MEADE COUNTY, KY.- Songbirds, raccoons, foxes, squirrels are all babies at the Broadbent Wildlife Sanctuary. In this season, these animals are dropped off and now there are hundreds of orphaned animals receiving the care they need.

Chloe Miller , the manager at Broadbent Wildlife Sanctuary tells us, how the babies impact the staff. Chloe says,
“It teaches us more about each species every time we get them in, every year that we get them, and we have new information that tells people, sometimes even if we get momma possums, then we can foster them with the babies that come in without a mom.”

Each orphaned animal takes time to heal and that all depends on the animal and their unfortunate circumstances. Christy Hurt, a veterinarian caregiver at Broadbent Wildlife Sanctuary shares the benefits of working with these animals, She says, “I’m just very fortunate that I get to step in and be that surrogate mom as best that I can.”

Christy also says nurturing baby wildlife helps experts gain knowledge about each species and once they learn, they can go out and teach others.

“There’s nothing better than to educate the public about wildlife. Because one day, our kids, your grandkids may see some of these animals only in books,” says Christy.

To ensure that future generations can see baby animals and to help those in need visit http://www.broadbentwildlife.org/Donations.html.