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Life is wild at Cape Wildlife Center...
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2,000 animals a year," said
the center's director, Robbie
Fearn. "We'd like to double
that.There isnever ashortage
of animals in need."
Tounderstand whythe cen-
ter is seeking to relocate, it is
helpful to knowjust what the
center does. While domestic
animals such as dogs, cats
and horses are eligible for
routine veterinary care, wild
animals such as squirrels ,
raccoons and birds of prey are
not. When an injury befalls a
wild creature, the outcome is
often fatal.
If that animal is lucky
enough to be brought to the
Cape Wildlife Center for assis-
tance,though,it has a chance
to survive.
At the center alicensed and
specially trained vet, along
with a dedicated staff, cares
for wild animals that have
been injured or orphaned.
Recently the center welcomed
new veterinarian Dr. Dan
Grove of Sandwich.
Grove came to the center
from Tennessee , where he
was the relief veterinarian for
a number of small practices.
Under his specialized care,
animals are nursed back to
health before being released
into their natural habitats.
"Werelease animalsback into
the wild at a point [in their
rehabilitation] where they
would disperse on their own,"
said Fearn.
Dr.Grove says centers such
as CapeWildlife are necessary
because there aren't many
options for wild animals.
"When people find injured
or orphaned wildlife, there's
usually no place for them to
go," hw said.
The center also plays an in-
tegralroleineducating people
about local wildlife and the
humane ways that they can
solve wildlife problems. "We
play animportantroleinterms
of helping keep the natural
balance between humans and
animals," said Grove.
There areseveral animalsat
the center thisweek,including
a baby raccoon , box turtles ,
a cardinal with missing tail
feathers , and a few baby
squirrels bustling around
their cages.
Oh, and there is also Fran-
kenduck. "Frankenduck is a
female duck who came to us
with an injury to her head,"
saidFearn."Because shehad so
many stitches in her head, we
started calling her 'Frankend-
uck' and the name stuck."
Frankenduck , now fully
healed and becoming feistier
each day, is nearly ready to
be returned to freedom in
the wild.
In the past the center has
worked with hawks, osprey,
diamondback terrapins and
even aLeast Bittern, a seabird
that "looks like a little tiny
heron," said Fearn. "It blew
into Boston in a storm and
Tufts sent it here."
Though many of the animals
are somewhat easily rehabili-
tated and released , there are
those that pose a challenge.
Squirrels and raccoons so-
cialize quickly with humans,
while baby bunnies have such
high stress levels they need
stringent isolation. One of the
more difficult cases involved
a Canada goose. "We couldn't
get it to eat," recalled Fearn.
"We kept putting food in front
of it, but it wouldn't eat. Then
we learned that when we left
it out at night, it would steal
the food. It wanted to find its
own food , not be fed."
Relocating to a space with
more building footage would
allow the center to take in
more wildlife, therefore saving-
more lives. In the meantime
everyone is preparing for the
busy season and the animals
they can help now. "If it lives
wild on Cape Cod and it needs
help," said Fearn. "we're here
to help it."
For more information about the Cape
Wildlife Center visit www.hsus.
org/wildlife/cape _wildlife_center or
call 508-362-0111.
COUNTY CLIPPINGS
Hangup on hangars,
Part II
Silvia & Silvia Aviation 's
two "substantially complete "
hangars at Barnstable Mu-
nicipal Airport are the subject
of a Cape Cod Commission
public hearing May 4 at 6:30
p.m. in the Is1 District Court
House in Barnstable Village.
The hangars, each under
the commission 's review
threshold of 10,000 square
feet , are being considered
now as a single develop-
ment of approximately 19.500
square feet. Options include
an exemption from Develop-
ment of Regional Impact
review,a hardship exemption ,
or a DRI approval .
Bridge lane
restrictions return
Lane restrictions are being
imposed on Bourne Bridge
traffi c seven days a week
from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the
rest of the month to allow
completion of the span 's
painting. At least one lane in
each direction will be open at
all times.
