Mischa, the Tamandua that was brought to us after her mother was fatally attacked by a dog has been moved to one of our pre-release enclosures. We received Mischa when she was just a couple of weeks old, and although initially we were unsure if she was releasable due to a head injury, she has now overcome this issue and is behaving like a wild anteater should. We move our animals to pre-release enclosures after our vet staff and biologist have reviewed their behavior and feel that they are one step closer to being released. Once in pre-release, the animals hardly have any contact with humans.

We do not always bring every animal we rescue to the center, sometimes we are just called to help wildlife that is caught or stuck somewhere, as was the case with this adult, woolly opossum. This marsupial was trapped between someone’s door, so the sanctuary was called to safely remove it and release it back into its home.

Progress on the Ocelot enclosure is underway and it is only a matter of days until the new enclosure is complete. We have installed infra-red cameras in both the Margay’s and Ocelot’s pre-release enclosures in order to observe their behavior during the day as well as at night. In order to prevent the cats from having any human interaction, we are limiting our interaction with them as much as possible. It is, however, important for us to observe their behaviors and assess whether or not they can be released. Observing them via the video footage allows us to do this without having visual contact with them.  
 
We are still trying to raise more funds to help out in the construction of the Ocelot's enclosure. If you, or anyone you know would like to help out, please visit our Gofund me page and donate any amount.

A Fiery-billed Aracari got hit by a car and was brought to the sanctuary last week by MINAE. It sustained a head trauma, and is being treated with anti-inflammatories. It is recovering well enough for us to be certain that it will be released shortly.

In June we received a juvenile, male kinkajou that was found abandoned in Uvita. His eyes were still shut and estimated to be around 10 days old upon arrival, only weighing 200 grams. When we find abandoned young, like this Kinkajou or Tamandua, it is possible that their mother’s may have abandoned them due to the young being sick or weak. Animals will not spend the energy to raise young if they are unsure that they will survive. Other reasons could be that their mothers were killed as a result of a road traffic accident or animal attack. Joey, as we named the kinkajou, is growing incredibly fast and has a healthy appetite for his bottle of goat’s milk.