Donations to Squirrel Charities

The pecans I've collected over the months have been going to people who feed squirrels. I still have a large box left, which I intend on sending to a Squirrel Rescue center in Florida. It will be a special Christmas present for the furry little ones, however a little late. The rescue center, Lovely Lita's Sheltering Tree Foundation, has been recognized in the Nov/December issue of In A Nutshell, which is the bi-monthly The Squirrel Lover's Club newsletter. Lovely Lita's depends on donations.

Squirrel Awareness Tip #7

It's been quite a while since I've posted Squirrel Awareness Tips...

This is an important one... It would be very generous to donate to a local wildlife rehabilitation center that helps injured or orphaned baby squirrels. Most of the hard-working wildlife rehabilitators are non-profit, and accept donations. Here is a site that lists squirrel rehabbers by state: Squirrel Wildlife Rehab.

Pecans Still Abound

It's December already, and I still see pecans everywhere! I stopped collecting them a month ago, but perhaps I should have continued. I recently saw squirrels busily collecting them at Lakeside Park in Duncanville.

New Puppy

This isn't entirely squirrel-related, but I got a new puppy 2 days ago. She's an AKC registered, pure-bred collie named Tasha. I will try my best to train her to love squirrels, and not in a culinary sense. I hope for her to be a very squirrel-friendly dog. As a herding breed, collies are known to get along very well with animals that would otherwise be considered prey.

Scalisti is 11

My first squirrel, Scalisti, turned 11 years old today. He is the oldest of my five flying squirrels. Though he is elderly, he still looks quite young, and he's healthy and active. He may even become a daddy again this coming spring... we'll see. His current mate, Orchid, is larger than him but younger.

Sad News

It is with much grief that I post this. Simon, my chipmunk who I had for only four months, has passed away from an unknown illness. I will do everything I can to figure out exactly what happened in order to prevent it from happening to any of my other animals.

Top 10 Countries (Tree Squirrels Only)

Below is a video I made of the top 10 countries with the most tree squirrel species. Unlike the last video I showed, this one only addresses the basic non-gliding, tree-dwelling squirrel forms. Contains music, and there is a special message at the end.



If video doesn't work, click here: Top 10 Countries