Posts by KGrover

A young female Bald Eagle flew into the side of a vehicle and sustained a mild concussion. It was brought to Wild and Free where it was taken care of until it was ready to be released. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”12″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”] Photos and captions courtesy of Jim Lease

A couple of weeks ago a Bald Eagle was caught by its foot in a beaver trap.  Fortunately it was rescued by a nearby land owner before it drowned.  It was sent to Wild and Free rehab organization to see if it needed to go to the raptor center in Minneapolis.  It was determined that…

Wild & Free has had a young Bobcat in for treatment for the last couple of months. It was hit by a car and was severely injured, its hind legs were almost totally useless when we got it. It has recovered enough that it will be released tomorrow near where it was hurt. [ngg src=”galleries”…

Here’s a baby eagle that was brought in a few days ago. I don’t know all of the particulars but Dr. Deb said that it had been chewed up pretty badly by a fox before it could be rescued. It was in such bad shape when it came in that the raptor center told her…

A baby Great Horned Owl fell out of its nest a couple of days ago near Cross Lake. Fortunately, Marilyn and Ronald saw it sitting on the ground and rescued it before any harm was done. They brought it to Dr Deb at the Garrison Animal Hospital where it was examined and found to be…

Our 4 resident bear cubs are growing quickly. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”18″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”] Photos and captions courtesy of Jim Lease

[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”19″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”] Many thanks to Bob Wrobel for supplying all of the photos for this page except the bobcat. Bob and Char are tireless workers for Wild and Free and their contributions are greatly appreciated.

One of the really great things about living at the lake is being able to watch the abundance of wildlife in the area. We are particularly fond of the Common Loons that nest here. We have a pretty good sized swamp on the back part of our property, big enough that most years the loons…

[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”13″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”] Photos by Bob Wrobel.