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">,</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">WILD CARE has accepted over</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">27</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">,000 wild creatures, representing </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">more than</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">275 species of native birds, mammals and reptiles. If you encounter injured, orphaned or ill wildlife</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:bl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