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After 2 baby raccoons die, US couple rehabilitate over 800
The Bookbinders opened their New York rehabilitation center in twenty eighteen on fifty-three acres, and say they will keep going as long as they are able; the raccoons remain unsigned.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on Best of BBNPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Hindustan Times: “After 2 baby raccoons die in their care, US couple rehabilitate over 800”, with reporting from Yahoo (The Optimist), Central New York Community Foundation and Charles N. Gordon Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 5:39 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: US.
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- Hindustan TimesAfter 2 baby raccoons die in their care, US couple rehabilitate over 800
- Yahoo (The Optimist)This couple opened a rehab for raccoons. They've saved 800 so far. October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- Central New York Community FoundationCharles N. Gordon Wildlife Rehabilitation Center - Central New York Community Foundation facts used on air
- Charles N. Gordon Wildlife Rehabilitation CenterOur Staff — Charles N. Gordon Wildlife Rehabilitation Center facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Earlville, New York, a couple who lost two baby raccoons in their care have since helped more than eight hundred, according to Hindustan Times.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEight hundred? From two?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPaul and Sarah Bookbinder found two orphaned kits by a road in twenty seventeen.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThey named them Stanley and Laurel, and by twenty eighteen they had bought fifty-three acres and opened a rehabilitation center.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the whole operation is a response to a bad first review. That's the most motivated anyone has ever been by two stars.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSarah is a licensed rehabilitator and Paul is a board-certified veterinary surgeon, named Veterinarian of the Year in twenty twenty-four by the state wildlife council.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe kits take formula between two and eight times a day.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEight feedings a day. That's a group chat with no mute button.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPaul says the raccoons are the ones who matter. Their wedding rings are engraved with raccoons, which I consider a binding treaty.
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Sunday, October 25, 2026 · the World archive · all months
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