Re-Nesting and Re-Connecting Young Wildlife

Thank you for taking the Wildlife Center of Virginia's survey on re-nesting and re-connecting wild families. We applaud the effort and caring you have demonstrated in trying to help our wild neighbors.

This twelve-question survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. By taking a few moments to fill out this survey, you will be providing valuable information on how we can better assist the public with wildlife situation. Your responses will be anonymous.
If you have any questions about this survey or how the data will be used, you can call the WCV at 540-942-9453, 9 am–5 pm, daily.

Question Title

* 1. What type of animal(s) did you attempt to re-nest or re-connect with its parent?

Squirrel

Rabbit

Bird

Raccoon

Skunk

Bat

Fawn

Groundhog

Mouse/Mice

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 2. In what month did you attempt the re-nest or re-connect?

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

Question Title

* 3. How many animals did you try to re-nest?

Question Title

* 4. Describe the animal(s) eye status regarding age:

Eyes were open.

Eyes were closed.

Some babies' eyes were open and some were still closed.

Question Title

* 5. Describe the animal(s) fur or feather status.

Skin was completely naked and pink.

Skin was naked but darkening.

Skin was starting to get fur or feathers.

Skin was completely furred or feathered.

Question Title

* 6. Approximately how much time elapsed between when you first found the baby and when you had it back in its original nest or a substitute nest?

1 hour or less

1-2 hours

2-4 hours

4-6 hours

6-8 hours

8-12 hours

12 hours-Next Day

Question Title

* 7. Was a supplemental heat source included the nest?

Yes

Question Title

* 8. Which type of nest did you use for re-nesting of the young animal(s)?

The original nest the parents made.

A substitute nest made out of a plastic milk jug.

An open-top, plastic, berry type container.

An open topped, woven, wicker type basket.

A bucket.

A box.

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 9. Which of the following occurred after you returned the baby for re-nesting/re-connecting?

I saw the parent revisit the nest, and it left the baby there.

The baby was removed from the nest, but I don’t know who or how it was removed.

I saw the baby removed by something other than the parent.

I saw the baby leave the nest on its own.

I saw the parent remove it from the nest.

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 10. What was the final outcome, please mark only one check box per row for each baby you dealt with in this re-nesting attempt.

	Lived, as far as I know	Died	Was returned to the wildlife hospital
Animal #1	Animal #1 Lived, as far as I know	Animal #1 Died	Animal #1 Was returned to the wildlife hospital
Animal #2	Animal #2 Lived, as far as I know	Animal #2 Died	Animal #2 Was returned to the wildlife hospital
Animal #3	Animal #3 Lived, as far as I know	Animal #3 Died	Animal #3 Was returned to the wildlife hospital
Animal #4	Animal #4 Lived, as far as I know	Animal #4 Died	Animal #4 Was returned to the wildlife hospital
Animal #5	Animal #5 Lived, as far as I know	Animal #5 Died	Animal #5 Was returned to the wildlife hospital
Animal #6	Animal #6 Lived, as far as I know	Animal #6 Died	Animal #6 Was returned to the wildlife hospital
Animal #7	Animal #7 Lived, as far as I know	Animal #7 Died	Animal #7 Was returned to the wildlife hospital

Question Title

* 11. Do you feel you received adequate guidance and access to support from Wildlife Center of Virginia staff for your questions regarding the re-nesting process?

	Poor	Fair	Good	Great
Adequate how-to instructions	Adequate how-to instructions Poor	Adequate how-to instructions Fair	Adequate how-to instructions Good	Adequate how-to instructions Great
Adequate time to ask questions	Adequate time to ask questions Poor	Adequate time to ask questions Fair	Adequate time to ask questions Good	Adequate time to ask questions Great
Adequate compassion from staff	Adequate compassion from staff Poor	Adequate compassion from staff Fair	Adequate compassion from staff Good	Adequate compassion from staff Great
Adequate access to further help	Adequate access to further help Poor	Adequate access to further help Fair	Adequate access to further help Good	Adequate access to further help Great

Question Title

* 12. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We hope this information will help us further refine how we work with the public to resolve wildlife situations and save lives. Is there anything further you'd like us to know?