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Environmental Education
with a Practical Twist
Besides answering thousands of questions each year over the
phone, we frequently present educational slide shows depicting
the range of wild animals cared for at WIC.
In these presentations, we show people the hazards that wild
animals must face on a daily basis—from a raccoon with
a peanut butter jar stuck on his head to the fawn in the swimming
pool.
We try to give people the information they need to help prevent
these situations, and we also work to dispel common wildlife
myths. For example, the notion that if you touch a baby bird
its mother will reject it (untrue, birds have a very limited
sense of smell). Or that a raccoon seen in broad daylight must
be rabid (also untrue, particularly in the summer months, when
it isn't unusual for mother raccoons to look for extra food
during the day).
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