Heartworm in wildlife

I’ve been a dog owner all my life and I am familiar with canine heartworm and the need for prevention.  All my dogs are on monthly heartworm preventative and get tested yearly.  Still, I was extremely surprised when a coyote that came into the Cape Wildlife...

Living peacefully with coyotes

People can live among coyotes and never see them.  Coyotes have been interacting with and adapting to people for the last 100 years.  Coyotes are curious and smart, and urban areas can provide the perfect balance of food, shelter and water for them to...

When people stay in, wildlife comes out!

Sir Isaac Newton stated “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction”. That is proving to be true as we quarantine during this Covid-19 pandemic.  As more people are staying indoors, more animals are filling up the spaces that are now vacant.  They have...

The cost of caring

When your pets get sick, you bring them to your veterinarian to be treated. Your pets fortunately have you to provide financial and medical support. When wildlife gets orphaned, sick or injured, whose responsibility is it to get it medical care and to pay for it? All...

Through the eyes of a squirrel

Although we normally don’t attribute human qualities to wildlife at the Cape Wildlife Center, by observing the animals we do believe they experience feelings. Squirrels appear to show happiness, curiosity, frustration, anger and fear.  Try to imagine what an...