Lake Geneva animal rehab hosts education day
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Sophia is a mature female barred owl, admitted to Fellow Mortals after being hit by a car. As a permanent resident of the animal rehabilitation facility, the owl helped raise two barred owlets this year.
LAKE GENEVA — Meadowlark Acres, a family campground since the ’60s, is now joining forces with Fellow Mortals, a Lake Geneva-based wildlife hospital that provides care for injured and orphaned wildlife since 1985.
Karen McKenzie, a wildlife rehabilitator with Fellow Mortals since 2003, said, “we are very excited about the prospects of having a location where we can do education. This will hopefully provide a space where people can enjoy an interaction with some of these birds and animals.”
Fellow Mortals will hold an education day at Meadowlark Acres Saturday (Oct. 15). This will be a full day of nature and wildlife activities, including bird walks, education programs and other family fun. Bring your picnic lunch and make it a day.
Fellow Mortals provided care and rehabilitation for 1,500 animals last year and this year looks to be just as busy. Founded by Yvonne Wallace Blane and her husband Steven, Fellow Mortals provides full emergency and rehabilitative care for orphaned and insured wild animals until they can be released back into their natural homes ... CONTINUED
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