Wildlife injuries on the rise as urban development forces animals closer to pets

Four baby opossums are recovering at the Animal Hospital of West Port St. Lucie after their mother died following a dog attack.

Lori Jurkowski, practice manager at the Animal Hospital of West Port St. Lucie, told WPTV that the mother opossum had to be humanely euthanized after being brought into the practice due to the extend of its injuries.

Lori Isenhower recalls last Friday when she was playing with her dog outside and noticed her dog trying to get at something she couldn’t see…

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