The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 39, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 October 1984 — Page 14

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., October 19,1984

jcit MBBBBBw**** JB dB HdUnT 4 * JEEP FIRE — Bob Ruch and Denny Newcomber work on extinguishing a fire in the engine of. Terry Plew’s 1978 Toyota Jeep. The engine caught on fire Friday, Oct. 5, on 1350 N. Plew resides in the North Webster area. The vehicle received minor damage from the blaze. No official dollar figure was released. (Photo by Mark Weinstein) Reasons for delayed mowing

By ROY GRIMES Wildlife Biologist We wildlife biologists often talk about how harmful mowing can be to wildlife. I’m sure many pie when hearing such talk think the subject to be of little importance tojhe overall wildlife picture. The following is an article written by a biologist in southern Indiana who is working with restoring the wild turkey popula tion to the southeastern portion of the state. , “Tve got some bad news for you," the voice on the phone said. The conservation officer on the other end of tile line went on to relate how one of the hens from our recent turkey re-introduction had been killed by a bush-hog as she incubated 14 eggs The eggs had also been destroyed. Her foot bone, with the band still attatched, lies before me on my desk So does the card J filled out on Jan. 20. 1984. the day she was released. T-502 was a 94-pound adult hen captured on Jan 19., 1984. at a place called Caney Mountain Wildlife Area in southern Missouri. She was flown to Indiana, along with 21 other birds, the next day. At 2.45 p.m. on that Friday she rocketed out of

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the box that held her captive for a day to face unfamiliar terrain, snow and the coldest night of the winter. By the next morning the temperature would fall to 25 degrees below zero. Somehow she found a safe place to spend the night and enough food over the next few days to help her cope with the cold weather. During the next four months she probably traveled widely, eventually meeting a male hird along the way. After breeding, she selected a nest site in the tall grass in ah open area nearly 14 miles from where we turned her loose. On June 1,1984, her life ended and so did the promise that her 14 eggs held. Probably no one feels as bad over the incident as the man who was operating the bush-hog that day. Had he known what would occur he would have avoided the area completely or perhaps not even taken the mower out during that time of year. While we can’t bring back T-502, her death can remind us that maintenance-type mowing, mowing grassy strips along crop fields, woodlands and brushy areas or mowing grassed water-ways, right-of-ways or otherwise non-farmed or ungrassed areas, destroys both nests and wildlife. This is especially true where the bobwhite quail is concerned. The peak hatch is, on the average, during the second week of July which means that mowing before and after that date can greatly impact quail production. We now know that it affects wild turkevs too. We can only hope that concerned landowners will avoid this type of destruction by postponing mowing until the middle of August if brush control or aneat appearance is the principal desired result. If weed control is the objective and August mowing 1s too late, then the next best thing is mowing as late as possible with the mower blade kept at We have enlarged our farming operations and made other Easy step to nicely brown two-crust pie When making a two-crust pie, place a small amount of cream or milk on the top curst. This will give the pie a nicely browned appearance.

necessary demands upon the land, squeezing wild creatures that try to co-exist with us into smaller and smaller area. We have allowed our dogs and cats to roam free to further hinder their well-being and survival. Why must we also destroy much of the remaining nesting and escape cover just for the sake of neatness or a manicured look? Even though T-502 is gone we trust that a good number of other wild turkeys have been able to survive and have successfully reproduced.’’ In this particular account a wild turkey and 14 potential young were destroyed. Each summer however, we receive several accounts of destroyed wildlife, recipients of the bushhog or mowing mowing machine destruction. Such species as white-tale deer, quail, pheasants, rabbits, meadowlarks, field sparrows and numerous other birds and mammals die yearly due to mowing. There are many things we are unable to do for some species of wildlife, but perhaps this is one area where many of us can do something for the benefit of our wildlife friends.

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By KATHLEEN BAUER Guest Feature Writer See ‘the PAPER’ August 22,1 984 — With apologies to Roy Grimes, who despite his penchant for squirrel hunting, has been a good friend to wildlife rehabilitated) They appeared lifeless, three tiny, cold, lightly furred forms lying a few yards from the sheltering oak tree. In spite of the legions of fleas traveling through their damp fur, I held the small creatures against my body to give them warmth and rubbed the gently to stimulate circulation u.eanwhile heading for home and a heating pad. Gradually, I felt movement and looked down into three pairs of half-open midnight eyes. They were red squirrels, two males and a female. Each weighed about two ounces and wore a cloak of mingled sable and russet fur flowing from its head down over the upper portion of its tail. The undersides of their tails and the fur stockings drawn well up their legs were auburn. From their chins down along their bellies, mother nature had dipped them in a cream pitcher, then taken her brush and painted black stripes along their satin sides and down the tips of their inquisitive noses. The dark pools of their eyes were encircled by a coast of ivory. In the winter, the black side stripe would fade to be donned again in spring. Being a late summer litter, they were youngsters who would not be weaned before squirrel hunting season opened in midAugust. This second litter born in August or September appears to be common among most species of squirrels in our area and some naturalists believe that these infants remain with the mother until the following spring when the males move into their own territories and the adult female prepares for her spring litter. The three small squirrels were about four weeks old when the female failed to return to her young. They huddled together for warmth in their nest high in the oak tree, a nest of leaves, twigs and bits of bark, shaped by their mother and lined with delicate grasses and soft moss. It held the scent of their mother and her warm nut flavored milk. They became hungrier and more restless as they waited hour after hour for the comfort of their mother’s body, the rich nourishment of her milk and the gentle stroking of her tongue cleansing their faces and stimulating elimination.

