Fox saved at Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre in Napanee, Ont., released into wild
Global News
An injured fox that underwent surgery and eight weeks of recovery at the Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre in Napanee, Ont., was released back into wild on Saturday.
Elation and joy are just two of the emotions that Melanie Mezzatesta’s felt Saturday morning in Amherstview as she watched a fox scurry off into the brush.
Two short months earlier, the same fox was near death on Bath Road in Loyalist Township. He likely would have died, if Mezzatesta hadn’t found him.
“You could tell that he just couldn’t get up. He would lift his head and then just kind of collapse again,” she said.
He had been hit by a car, and from what Mezzatesta could tell, was seriously hurt.
So, she sprung into action.
“I pulled my car around, started flagging vehicles to slow down and without even thinking just went and grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and stuck him on my passenger seat,” she said. “I called Sandy Pines and told them I was on my way in with an injured fox.”
It was a reflex action for Mezzatesta, who volunteers with Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre in Napanee.
Staff there discovered the fox’s jaw was broken in three places, an expensive injury to fix. But the community rallied around, and centre was able to do a special, non-invasive surgery to fix the fox’s jaw.
Bird flu has spread far and wide, infecting a range of species like chickens, skunks, cows, foxes and polar bears. But it's the pigs that have experts on high alert.
The CFIA has recalled E. coli-tainted carrots, following a U.S. health warning about the contaminated produce linked to one death and dozens of illnesses.
Health Canada said there was an issue with the braking system of the Stokke YOYO baby stroller, sold between August and October this year.
These editorial stories and interviews will focus on the people, companies, research, and innovations leading the environmental and sustainable movement in B.C.
Bennett had just returned from the school run last week when she found the mom and a baby raccoon unconscious, with one of the babies sleeping on the furniture.
B.C. health authorities have announced the first case of a human avian flu infection acquired in Canada, with the teenage patient in critical condition in hospital.
People have been hearing a lot about H5N1 bird flu — or highly pathogenic avian influenza — since a B.C. teen became the first human to get the virus in Canada and is in hospital.
The Liberal government and the NDP negotiated the substance of a pharmacare bill as part of their now-defunct supply-and-confidence agreement.
Kennedy ran as an independent presidential candidate but gave Trump his endorsement with a promise to have a role in health policy in the next Trump administration.
Emergency services are at the scene of a train derailment Thursday morning on Montreal's south shore, where they are urging citizens to stay away from the area.
"I was yelling at them saying get the F** away it’s a wild animal," resident Josh Merrin told Global News. "Sorry about my language."