Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescueencouaging through knowledge a natural balance

the rescue

 

How we started...

 

Whilst out walking with my dog in the early 1980's I found a small hedgehog stuck in a fence. He was too fat to go through and his prickles wouldn’t let him go back.
He had been pushing so long in an attempt to free himself that the wire had cut into his body and his leg was bleeding where he had pushed and pushed against the ground. I had in my handbag a pair of pliers (no surprise to anyone who knows me) I cut the wire and removed the hedgehog.

A simple act for me but not so easy when you are a prickly ball living in the wild. As he was bleeding I took him to the vets. I hadn't removed the wire from his middle and had a large chunk of fence with me.
On the way to the vets it struck me that if you are a tiny hedgehog and you got in trouble there is no one to help you. He would have remained there until he had died, starved or even been eaten alive.

The vet treated him straight away. When the wire was removed from his body he started bleeding. The vet praised me for not removing the wire from him and said I was a natural. My vanity let me think that I was very clever but in fact it was the vet who was very clever. Not only did he save the life of the tiny hog with his medical skills and time but he also found a carer. He had flattered me enough to give me the confidence to bring home the little creature and care for him.

The injures weren’t too bad but he needed time to heal. I had grown up surrounded by animals so I agreed.
I bought a cage, some food and I went to the library to find out more about them (no internet in those days). He recovered well and was released several weeks later.

It was a simple act to do and it saved one tiny life. Many of my friends didn’t get it and don’t now but fortunately so many people out there do.

Well I cared for various creatures over the following years and as I have found more time so I have found more animals. More volunteers followed and more animals were cared for.

What I did then, and do now, is save wild lives one at a time. Sometimes we are not successful but we always try, we are always passionate and our success rate and determination to improve is good.

Well 20 or so years on we have more cages, more knowledge, more equipment and a wealth of experience, a team of wonderful supporters and volunteers but the principle is still the same.

 

 

We save them one at a time. Most of the injuries sustained by wildlife are at the hand of man, either accidentally or occasionally intenionally, so by helping our willdife we are re-dressing the balance .

 

 

WILDLIFE ROCKS ME EDUCATIONAL TALKS

Wildlife Rocks us and we just love sharing our experiences with our "Wildlife Rocks Me " talks. We have talks specifically tailored to your needs and age. We can adapt our talks to focus on the issues or projects you are interested in. We always bring some of our more sociable creatures along with us to help.

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create a wildlife area

Wildlife gardens and ponds are fantastic for studying Mini Beasts and other wildlife. An outdoor classroom that can cover all areas of the curriculum is a wonderful asset to any school. It's a project to involve the entire school. Water doesn't always mean danger.

 

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Amazon has an incredible diversity of products to suit every person for every occasion and just about every need. So please think about shopping with them and helping us.

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