by Trish Swain | Jan 5, 2020 | Blog
Here a raccoon rests in comfort after liberating herself from a carrier in the back seat and making her way to a cozy spot on the front seat floor as we drive to the mountains. Recently I read a blog post which referred to raccoons as “trash pandas”. This...
by Trish Swain | Dec 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Let’s hope the day never comes! But somebody might need a quick diagram like this one. Courtesy of the Reno Gazette-Journal HINTS: Cover animal’s head with blanket, sweater, jacket, whatever is handy, to calm him/her and to prevent bitingCarry tools if...
by Trish Swain | Dec 29, 2019 | Walks with Dogs
This excellent demonstration is presented by Wyoming Untrapped. The lessons apply in all the Western states. The presenter is Dave Pauli, Senior Advisor Wildlife Response & Policy at the Humane Society of the United States...
by Trish Swain | Oct 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ve looked forward to this space to share with you everything that bothers me. There’s plenty. For starters, I remember when words had specific spellings. I even won first prize, which was a pretzel, in a spelling bee – and that was in high school....
by Trish Swain | Aug 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
The featured photo is Sue Ellen, resident at Fauna Foundation, near Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Staff says she is partial to scarves and necklaces. She’s an older girl: born in 1967. She is the only chimpanzee we got to see at a recent visit to the Foundation....
