Baby Season!
A baby Great Horned Owl is receiving care at DVWR along
with the bunnies.
A baby Great Horned Owl is receiving care at DVWR along
with the bunnies.
An orphaned Pronghorn Antelope was one of the recent arrivals at Dayton Valley Wildlife Reststop . She is now a week old. According to Nevada Department of Wildlife website, pronghorns at this age could already outrun a human!! Evelyn keeps a close watch on her while feeding and all doors are double checked closed!!
Deemed healthy and old enough the mother goose and her youngsters were released!
A bit of history on the raptor — Peregrine Falcons were nearly wiped out from pesticide poisoning in eastern North America during the middle of the 20th century, the Peregrine made a come back through the captive breeding efforts of professional falconers.
2014 was a busy time at Dayton Valley Wildlife Reststop including rehabilitation and release of hawks, owls, and a badger!
After months and months of care and learning to hunt for themselves numerous owls were released back into the wild.