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Libby’s Orthopaedic Surgery

Laura Wilkinson September 19, 2018 Injuries

Libby fell from a tree in Santa Cruz and badly fractured her femur. In order to save her leg, she needed special orthopaedic surgery in…

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Refuge for Wildlife is dedicated to protecting wildlife from electrocutions with our Stop the Shocks program. Last week, our team provided the necessary equipment to insulate locations where monkeys have been recently killed. Now these areas are s...

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Liza was electrocuted in Nicoya and brought to our center by MINAE a week ago. Sadly, Liza's singed fur and thermal burns to her face lead us to believe that her mother's body caught on fire during the accident. One week later and Liza has improv...

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Fluffy is our latest rescue, an adorable infant Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine (Sphiggurus mexicanus). Although porcupine quills are soft when they're born, they start to harden after a few days. As Fluffy grows, her quills will become more visible...

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Simona is a Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine who was brought to us around 4 months ago. She had, what we thought, was a minor injury to her front foot. Simona had tried to break into a house to get food and caught her foot in some wire. Sadly, after ...

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Refuge for Wildlife fundraising calendars are here! Each calendar contains 14 months of beautiful photographs and stories about monkeys and other wildlife that we have rescued, rehabilitated and released. Printed on 11"x15.5" paper and wire boun...

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