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| | Spring Babies in the Wildlife HospitalAnimal babies are vulnerable, and most can’t survive in the wild without a parent to feed them. Baby hummingbirds separated from their mother, or knocked to the ground by a storm or tree trimming, require round-the-clock attention when they’re brought to our wildlife hospital. For the youngest babies, that means a feeding every 20 or 30 minutes. Gary Ranz knows firsthand what feeding a hungry hummingbird is like. As a specially trained hospital volunteer, he provides care for baby hummingbirds at his home. Ranz has loved birds since he was a little boy, but there weren’t a lot of hummingbirds where he grew up in rural southern Illinois. During normal waking hours, Ranz feeds his tiny charges syringe after syringe of protein/nectar mix (the protein comes from squished bugs). Luckily, the feedings aren’t required around the clock. “They’re good babies,” he says. “They sleep through the night.” As the babies begin to fly more and more, Ranz moves them into a large cage, then to an outside aviary at his house. Many people think hummingbirds fly constantly, but they do rest, Ranz has observed. When they’re ready to be released, they are returned to their original habitat or as close as possible to where they were found. Besides hummingbirds, baby squirrels, raccoons, opossums and owls receive home care from Lindsay hospital volunteers. What are the most important traits a volunteer needs for home care? "Patience," says Ranz. "Routine, persistence in caring, and optimism." |
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| | Meet Our New VeterinarianDr. Serena BrennerDr. Serena Brenner has been appointed as Lindsay Wildlife Museum's new director of veterinary services. A fifth-generation San Franciscan, she earned her Doctor of Veterinary Science from UC Davis and worked most recently for San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences on the temporary ostrich exhibit. Prior to receiving her DVM, she earned her Master's degree in avian sciences from UC Davis, realizing her dream of being able to work with birds professionally. Dr. Brenner spent time in Tenerife, Spain, working with some of the most endangered and rare bird species in the world such as the Spix macaw and the Harpy eagle. She has worked with all kinds of animals from tigers to penguins, chinchillas to condors, sharks to alligators. Dr. Brenner started working and caring for wild and captive animals as a high school student intern, tube feeding penguin chicks at the Steinhart Aquarium and then volunteering at Wildcare, caring for opossums and birds. She volunteered at the San Francisco Zoo's Bald Eagle Recovery program by assisting the staff with the routine exams of the eagles. She feels fortunate to be able to work at Lindsay Wildlife Museum with native wildlife and with such a talented, hard-working staff and team of dedicated volunteers. |
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| | New Classes and CampsSee you Saturdays!Have you always wanted to bring the kids to a class at Lindsay Wildlife Museum but couldn't do a weekday? For the first time, we are now offering Saturday classes! Our next three-week class runs April 13-27. The Water Explorations class lets young children have fun discovering the mysteries of water and solutions, and get a little wet in the process! Classes are 10-11 AM for age 2.5-5 with an adult, and 3-4:30 PM for age 4-6 (and teacher's helpers age 9-14). Planning your calendar for spring and summer vacations? Camp and animals are a great combination to keep kids learning. Even the youngest children become scientists and engineers at our spring break Mini Camps, Tuesday through Thursday, April 2-4, from 1-3 PM. Younger campers age 4-6 explore Science Experiments about bubbling chemicals, forces of motion and animals. At Animals & Engineering camp, 7-11 year-olds practice design and problem-solving skills with hands-on challenges and a new topic each day. Simultaneous sessions are also available for teacher's helpers aged 12-16. |
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| | Gary Bogue TalkCreatures of the Urban WildernessWildlife expert and Curator Emeritus Gary Bogue will speak about “Creatures of the Urban Wilderness (your backyard)“ on Monday, April 15 at 9:30 AM at Lindsay Wildlife Museum. He will talk about the wild animals that live in and prowl, fly, and slither around your backyard, day and night—the coyotes, raccoons, skunks, opossums, owls, hawks, hummingbirds, snakes, lizards and other creatures that interact with you and have become a part of your life, often without you even knowing they are there. Bogue is the author of seven books and was the daily Pet and Wildlife Columnist for 42 years for Bay Area News Group’s Contra Costa Times. His talk is sponsored by Lindsay Wildlife Museum Alliance. Tickets to the brunch event are $25 per person. To purchase tickets, contact Penny Adams at 925-837-4046, P.O. Box 562, Diablo, CA 94528, or call the museum at 925-935-1978. |
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| | Earth Day Every DayHometown HappeningsEarth Day is every day at Lindsay Wildlife Museum. In celebration of Earth Day in April, during two weeks of on-air and online promotion, KKDV Radio will broadcast a taped interview with Executive Director Loren Behr as part of their “Helping Your Hometown” series. They will also air “Hometown Happenings” announcements, highlighting the free opening reception for the Mount Diablo art and photography exhibit. During live drive-time broadcasts they will give away passes to the museum. We greatly appreciate KKDV Radio’s support of Lindsay Wildlife Museum's work. |
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| | Mount Diablo Art ExhibitVisions & VistasStunning panoramic photos and paintings of Mount Diablo, close-ups of mountain wildlife, children’s art activities, and a live animal encounter will all be part of the free, public opening for our new Mount Diablo: Visions & Vistas exhibit. The free reception on Friday, April 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM kicks off the exhibit of original art and photography, which runs through Labor Day cosponsored by Save Mount Diablo. (Entry to the museum during the opening reception will be to the Mount Diablo exhibit only.) The exhibit’s artists and photographers capture Mount Diablo’s ever-changing face, from veiled in fog to snowcapped to glowing at sunset. Animals depicted in the exhibit include hawk, woodpecker, owl, lizard and butterfly. From Thursday, April 25 through Monday, September 2, entry to Mount Diablo: Visions and Vistas is free with general admission to Lindsay Wildlife Museum. Some works from the exhibit will be available for purchase throughout the run. The exhibit will not be open weekdays during museum camp weeks June 24-28, July 8-12, July 22-26 and July 29-Aug. 2. Photo credit: Barn Owl by Jennifer Capra |
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| | Thanks to Diablo MagazineSpecial thanks to Diablo Magazine for sponsoring the Mount Diablo: Visions & Vistas exhibit. |
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