We had a pretty devastating blow yesterday when a couple of huge trees came down on our enclosure.
This video shows 2/3 of the damaged area. The part not visible in the video is of the entire covered area with a roof and the covered sally port. It’s completely smashed/destroyed.
Everyone is ok, thankfully, but we need to repair this asap. Please consider a small donation if you are able so we can get back up and running again.
Venmo: @ canidproject (Amy Shutt)
Or visit https://www.thecanidproject.com/contribute
Thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Mama Coyote Update April 5+6, 2024.
Well, what can change in a day with these animals is amazing. Yesterday morning we went to the vet to get a pelvic xray to make sure there were no pelvic fractures. Thankfully, there were none (see the end of the video for the xray pic).
After we got back here yesterday she rested for some time, clearly just exhausted from a very stressful outing. Then after a few hours, it was like a light turned on and all of the sudden she was aware! aware of her surroundings, of me, of sounds etc. She started looking at me, looking out into the woods, and started scanning the entire enclosed area—looking for a vulnerable spot to plan her escape.
This morning, after a meal she started working on two of the most vulnerable spots to make her escape. I want to get her back out to her territory asap.
This is how it goes with adult red foxes and adult coyotes in my experiences — when they feel well enough and are ready to go they will hurt themselves to get out. I am concerned she’s going to break a canine or jaw trying to do so—she’s pulling heavy duty wood staples out and trying to pry 10 gauge wire off the door! These instincts are so hard-wired.
Amazing how these animals heal so quickly. I bet the fact that those babies are coming soon is another factor in her urgency as well. I do not want her to be in captivity when they are born. I am very concerned she will maim or eat the babies if they are born here to a stressed mom—it happens often with stressed moms in captivity, in fur farms etc.
We will be monitoring her from the camera all day and will be paying close attention to her mobility, her displacement behaviors which could be self harming, and her general awareness. I will then make a decision on when she will be released.
THANKS to all who have contributed via The Canid Project for her care!!! ❤
Mama Coyote Update April 5+6, 2024.
Well, what can change in a day with these animals is amazing. Yesterday morning we went to the vet to get a pelvic xray to make sure there were no pelvic fractures. Thankfully, there were none (see the end of the video for the xray pic).
After we got back here yesterday she rested for some time, clearly just exhausted from a very stressful outing. Then after a few hours, it was like a light turned on and all of the sudden she was aware! aware of her surroundings, of me, of sounds etc. She started looking at me, looking out into the woods, and started scanning the entire enclosed area—looking for a vulnerable spot to plan her escape.
This morning, after a meal she started working on two of the most vulnerable spots to make her escape. I want to get her back out to her territory asap.
This is how it goes with adult red foxes and adult coyotes in my experiences — when they feel well enough and are ready to go they will hurt themselves to get out. I am concerned she’s going to break a canine or jaw trying to do so—she’s pulling heavy duty wood staples out and trying to pry 10 gauge wire off the door! These instincts are so hard-wired.
Amazing how these animals heal so quickly. I bet the fact that those babies are coming soon is another factor in her urgency as well. I do not want her to be in captivity when they are born. I am very concerned she will maim or eat the babies if they are born here to a stressed mom—it happens often with stressed moms in captivity, in fur farms etc.
We will be monitoring her from the camera all day and will be paying close attention to her mobility, her displacement behaviors which could be self harming, and her general awareness. I will then make a decision on when she will be released.
THANKS to all who have contributed via The Canid Project for her care!!! ❤
Mama Coyote Update April 5+6, 2024.
Well, what can change in a day with these animals is amazing. Yesterday morning we went to the vet to get a pelvic xray to make sure there were no pelvic fractures. Thankfully, there were none (see the end of the video for the xray pic).
After we got back here yesterday she rested for some time, clearly just exhausted from a very stressful outing. Then after a few hours, it was like a light turned on and all of the sudden she was aware! aware of her surroundings, of me, of sounds etc. She started looking at me, looking out into the woods, and started scanning the entire enclosed area—looking for a vulnerable spot to plan her escape.
