The first release of the year
Due to daytime temperature spikes, maple syrup season will be short, and wildlife is emerging prematurely from hibernation.
On February 1st, our provincial Conservation Officers (CO) and federal NCC (National Capital Commission) COs did a joint rescue with a juvenile black bear forced out of winter dormancy and relocated it to us. It had taken refuge at a local ranch, and the owners were sympathetic to its dilemma with -25C temperatures and the land still carpeted in a meter of snow.
We recently successfully released this bear back into the wild through coordinated efforts with a team of NCC COs, and unseasonably warm temperatures benefited the bears’ survivability.
Meanwhile, our remaining three cubs are still asleep. However, the six deer fawns are instinctively restless and will be released soon. The horses are looking forward to green pastures, particularly Athena, our filly, and Maximus, our foal, and the huskies are enjoying the off-season, although Millie, our new Seppala Siberian puppie, is just finding her stride.
