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Amo Merritt- 540-9878431 (Rappahannock) songbirds and raccoons Judie Graham- 540-8256407 (Culpeper) opossums Caroline Dooley- 540364-6364 (Fauquier) rabbits, squirrels Tanya lacaruso- 540-7881240 (Fauquier) birds Penny Weaver- 540-3991872 (Culpeper) bats, turtles • Mail donations to: Native Wildlife Rescue, Inc. 5438 Sperryville Pike Boston, Va. 22713 • Other important contacts: Wildlife Center of Virginia- 540-942-9453 Wildlife Rescue League Hotline- 703-440-0800 www.dgif.virgmia.gov • Interested in ‘rehabbing?' The group is always looking for more rehabilitators to become licensed. For more information, contact Amo Merritt at 540-987-8431. with any family," said Merritt, who has a daughter at Wakefield Country Day School. They say, ‘What do you mean you can’t go today because you have animals to feed?’" she said. “It takes up a lot of my time, but it is very' rewarding.” Filling Merritt’s basement are the supplies needed to care for her critters. Dog food, dean towels, baby bottles, rages, and plastic containers are just some of the things she has lining her walls. Some of the supplies are donated, but a lot comes out of Merritt’s own pocket. Her job as a “rehabber” is completely volunteer, her time and services completely free. Giving sack to nature is her reward “It’s just so rewarding to ?et the wildlife back out to where it belongs,” she said Educating the public When asked what people should do if they encounter a lost or sick animal, Merritt oked, “Put the baby back!" “They are wild. They're not cute and cuddly. People will bring you a deer fawn and they’ve got it in the back seat, petting it like a dog, but the animal is in shock," she said, naving seen a number of incidents where people have intervented improperly. Merritt founded Native Wildlife Rescue, Inc., with a number of local w ildlife rehabilitates. Its purpose is to educate the public in interacting with injured wildlife. “Watch things from a distance. They aren't pets. They may look cute and cuddly, but they’re not," she said. “Enjoy them where they are. If they need help, call. That’s what w e’re here for " Merritt encourages those who are interested in becoming a wildlife rehabilitator to :ontact her “Rehabbers,” she said, are always needed, espenally during the spring and summer.
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