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Deur Tasmin Cupido 01 Februarie 2021 06:14 Squirrels should not be raised as household pets, unless the “owners” are trained in their care.Foto: Seeing a squirrel scurrying from its habitat in a quest to scower and forage for food is a common occurrence in the Helderberg. In fact, when spotted, many a local reaches for their phone to capture the animal on film or excitedly point out the sighting to their eager little ones. What many do not realise is the dangers humans and nature pose to these mammals, especially when captured and reared as household pets or harmed in accidents. With squirrel breeding season underway and Squirrel Appreciation Day just celebrated worldwide last Thursday (21 January), a local organisation is calling on people to report any sightings of injured squirrels or abandoned kits. ....
Deur Desirée Rorke @Dezzierorke 20 Januarie 2021 06:09 Sid and Peaches, two orphans raised by the organisation. Squirrel mating season has started and already volunteers at the Squirrel Rescue and Rehab Western Cape have their hands full with squirrel babies needing to be rescued, raised and rehabilitated back into their habitat. Squirrel babies, called kits or kittens, come to the group in various ways – from tree fellers to farm workers, school children and Facebook users. “We just got in our first little kit for the season, picked up in Houtbay and taken to a volunteer in Fishhoek,” says codirector Lize Testa from Brackenfell. ....