In summer 2018, I interned at an environmental radio show called Living on Earth. Towards the end of the internship, I was assigned to write a 300-word segment on the Azolla fern. Simple enough. But the more I researched the tiny aquatic fern, the less possible it felt to write only 300 words about this …
Raising a baby animal isn’t over with its release. They have to learn to fend for themselves; in the meantime, it’s important that they have a guaranteed source of food, water, and shelter – much like a college student venturing out into the world on their own. Hazelnut was released pretty late in the year, …
This past week, I’ve been preparing to release Hazelnut the squirrel. He is nearly eleven weeks old; according to the internet, baby squirrels can be released somewhere between 10 to 12 weeks. I could tell by his energy and spirit while dashing around the sunroom that Hazelnut was ready to explore bigger and better pastures, …
Into the great unknown – Part 4 of the Squirrel Series Read More »
Tonight I went in the sunroom to give ten-week-old Hazelnut some food (sweet potato, peanuts, and snap peas). I opened the door to his cage to place the plate inside, and I noticed a large white mound in the corner. I picked it up, confused. My first thought was leftover corn husk; my second was …
It’s been two weeks since my first post about Hazelnut, and four weeks since the day I started rehabbing him. That means it’s also been four weeks since I’ve slept through the whole night. My alarms are all set at 4 am, 5 am, 6 am, depending on when I fed him the night before. …
It’s weird when September arrives and you find yourself NOT doing the things that you always used to do at this time of year, like choosing a cute notebook at Staples that will definitely keep you organized this time around or revisiting your favorite late-night restaurants at 2 am or negotiating with your roommates for …