Thursday, August 25, 2011

Junior Veterinary Camp

The Wildlife Resources staff and animals had a great summer helping out with two sessions of Junior Veterinary Camp! Here are some highlights (click images to enlarge):

Photos by Jeff Day

Michelle Leighty doing a training demonstration with the bobcats:


Dylan Beach restrains a Great Horned Owl for a talon and beak trimming:


Joe Dell'Anno teaches about the medications for some of the animals:


Campers learn how to put the medications in food (including mice and quail!) for the animals:


Michelle Leighty talks about a Barn Owl before another beak trimming demo:


Melissa Terwilliger and campers prepare paper-mache enrichment items:


A bobcat investigates:


Campers with the scarecrow they made for the deer and Wild Turkey:


It was a hit:



Campers watch as Melissa station trains with the raccoons:






Learn more about CMNH summer camps at this link:

http://www.cmnh.org/site/ClassesandPrograms/SummerCamps.aspx




Tuesday, August 2, 2011

River Otter Creature Feature

Wildlife Specialist Nikki McClellan shares some information about Lucy and Linus the river otters in this video: