I was asked to start off at Stapeley as a volunteer before my placement in September, so that it would be easier for me when I started my one year programme. Over the past
couple of months I have learned so much; I don’t know what I expected but it has certainly opened my eyes as to
how much effort and work goes into the rehabilitation of injured, sick or orphaned wild animals.
I have carried out so many jobs in the centre already ranging
from cleaning and feeding the ducklings in the duckling room, preparing feeds
for foxes and polecats to feeding corvids by hand in the indoor aviaries. And of course there has been a lot of, not so glamorous, washing! But as staff regularly explain this is equally as important as everything else I have been involved in! I have also helped with the
feeds in the orphan room, lots of hedgehogs and lots of nestlings that require hourly feeds which really keep the team busy.
Another job I was recently given was to prepare
badger cub feeds, by Sarah who has worked at Stapeley Grange for many years and
is very knowledgeable and experienced. I was asked to make bowls of dog food, day old chicks, which is what I expected but then they were also given watermelon, digestive biscuits,
peanuts and jam sandwiches! The badger cubs here at Stapeley Grange eat better
than I do at home!
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