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Despite the COVID-19 crisis, nature progresses--unaware.  We at the BallenIsles Wildlife Foundation, although very aware, continue to do our best to help injured and/or abandoned animals as well as monitoring our successful Purple Martin breeding season. We hope you enjoy the videos and photos below of some of our rescues in March and April 2020.  As you walk the pathways and golf courses, please take the time to enjoy and appreciate nature at its best. We wish everyone health and safety.
A resident noticed a large slider turtle having a buoyancy problem. The turtle could float but could not submerge.  We netted her out of a south golf course pond and took her to Bush Wildlife Sanctuary where x-rays and blood tests were performed. After she was diagnosed with an infection, they administered antibiotics for two weeks and notified us when she was able to submerge to the bottom of her water tank to eat. We brought her "home" and released her into the same pond where we rescued her.  
This anole was found in St. George
Anole found stuck in a pool drain cover.  After many attempts to free it by gently pulling and pushing and lubricating with vegetable oil, all to no avail, we were able to cut the metal, free him/her, and release him/her into a nearby bush. 
Four newborn Purple Martins plus a fifth ready to hatch egg in newest birdhouse on 18 hole East Course near bag drop.  Video taken Saturday, April 18, 2020.
Three-week-old baby screech owl discovered under a tree at the children's playground by a concerned resident.  After searching high and low for its nest, our only option was to capture it and take it to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, where it will be cared for for several months until it is able to survive on its own.






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