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Showing posts with label porcupine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label porcupine. Show all posts

Coco(nut) the Albion Porcupine








Coco got into trouble for chewing hydraulic and other cables in a local barn. He will be with us over the winter and then will return to the wild.  Albino Porcupines are rare and we will try to outfit him with a tracker so we can follow his progress after release. 

Adorable Porcupine Feeding

Enjoy this adorable video of a baby porcupine feeding. Try not to let the cuteness overload you ;)



A Dramatic Porcupine Rescue

A bit of a dramatic rescue took place a few days ago. We were contacted from Ft St James after a mother porcupine was fatally hit on the highway. Passerbyers stopped and witnessed a newborn porcupette, Now the race was on to get her help and our chain of love once again took beautiful shape.

Transport volunteers raced to Ft St James to pick up the little one and Cory from Nechako Valley Animal Health Services agreed to offer first aide services overnight. After surviving the night the little one once again was picked up by transport volunteers and made it to Smithers safely. It is suspected that the porcupette was born prematurely due to the accident and we turned to Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Nova Scotia for expert advice. With Brenda's kind guidance little "Cuddles" is thriving and giving all of us a lot of joy.

Once again it proves that together we can make the impossible possible. A HUGE Thank You to all involved to give Cuddles a second chance.


Porcupine Release

"Pebbles" our young porcupine is waiting for the snow to melt. The little animal was mauled by something and came to us in pretty rough shape. Medically treating a porcupine was a challenge.  Luckily there is a great network of rehabbers and we could quickly find several with porcupine experience.  Equipped with great tips and information we where able to help Pebbles to a full recovery.  Now it is time for her to conquer the world. As soon as snow will allow "Pebbles" will be released.  


Did you know?

  • Porcupines can't shoot out their quills, but they will be easily released when predators get it touch with animal. But loosing quills leaves tiny wounds and is actually painful for the animal.
  • Lost quills are replaced with new quills, but they take time to grow, just like hair.
  • Porcupines are nocturnal animals. This means that they sleep during the day and become active in the evening.
  • Porcupines can live 15-18 years.
  • In the winter, they mainly eat conifer needles and tree bark, often being trapped by deep snow in one tree 
  • The female's pregnancy lasts for 202 days
  • Babies are called porcupettes and they are born with soft quills. Soft quills will harden in the next few hours.
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