Huff and Puff joined the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge (ECWR) education team due to an accident that left her un-releasable. Just before hurricane Ivan she was found sitting beside a road presumably from a car accident...

In the spring of 2002, presumably while pursuing a meal across a dark road, she was struck by a semi-truck. The driver did not realize that April was entangled in the grill of the truck and continued on for another 45 miles. Once the truck finally came to a stop a woman at the rest stop saw the helpless, dangling body and came to rescue. She called the ECWR for assistance...

Bub Nubbins joined the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge (ECWR) education team due to an accident that left him un-releasable. He was found on the side of a road lifeless and helpless he was rescued and brought to the ECWR. After examination he was found to have a permanent wing injury and hence found a home with the ECWR. His small stature, beautiful coloring, and vocalizations makes him a favorite among everyone.

Franklin is from a family of four baby Grey Foxes and their mother who were trapped by animal control in the Spring of 2005. After admitting the family, an examinatiion revealed large hairless areas on each fox. Tests confirmed that they were all suffering from a severe fungal infection. All the foxes recovered, but the medicated baths that were a required part of their treatment left the baby foxes imprinted. The mother was successfully released back to the wild, three of the babies were placed in other suitable habitats and Franklin joined our team of Animal Ambassadors. His striking features and playful personality make him one of the favorites of the ECWR Education Program.

Roo had to have a portion of his right wing amputated after being hit by a car. While he is still very active, his injury prevents him from actually flying very far and therefore, he could not be self-sufficient in the wild.

After a long recovery, Roo's playful personality and amazing intelligence surfaced, making him a prime candidate for our educational team. His inquisitive nature makes him very entertaining and a crowd pleaser.

Peanut is a southern flying squirrel. He came to us from a volunteer of a different wildlife refuge. Peanut is around 8 years old and is missing his left front leg. He also has deformities in his fingers of his other front leg, which was caused from a cat attack as a baby. Due to his injurys Peanut was deamed non releasable and was used for education purposes to teach others about Southern flying squirrels. Peanut no longer has to worry about cats because he now has a permenent home with the wildlife refuge.