Whooooo Will Support Wildlife Residents in Their New Digs? by Archana Reddy Keir, the great horned owl, and his feathered friends have adapted to life in their new home, said Rose Ann Meccoli, a veterinary research specialist in parasitology and long-time volunteer at the College's Wildlife Medical Clinic. If they're lucky, they'll be adopted as well. In September the wildlife clinic moved from the first floor of the Small Animal Clinic to the basement. And in December the clinic announced the "Adopt-a-Resident" program to support Kier and five other animals who live in the clinic and appear in educational demonstrations for the public. Keir Piccolo

Advantages of the new clinic space, according to Beth Guerra, a second-year veterinary student and co-manager of the clinic, are its bigger size and better arrangement, which allows for more efficient care. There's also a better isolation area for animals that may have rabies or distemper disease, said Jennifer Cortright, a third-year veterinary student who co-chaired the wildlife clinic's executive board. However, volunteers miss the old ward's larger bathtub where the waterfowl took their swims and its direct oxygen lines, which eliminated the need for tanks.

With supervision from veterinary clinicians, volunteers at the clinic treat wildlife patients—from fawns, squirrels, frogs, and turtles to bobcats, eagles, and wild turkeys—brought in by the public.

Most of the more than 1,000 patients seen each year are treated and released into the wild. Six animals with injuries that prevent their living in the wild but that are otherwise healthy are permanent residents of the clinic and are used in educational talks.

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