Wide loads may not cross
the bridge during lane re-
strictions.
Cape affordable
housing backed by
state
The only Cape affordable
housing development to re-
ceive state funding this year
will be celebrated today at 2
p.m. at the Dan'l Webster Inn
in Sandwich.
Housing Assistance Corp.
announced it will receive
$1.05million to help build The
Homesteads , 16 single-family
homes on 15 acres in Sand-
wich donated by Lucile and
Ben Fleet. The Barnstable
County HOME Consortium
chipped in $120,000 previ-
ously.
This development is not
related to the Dana's Fields
project that HAC hopes to
build in Sandwich.
To attend today's cere-
mony, call Bob Johnson at
508-778-7535.
Safe landing for
Pilot House
Alan Burt , coordinator of
the Overnights of Hospital-
ity program for the Home-
less, dropped a line to say
the Pilot House moved to
its new location in Hyannis
over the weekend. The resi-
dential treatment program
for homeless people dealing
with substance abuse and
mental health problems .has
room now for 17 men and
women.
With $11,000 raised for Pilot
House and the downtown out-
reach worker to the homeless,
Burt noted,another $14,000 is
needed to allow the programs
to tap a matching $25,000.
Contributions may be sent
to the Cape Cod Council of
Churches in Hyannis.
Spring plant sale
Come on down to the
county farm on Route 6A in
Barnstable April 28 and 29 for
the Cape Cod Conservation
District Annual Spring Plant
Sale. Bushes, trees, shrubs,
even compost bins and worms,
will be on sale from 8 a.m. to
2 p.m. The Master Gardeners
will be on hand April 28 from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to answer
questions and do soil testing,
and Master Gardener Cyndi
DiNardo will discuss garden
design and perennials at 11
a.m.on the 28" . On both days,
Vivian Tortura of Bethany
Seasons in Brewster will be
selling her organic herbs.
E\C's annual is May 10
Housing Assistance Cor-
porati on holds its annual
meeting May 10 from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. at St. George Greek
Orthodox Church on Route
28 in Centerville.
HAC's workforce housing
initiative will be announced,
and individuals and organiza-
tions will receive awards.
To reserve tickets, call 508-
771-5400, ext. 219.
Paul Drouin dies unexpectedly...
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Hyannis Area Chamber of
Commerce. He's going to
be very difficult to replace. "
Drouin, who lived the life
of a bachelor in his later
years and patronized Main
Street restaurants , chatted
with this writer and marina
owner Bobby Coleman over
lunch last Friday, discuss-
ing waterfront items with
Coleman and predicting
that Hyannis Fire District
voters would support a new
fire station "because it's
needed ," he said.
Drouin's expanding civic
mindedness kept him busy
on a number of boards in-
cluding the Cape Cod Mari-
time Museum on South
Street , the Walkway to the
Sea, Hyannis Area Cham-
ber of Commerce , Hyannis
Harbor action group and
Hyannis Main Street Wa-
terfront Historic District
Commission among others.
"He was a curmudgeon
when we needed one," said
George Jessop, chairman
of the Waterfront HDC. "He
was very knowledgeable
about Main Street and the
environs because he'd been
here all his life."
Jessop recalled that
Drouin "brought a sense of
humor to the meetings, and
his innate ability at reading
people from his many years
as a real estate broker gave
him the ability to know ju st
how much he could kid peo-
ple who appeared regularly
at the board meetings."
Drouin's legacy, Jessop
said, is preservation of the
village 's story. "By look-
ing back , remembering the
past, Paul was able to keep
for the rest of us something
of our history well into the
future," he said.
"I knew him most of my
life ," said Tom Holmes ,
who serves on the village
association board as an
alternate , "and he was a
good guy, always working
for Hyannis. He supported
business interests but also
quality of life for residents.
He's going to be missed ,
that's for sure."
A funeral service is
scheduled at 10 a.m. April
29 in the Doane , Beale and
Ames Funeral Home , 160
West Main St., Hyannis ,
with visitation from 10:30
to 11. Burial will be private.
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