Here's part of a letter I received from Lila:
I wanted to update you on the latest news in our quest to find a new home. Thanks to City of Oakland Municipal Code, we were granted an extension and have until April of 2011 to move from our current property. That gives us several more months to raise funds to purchase property for a permanent wildlife center her in the Oakland/Berkeley area. However, we attended a public hearing with the Oakland Rent Board on September 21 to address the legality of our landlady increasing our rent by 66% for the duration of our stay here. They ruled that the rent increase is legal so we are still seeking legal assistance for help with this retaliatory rent increase/eviction... in the meantime, we are continuing to help orphaned and injured wildlife during this very busy wildlife summer season. Baby squirrels, hummingbirds, and fox kits are still coming in daily, needing care and treatment. We have not stopped or reduced our services because of this crisis - none of our wildlife patients have been affected so far.
I would like to add that April is one of the busiest times for baby animals. So many orphaned baby birds, too. Yggdrasil needs a benefactor to buy a property or lend the money. I very much doubt they can get a loan from a bank.
The young squirrel at Lindsay is doing well and is now in a very large outdoor cage. And the squirrels (both young and adults) in my own garden are very frisky.
