Last weekend I was awakened by the ring of the hotline. It was 2:00 am. I am one of the few who answers the phone any time of the day or night. I answered the phone and was greeted by an anxious young woman in Alabama. She was driving home and came across a mother opossum who had just been hit by a car and the babies were running all over the road. She stopped and picked up as many as she could find and put them in a box. She had just gotten home with the babies and had no idea what to do. The nearest rehabber was over 3 hours away. She started calling people but noone answered. She then went on the web and found me. We talked until she calmed down enough to write down some instructions. I explained what she needed to do to keep the babies alive until she could get them to a rehabber. She thanked me profusely and I wished her good luck and thanked her for taking the time to save the babies. Yes, I lost some sleep but calls like these are why I answer the phone – any time – day or night.