This morning, after a meal she started working on two of the most vulnerable spots to make her escape. I want to get her back out to her territory asap.
This is how it goes with adult red foxes and adult coyotes in my experiences — when they feel well enough and are ready to go they will hurt themselves to get out. I am concerned she’s going to break a canine or jaw trying to do so—she’s pulling heavy duty wood staples out and trying to pry 10 gauge wire off the door! These instincts are so hard-wired.
Amazing how these animals heal so quickly. I bet the fact that those babies are coming soon is another factor in her urgency as well. I do not want her to be in captivity when they are born. I am very concerned she will maim or eat the babies if they are born here to a stressed mom—it happens often with stressed moms in captivity, in fur farms etc.
We will be monitoring her from the camera all day and will be paying close attention to her mobility, her displacement behaviors which could be self harming, and her general awareness. I will then make a decision on when she will be released.
THANKS to all who have contributed to her care!!! <3
Mama Coyote update!
We sent a few security videos like the one below to our regular Vet at Veterinary Associates of Acadiana so he could see how she is getting up and down and walking/moving. He is highly suspicious that she may have a pelvic fracture. So, we will be heading to him tomorrow morning to get x-rays just so we know one way or the other so we can move forward in a plan for her. We need (and appreciate! ) continued support from those who would like and are able to contribute to her care, and esp to this upcoming vet bill. 🤗
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The Canid Project is committed to continuing her supportive care to help her heal so that she may be allowed fo care for her babies once born. This mama is old (about 8 yrs) with worn down teeth to show it, has been shot (saw the birdshot and buckshot on her abdominal x-ray), was loaded with hookworms and anemic, and has suffered an injury that has compromised her mobility and ability to care for herself due to a car strike or the like, and may have lost her mate and/or has been displaced from her territory. She needs a break, and we are happy to help.
THANK YOU all who sent in donations for this mama so far! So grateful for you all. ❤️
Contributions can be sent via
VENMO to @ canidproject
Paypal: [email protected]
or through our website Donorbox at http://www.thecanidproject.com
THANK YOU!
Here’s an update on The Canid Project coyote intake from Sunday. She’s been moved to a small enclosure and is walking a bit, though it’s difficult for her. She continues to eat and take meds. I was able to clean her up a bit (tail and back legs) thankfully bc she was coated in muck and mud and who knows how long it’s been there. We will continue to give her support to help her heal.
THANK YOU all who sent in donations for this mama and her wee ones! i will send you all messages individually soon. So grateful for you all. ❤️
We will need continued support to those who would like and are able to contribute.
Contributions can be sent via
VENMO to @ canidproject
and Paypal: [email protected]
or through our website at http://www.thecanidproject.com
THANK YOU!
Shop to support! It’s October fundraising at The Canid Project! Please visit our website shop (i’ve updated with new designs on shirts, prints etc!), or you can Venmo @ canidproject
Please see the link in our bio!
www.thecanidproject.com
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The Canid Project is a Louisiana-based wild canid education and outreach non-profit that features a Red Fox, Gray Fox and Coyote Rescue and Rehabilitation outfit. These programs can not exist without the public’s generous ongoing support! Thank you!
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T-shirt Fundraiser For The Gray Foxes!
You can support The Canid Project through this campaign! We currently need help with costs for daily feedings, and upcoming vaccinations for the gray foxes, to prepare them for their release in early September!
Support the grays with a new tee designed by Amy Shutt. Buy a shirt and the profits go directly to funding our educational outreach projects and research focusing on wild canids, and our Louisiana-based Red Fox, Gray Fox and Coyote Rescue and Rehabilitation center. These programs can not exist without the public’s generous ongoing support.
See the link in our bio or click the link in the reel!!
We are constantly introducing new items to the orphan kits. In this case, we are working on their hunting and foraging skills. It’s their first big crickets, just like those they’ll find in the wild. The hunting, foraging, developing coordination used, texture, smell, and taste are great for mental stimulation also.
Gray Foxes are animals of small prey, like mice, voles, and lots of insects!!
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