Yesterday's track of Leo's wanderings lead the tracker to where Leo's den is, which is great news. A feeding station has been established close to the den, and we have a few monitors for it. Hopefully we have enough but if you are able to serve as a backup, please use the email icon at the right to email and let me know if you can participate. We can give you a briefing on what it's all about to monitor a feeding station.
The den is not far from the Shirlington dog park, and the track showed that Leo does seem to like that dog park. He probably goes there at night when it's closed and there are no people or dogs around, so it's likely the dog scentsthat remain there that interest him.
During the tracking session, our volunteer spoke to a lot of people in the area and handed out information, and learned that the people in the area for the most part do not know about Leo, or who to contact if they see him.
So, we need to concentrate on the entire area of the track to spread the word -- with fliering (we need volunteer manpower for this), FindToto calls and/or a postcard mailer (we need funds for this). Email me to find out how you can help with fliering or funding one of the outreach methods such as www.findtoto.com or www.lostpetcards.com.
The tracking map has been updated with the July 3rd track. It shows all but the den and feeding station. Here's a narrative version of the track, starting from South Four Mile Run at Walter Reed Drive:
1) Straight (SW) on S Walter Reed Dr to King St
2) Left (SE) on King St to S 28th St
3) Right on S 28th St/Northampton to W Braddock Rd
4) Left (SE) on W Braddock, crossing under 395, to King St & Quaker Ln intersection
5) Left on Quaker Lane, down the hill to the 395 ramps
6) Stayed left to use the 395-to-Quaker Lane off ramp for southbound 395 travelers -- to get to Shirlington
7) Right on Quincy St, in front of the Village at Shirlington, to Four Mile Run Rd
8) Track ended there
That's great news! I'll be available again after Monday if you need any help!
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