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After waiting for a day and a half, the boldest of the three struggled out of the leafy nest to explore the huge limbs supporting the tree house. Soon, the others followed and failing to find their mother, began climbing down the trunk of the tree, the huge feet and toes on their spindly legs adapted, even at this age, to clinging to the rough bark. By late afternoon they had grown much weaker and lay quietly int he shade of the nurturing tree. Then man intruded — again. Their bodies appeared dehydrated, so as soon as they were warm to the touch, we began offering a rehydration solution of warm water, salt and sugar. As the infants gained strength, we offered an eyedropper of Esbilac formula, initially giving each a few drops of nourishment every half hour, then gradually as more formula was swallowed, spacing those feedings up to three hours apart during the day with an extra feeding given in the middle of the night. At this point the babies were accepting their formula from a pet nursing bottle which we use to feed small mammals. We had begun with a plain Esbilac formula, later adding a small amount of a high protein baby cereal and finally adding a few teaspoons of well ground walnuts, pecans and almonds which were soaked in a warming formula, cooled and reblended for smoothness. We also added a few drops of corn oil to each batch of milk. As the youngsters grew and became more and more active, we added bits of apple, walnuts, sunflower seeds, cold cereal and bird seed. Grapes were not accepted at first, but gained favor as time passed. They continued to enjoy the comfort of the heating pad beneath their cage, shivering slightly when it was removed briefly. It takes time for young animals to begin to regulate their own body temperatures and the artificial heat replaces the warmth ordinarily absorbed from their mother’s body. Their bedding consisted of very soft fur like material, fabric without threads Which might catch on toe nails or wrap around tiny bodies. Often the squirrels nuzzled their mouths in this bedding searching for a milky nipple. Their own scent had permenated the fabric and the furry texture perhaps provided a sense of security. As squirrels grew, they were provided with larger cages containing branches for climbing and chewing, generally oak and .line Pine cones were added for nibbling as was a small salt mineral block. Chewing material is essential for trimming the

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evergrowing teeth which, if allowed to grow continuously, will soon prevent the animal from feeding. In August and September, just at the time when tired rehabbers are recuperating from roughhousing raccons, fragile rabbits and hundreds of fledgling birds, litters of squirrels begin to flow into rehabilitation centers. These youngsters must be held until the following spring before they may be released. If there are several youngsters, they may, if warm weather stretches late into the fall, be worked outside into large cages provided with secure, sheltered nesting - boxes containing warm bedding material. Nourishment must be provided throughout the cold season and the squirrels must be watched for any signs of respiratory disease which is not uncommon in young squirrels raised in captivity. As the infants grow, they will relate to their siblings and learn the behavior patterns acceptable to their species. However, there will be no adult to pass on the benefit of her learning and experience. This will be the job of the rehabilitator, at least to the extent of making the youngsters aware of the natural world they will enter. In outside pens they may become aware of the sounds which may later spell survival. Curled in sleep, they will hear the hoot of the great horned owl throb through the night darkness. Morning breezes will carry the sounds of barking dogs and the clatter of humanity nearby. On an afternoon sprinkled with sunshine, they may watch an adult red squirrel warming himself on a bare limb, nose tucked between silky paws and featherly tail arched like a plume over his back. Little Adjidaumo, little "tail in the air”, the Ojibway Indians called the red squirrel. Waves of

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emotion are expressed by a twitch, flutter or curl of that shining brush and as the scream of a red-tail shatters the sky, the adult flicks his tail and swings quickly to the shadowed side of the tree limb. Red Squirrels seem less inclined to imprint upon their human "mothers” than do their cousins, the fox, grey and flying squirrels. If they survive infancy, secure > territories and develop courtship'

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behavior, they may reproduce and continue their species. Still they must contend with the whims of nature, habitat loss, the appetite of hawk, owlandfox. One final danger exists — and I, who see them as individuals, as brethren on this earth, must teach them of this peril. They must learn to run from the one who seeks them in the gold of the - autumn woods carrying death on his shoulder in a .22.