This baby squirrel started showing up recently.
It’s really small, and seems to be about 8 weeks old.
We are almost sure due to earlier sightings that it’s Gracie’s kid.
Bear is still around and she dropped by for a visit this morning.
She has no fur at the base of her tail right now. A condition that she seems to be susceptible to.
We call it ‘tail rot.’
The albino squirrel that was rescued near Trinity Bellwoods Park and treated for head trauma at the Toronto Wildlife Centre was released in the park on Wednesday.
During her recovery she was housed in a roomy outdoor cage at a secret location near Rouge Park along with another squirrel her age.
The squirrel had become a minor local celebrity and received coverage in several local media outlets. Her release at 1:00pm on Wednesday drew reporters from the CBC, CityTV and the Toronto Sun. (I was also in attendance.)
The park is known for it’s population of the rare albino squirrels. They are embraced by the local community, with some businesses going so far as to brand themselves on the white squirrels (White Squirrel Coffee Shop).
The white squirrel was housed in a transport cage, along with her cagemate, a brindle coloured squirrel, and driven to the park in a Toronto Wildlife Centre van.
The cage was placed on the lawn for a few minutes so local media could get pictures and video. It was later moved to a treed area of the park where the cage door was opened.
The brindle squirrel bolted out right away (and was mostly ignored. 
) while the white squirrel lingered a bit in the cage as if unsure what to do.
After a bit of coaxing by Wildlife Centre staff, she also left the cage and eventually made her way up a tree where she was gawked at by half a dozen people, who were in turn gawked at by passers by in the park.
This is the tree where I last saw her. Good luck little squirrel!
Please consider donating or volunteering for the Toronto Wildlife Centre. This is their busiest season and they do really great work for the wildlife of Toronto. (Thanks to Nathalie Karvonen, director of the centre for including us!)
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It’s not just cats that can be fed with chopsticks.
Here Gracie the squirrel demonstrates that sciurids are perfectly capable of eating with chopsticks too. Can you?
A baby albino squirrel was picked up near Trinity Bellwoods Park, showing signs of head trauma, and brought in to the Toronto Wildlife Centre.
According to a post of the centre’s Facebook page: “The squirrel was exhibiting signs of head trauma, consistent with having been hit by a car. She was immediately put in the intensive care unit, given oxygen, anti-inflammatories and pain medication. She responded very well to treatment and the medical and rehab team are very happy with the rate of her recovery.”
Now she is about 12 weeks old and somewhat of a local and international celebrity, having been covered in the Toronto Star and on Cute overload.
The squirrel is now in a large outdoor cage, getting used to the outdoors along with a grey squirrel of the same age and is expected to be released in the Park, which hosts a small population of albino white squirrels, in the next few weeks.
The wildlife centre is very busy right now, with over 200 animals in its care (it’s bird migration season). Perhaps you might consider donating or volunteering to help support their work?
