STEVEN A. McCALEB
103 ALVERADO DRIVE
LONG BEACH, MISSISSIPPI 39560
PHONE & FAX: (228)-868-8428
WRANPS
Needs New Home
STEVEN A. McCALEB
103 ALVERADO DRIVE
LONG BEACH, MISSISSIPPI 39560
PHONE & FAX: (228)-868-8428
I have contacted WLOX TV 13/ABC and The Sun Herald Newspapers several time requesting the same time as they give WRANPS, but they knowing WRANPS is a SCAM organization makes them as corrupt as WRANPS.
So much for our local television and newspaper being bias and neutral in the news business, instead they have caved into the political position WRANPS is associated with.
How do you know WRANPS has taken care of as many animals as it states.
You must remember WRANPS is a closed organization not open to the public.
The lied to me and scammed me out of money, labor, material, profit, and stolen tools so don't believe everything you read.
Remember our local Television Station and Newspaper Co. and do not always tell the truth.
These are other article WLOX TV
13/ABC have run knowing this organization owes me $7,790.00
in labor & material, plus profit and stolen tools.
WRANPS In Desperate Need of Funds
WRANPS Get Some Much Needed Help
Coast Development Threatens Wildlife
The group known for helping orphaned and injured animals needs some help itself.
The Wildlife Rehabilitation and Nature Preservation Society is looking for new space and more volunteers.
A baby squirrel is among the hundreds of animals WRANPS will try and nurse back to health this year. It's been a busy year for animal rehab.
"So far, we've admitted 14 hundred animals, which is about as many as we admitted last year," said director, Katy Pope.
A gopher tortoise is among the current animals recovering at WRANPS. A visit to the aviary finds a pelican ruling the roost, along with various gulls and other birds in recovery.
WRANPS leases its three acre headquarters from USM. Since the university has other plans for the property, WRANPS is searching for a new site.
"We're looking for a place with a minimum of ten acres, centrally located so our coastal volunteers can drop off animals and for volunteers. And that's somewhat secluded because in what we do it's very important the animals have a nice resting, quiet place where they can heal," Pope explained.
Lee Ann Freeman is one of the "home volunteers" that helps WRANPS,'
"I've been with WRANPS probably for about 15 years now. And I've always had such a love for animals. I started rehabbing raccoons to begin with," she said.
Freeman is affectionately known as "the deer lady". She cares for the fawns at her Forrest County home.
Too often, well meaning folks mistakenly think a doe has abandoned its baby.
"The majority of what we get in are people who are out and about in the woods or they might be four wheeling and they'll come upon this deer fawn and they'll think it's abandoned, the mother's not around. The mother is around. The mother knows where the baby is, where she's left the baby," Freeman explained.
She feeds the fawns, nursing them back to health. She's careful not to get too attached. Her goal and the mission of WRANPS is to return these animals to the wild, where they belong.
If you're interested in becoming a volunteer, WRANPS is hosting a volunteer orientation workshop this weekend.
The workshop will be held at WRANPS headquarters on Woodland Way Road in Pass Christian. It begins Sunday afternoon at 2:30pm.
For more information, you can reach WRANPS by calling (228) 452-WILD (9453)
STEVEN A. McCALEB
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