AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Wildlife Rescue said it has rescued around 70 animals since the deadly Independence Day flash flooding around Central Texas.
Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR) said this time of year is “baby season” for many wildlife creatures, and the major storms most impacted those that create nests or dens on the ground.
“While wildlife is adapted to handle life out in the wild, unprecedented or unusual weather impacts our native wildlife very much,” AWR said in a Facebook post on Thursday.
The rescue team said it received many baby skunks, baby rabbits and baby opossums that arrived with scrapes, bumps, bruises and fractured legs…