January 2014 - Refuge for Wildlife

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Refuge for Wildlife January 30, 2014 Electrocutions

Costa Rica: One woman’s fight to save the country’s monkeys The growth of tourism in Costa Rica has been an economic plus but has taken…

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Our Black-billied whistling ducks (dendricygna autumnalis) are all grown up and ready to be released! The smallest duckling was found wandering alone in Esperanza with not other ducks in sight! Because we know infants are better off with their mom...

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Update on Esmeralda! This little girl has surprised us all! She was very badly electrocuted when her mother climbed onto an uninsulated power transformer. Esmeralda was severely injured and needed to have several fingers amputated. We didn't think...

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Thursday we received two infant howler monkeys from Tamarindo. Sadly, both were orphaned when their mothers were electrocuted by uninsulated power cables. Both infants were throughly assessed and treated for their injuries by our veterinarian, Dr....

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Update on Jaimico! This adorable infant howler has been thriving in our care since he arrived at Refuge for Wildlife. We do not know how his mother died (possibly hit by a car), but we were told that little Jaimico was found clinging to her dead b...

Month: January 2014

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