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To the

RESCUE!

“Where in the world is that meowing coming from?”

Kind Questions

Now that you've read
Kind News, challenge
yourself with these
questions.
1. “Playing to Learn” mentions
specific ways Dr. Pilley used
Saving Baby Bobcats to help Chaser learn, such as
paying attention to what her
interests were and using
A senior citizen in Murrieta, CA, A few weeks later, they took in them to help engage her.
heard meowing in her backyard. three more orphaned bobcat kittens. Have you ever taught
After three days, she found an The kittens got to live together like someone something, and if
orphaned bobcat kitten under a they would in the wild. Andy Blue, so, how did you do it? If you
have never taught someone
bush! She took the kitten to Project Project Wildlife Campus Director, something, what is one thing
Wildlife, a wildlife rehabilitation says, “The best thing is to raise them you think you could teach cover: carroll foster, courtesy of the chaser initiative; this page: san diego humane society; redrover.
center in San Diego, CA. A wildlife with other bobcats. If they're raised someone how to do, and
rehabilitation center is a place alone, they focus more on humans.” how would you do it?
where people care for wild animals The bobcats will stay at Project
who need help. Their goal is to Wildlife for about six months until 2. Responsible decision-
making means making
release animals back into the wild they are ready to go back into the caring choices about what
once they feel better. wild. Andy says one of the best ways you do and how you treat
Even though the kitten was to help wildlife in your community is others.The Amazing World,
adorable, staff at Project Wildlife to avoid using rodenticide, a poison DIY, and To the Rescue
made sure she did not get used to used to kill mice and rats and other articles mention several
humans. They gave her lots of rodents. Bobcats can get secondary ways you can help wildlife.
What other ways can you
places to hide and food she would poisoning from eating rodents that think of? How do you think
eat in the wild. ate the poison. helping others shows
responsibility?

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