Thanks to our community for voting for HWCC/bax to be a recipient of the North Coast Co-op‘s awesome Seeds for Change program. Every month a local non-profit organization working in our community is selected to receive the rounded-up donations of shoppers. It’s a terrific program that generates much needed resources for local organizations that are often underfunded and overworked – just like Humboldt Wildlife Care Center! And this month it’s our turn. Thank you!
All you have to do to support us is round up your purchase to the nearest dollar when shopping at the Co-op and that will go directly to us, which means directly to our wild patients – and at this time of year, that means orphans by the carload!!
Already this year we have 32 Opossum babies in care. Opossums, as you may know, are North America’s only marsupial! For years considered to have been introduced by ‘settlers’ in the American West, more recent science has demonstrated that Opossums expanded their range north into California from Mexico on their own steam! The name Opossum is derived from the Algonquin word “apasum”, which is said to mean “white animal”. Opossum babies are most commonly orphaned through one of two tragedies: their mom is hit by a car and they survive in her pouch, or a dog attacks a mom and kills her, leaving her babies in her pouch. With litter sizes routinely between 8 and 12 babies, it’s very easy for our Opo (our shorthand name) caseload to climb.
Caring for our regions orphaned and injured wild animals is a privilege, but it isnt cheap! The support we’ll receive from shoppers rounding up in the month of May will help us immensely as our caseload increases to epic proportions this baby season!
And if you dont shop at the Co-op, you can still support our work by donating directly to help injured and orphaned wild neighbors in need!
Thank you for your generosity and your love for the wild!
