For Hawk Creek Wildlife Center, one of those answers is literally out their back door. Meisha is a fourteen year old African Serval currently living at the center in East Aurora. She came here recently after her life long owner had to give her up. These big cats have long been thought to be incapable of forming new bonds after a young age, but Lowe says Meisha is proving that old myth to be very wrong." It was very exciting to see this animal's ability to adapt, and to see the situation she was she was in, and to accept the situation and she seemed to kind of say, let's make the best of this, let's make this work. So she's made tremendous progress."
Taking in a large wild cat is no easy task and despite her acceptance there are many challenges involved. The foundation of this relationship must be a strong one, and rooted in mutual respect." She's never going to be a cuddly pet. She's a wild animal, and I know that and I respect her for that.I also have to trust her to a certain degree I'm feeding her by hand, she's got teeth, so that takes an element of trust, and a lot of times people don't think about that, trust is a two way street."
For now, Meisha has a warm home indoors at the centers new facility, but come spring the big cat will get to explore outdoors and move into a roomier new enclosure. In the meantime, the bond between Meisha and her new family strengthens, and the knowledge gained will go far to help others transcend the barrier between Man and Nature." I get to learn something new every day from or about these animals" Explains Lowe " And you know at this point we sometimes think that nothing is going to surprise or amaze us anymore, and that's usually when the universe says, well guess what ? Again, that's the wonderful thing about Nature."
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