Animal Protection Farm Pfotenhilfe Rescues Baby Squirrel

"When the baby came to us, it was severely injured and hypothermic, and its eyes were still closed. Our veterinarian was able to stabilize the little one, and I have been raising it with a bottle since then," said Pfotenhilfe's managing director Johanna Stadler.

Baby Squirrel Being Cared for at Animal Protection Farm Pfotenhilfe

The baby squirrel is one of hundreds of young animals that are raised every year at the animal protection farm Pfotenhilfe. "From mice to birds, hares, deer, and foxes, many wild animal orphans have been our guests. When the animals are independent and healthy, releasing them back into the wild is absolutely necessary because wild animals do not belong in human hands."

Pfotenhilfe Advocates for Ban on Tree and Hedge Cutting in Spring

Many mother animals lose their young every year because they flee in fear and do not return. If the young animals survive a fall and are not discovered, they usually die of hunger. Pfotenhilfe recommends cutting trees only in autumn and winter. However, other animal species, including insects and birds, also suffer or even die due to cutting measures in spring. In Germany, the nature conservation law prohibits cutting and felling trees from March 1 to September 30. Cutting hedges is also prohibited, as bird nests are often found there. "Why there is no such regulation in Austria is incomprehensible, as it is urgently needed when I think of the many orphans I receive every year, but also of the terrible extinction of species," Stadler concluded.

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