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ON WILDLIFE REHABILITATION be able to assist in locating a rehabilitator.

In the next few issues of the Perry Park Sentinel, I’ll be writ- Thanks for caring so much about our Colorado Wildlife!
ing about some of our local wildlife species. I am one of two ~Sarah Heckathorn, CVT
volunteer Colorado state licensed wildlife rehabilitators here in
the Larkspur area. I deal solely with mammals categorized by ALL ABOUT ROCKY
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), formerly known as Colo-
rado Division of Wildlife, as small and medium sized. Those Sarah Heckathorn, CVT...
mammals include but are not limited to squirrels of all varieties,
raccoons, fox, coyotes, and bobcats. On limited occasions, I Love ‘em or hate ‘em, we’ve all seen ‘em. Their antics have
may be able to assist in transporting other species to appropri- amused and frustrated us (and our pets). Some of them climb,
ately licensed rehabilitators, depending on my current nursery some of them fly, and some of them stay on or in the ground.
capacity and workload. I also created and am the administrator We just missed a day devoted solely to appreciating them (Janu-
the informative and popularly amusing Facebook page, Lark- ary 21st - mark your calendars for next year!)
spur Wildlife.
Of course, I am talking about squirrels! With more than 200
squirrel species worldwide, we’re all sure to have seen at least
Please remember, the best two places to get immediate help for
wildlife issues are to visit https://ahnow.org/#/, which will as- one type. They’re all in the Sciuridae family, which is native to
sist you in locating a rehabber for the species in question or every continent except Australia and Antarctica. All tree squir-
http://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/RulesRegs/SpecialLicens- rels belong to the genus Sciurus, which comes from the Greek
es/WildlifeRehabilitation/PublicRehabListing.pdf#search= words “skia” (shadow) and “oura” (tail). The name reportedly
wildlife%20rehabilitators reflects tree squirrels’ habit of hiding in the shadow of their
long, bushy tails.

Currently, CPW is in the process of reissuing licenses for re-
habilitators who have submitted the appropriate paperwork for As the first squirrel baby season approaches – and yes, there is
the current year. The 2018 list should be available in March or a second season in late summer – we’ll concentrate on squirrels
April after all the licenses have been issued. At this point, the that live in amongst the branches, tormenting our dogs, giving
2017 list may not be one hundred percent accurate but will still Continued on page 17

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