Save Our Wildlife, Drive Carefully - Story of a Duck from Colasanti's

We are very fortunate to live in an area that still has so many parks and wild areas for us to explore. However, in order to maintain these wild areas and their inhabitants for future generations we have to respect the wildlife that live with us. One, very easy, thing that we can do is slow down when we drive and pay close attention to the road.

Lets face it, turtles don't dart in front of cars and frankly most of the wild animals hit by a car are not hit because they jumped in front of a moving vehicle. Most animals get hit because we are either driving too fast or we are not paying attention. It is really unfortunate that many of these animals loose their lives because we cannot take the time to recognize that it is spring and we should exercise a little caution.

Recently we have seen multiple waterfowl that were hit by a car in front of Colasanti's Market. This is a 25 mile an hour zone and it is a wetland area too. I find it hard to believe that these animals were so reckless and fast moving that the drivers could not avoid them.

The picture is of a mallard female, whose mate was killed this week. She was hit in the head and has some damage to her beak. She is also laying eggs. She will be taken over by a wildlife rehabilitator today. We will see if she can be nursed back to health and returned to the wild. Hopefully we can also convince her to sit on her eggs.



So next time you are out driving, slow down in front of Colasanti's, show the respect for the animals in that area, and admire the lovely business that makes the effort to care for the birds. But, also slow down and respect all the other animals along the roadway and keep our beautiful community full of the wildlife we enjoy.