The center is also home to a few permanent guests - animals that cannot be released back into their natural habitats for one reason or another. Currently, just a smattering of the clientele includes Pat, a turkey so abused he was found with all of his feathers plucked out, the injured Bartlesville goose and a host of other birds, raccoons and orphaned fawns and skunks, including one litter that Aubrey delivered to the ranch from Bartlesville last week. The animal population at the facility on any given day is upwards of 400 to 500 animals, often fluctuating based on birthing seasons, Lott said. The facility is available 24/7 for wildlife (not domestic) emergencies. Daniel Hardt serves as assistant to the director. The center was started in 1996 by Annette King, who still serves as director. The 40-acre Wild Heart Ranch, located near Claremore, is a state and federally licensed non-profit that specializes in helping wild animals who are injured, orphaned or diseased. “Then we’ll find a safe place to release her,” Lott said. Lott said the injured Bartlesville goose’s stay at the center will likely last several months, depending on how long it takes her hip to heal. If they walk up to the wrong person out in the wild, it can be very dangerous for them.” “It’s not good for the animal to get attached,” Lott said. Lott said the goose has not been named, which is standard practice for animals that will ultimately be released. We’re hoping she will calm down soon and start eating more that will help.” And you can’t blame her - she’s used to being a wild animal, and now she’s not. “She has a dislocated hip but is expected to recover from her physical injuries,” Wild Heart Ranch volunteer Susan Lott said Monday. A Monday visit to the Wild Heart Ranch, the wildlife rehabilitation facility to which the goose was taken, reveals the young goose, officially called a Canada Goose, has stabilized physically but is clearly traumatized. Anyone with information is asked to call the police department, 91.īut despite the lack of information in the case, questions about the surviving goose’s status have persisted since a story about the incident was published in the local newspaper. Police say criminal intent might be difficult to prove in court, but nevertheless the case remains open and Aubrey is interested in learning the identity of the man in question. To date, the man who struck the geese has not been identified and no charges have been filed. “The witness said the guy that did it looked like he was laughing,” Animal Control Officer Charles Aubrey told the Examiner-Enterprise newspaper on June 15.
On Wednesday, June 14, around 9:30 a.m., witnesses say a man in a white car appeared to intentionally strike a family of nine geese as they were crossing the road near Jo Allyn Lowe Lake.Īll but one were killed as a result of the attack.
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Goose is sole survivor of 9 struck by driver last week
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