Release & Rescue

2010 Release Statistics

2009 Release Statistics

2008 Release Statistics

2007 Release Statistics

Gray Foxes Spend Summer with Lakeside Volunteer
Gray foxes learn the ropes in time for fall release  (added 9/21/07)
Six Skunk Babies on their Own
After a harrowing start, babies roam paradise        (added 9/21/07)
Four Squirrels Run Free.
Squirrel kits learn to survive on their own.            (added 05/21/07)
White Pelican Continues his Migration.
After spending a month in rehab, an American White Pelican is released and continues his flight to the Gulf         (added 02/22/07)
Bobcats are on their own
Three bobcat babies grow up and are released to make their own ways in the woods                                             (added 02/19/07)
Badger baby grows up and is released into the wild.
A summer spent with a rehabilitator teaches Bucky how to live on his own.                                                           (added 11/20/06)
Canada Goose Cleaned of Oil and Released in a Safer Area
After a month of baths, goose released.              (added 02/21/06)
Red-Tailed Hawk's Only Injury to Foot
Lucky hawk recovers and returns home.               (added 02/21/06)
Barn Owlets Released into a Barn
After spending time at Lakeside, Barn Owlets are released on farmland.                                                         (added 02/21/06)
Raccoons Find New Home
Three litters of raccoons nurtured and released on Missouri Department of Conservation land.                       (added 02/21/06)
Confiscated Coyote Pups Back in the Wild
Coyote pups kept as pets are taught to be wild and released into safety.                                                             (added 02/21/06)
Snapping Turtle Tale.
A clutch of snapping turtles brought to safety       (added  02/06/06)
Holiday Golden Eagle Released
Golden Eagle arrived at Lakeside Nature Center on Thanksgiving and resumed his migration on Christmas Day.      (added 01/30/06)