During the Young Nature Explorer Camp, the naturalists got a call about a baby raccoon who fell out of the tree. They were expecting to see a juvenile who got a little frisky and fell from the tree but could eventually find his way back up. But when they showed up, they found a tiny infant who's eyes were still closed. He could barely walk much less find his way back up the tree. With the camp kids help, we got him back to the nature center and placed him in a nice heated carrier and soon after he had his belly full too! For the past week he has been staying at the Clark house. Food every 3 hours and a nice warm cloth to his behind as well. As well as the nice warm bath he got today that made him all fluffy and clean! We named him Geronimo since he likes to skydive without a parachute. For now he will stay with the nature center but when his eyes open he will make his way to the Wildlife Coalition in Jacksonville so he can live with raccoons his own age and learn to live on his own. Raccoons are very hard to keep past the infant stage because everything they know in the wild is taught to them from their mother. If they do not learn these life skills, they cannot be released back into the wild. That is a few weeks away so for now though he is happy and healthy!
