This Eastern Mole is feeling much better after being brought in due to a small laceration on their front paw. As you can see, this injury hasn't slowed them down! We're hoping to get this mole released back home in the next few days. You can see how well-adapted moles are to subterranean life in this video. Their large front paws easily move dirt aside, a long nose helps root through dirt to smell for insects, and their fur grows in a way that allows it to comfortably lay in any direction, so th

The Eastern Mole is an example of one of the less common wild patients that occasionally need our help at the Wildlife Rescue Center. These moles are distinguishable by their apparent lack of eyes and ears. A thin layer of skin and fur covers their eyes, which they use to tell light from dark. These oddballs have pig-like snouts that stick out from their otherwise featureless faces. They use their snouts to seek out prey and slurp up yummy food (as seen in the video!)🐽 Moles also use their extr