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Ellicott Wildlife Rehabilitation Center is a 501 c 3 nonprofit with principal programs of Wildlife Rehabilitation, Community Outreach and Education, and Volunteerism. As our facility is not open to the Public for wildlife viewing, we hope our blog allows people in our community to see the work we do and appreciate the wildlife we all share our environment with. We are an all-volunteer organization that provides services throughout the State of Colorado. We rely on donations to provide services, as we are not funded by any agency. We provide care to wildlife ONLY and are licensed for all birds, including all birds of prey, as well as small mammals. We hope you find the blog entertaining, useful, and fun. We're open to suggestions on how to improve as well!

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Beastly Blizzard!

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Contributed by: Donna Ralph on 12/21/2006

This is the worst I've experienced since I've lived here. It came on so fast and so HARD, it was unbelievable! Our county was declared a disaster area. The entire eastern portion of our state was declared emergency by the governor. We knew we needed to get out and bring in the animals we could reach, and it was terrifying. The wind was so strong it literally sucked our breath away-felt worse than an asthma attack. Visibility was zero; within a few steps from the door, we could no longer see the house. Our eyes were stung by blowing ice and our lashes frozen almost shut. Our boots were sucked off our feet. The enclosures we were able to get to after fightingdrifts along the way created another problem-drifts several feet high behind the doors, on the inside, prevented our being able to open thedoors to remove the birds. Fortunately, these were the taller enclosures and we could see the birds were safe and okay, perched high up on the sheltered end. Today the storm is supposed to wind down and move out, and we can't wait; we've had a FULL HOUSE since early yesterday, having had to bring in the animals in shorter enclosures so they wouldn't beburied in drifts. A very scary time! Fortunately-so far-we still have electricity.

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