Our
Patients and Residents
Watch a brief video on what we do
Due to limited resources
and the high numbers of wild animals in need, we are no
longer accepting farm or domestic animals. |
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Baby barred owls come to
us for a variety of reasons, including trees coming down
(look for animal nests before you cut) or after falling
out of trees after storms. |
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These are just 2 of the
many fawns we get annually. We try to educate the public
about animal behavior to minimize unnecessary human
intervention. Mother deer leave their fawns alone most
of the day. If you encounter a healthy-looking fawn
lying quietly and alone – leave it be! Some fawns do
require medical treatment, such as this fawn with
bandages. It fell down a ravine and sustained many torn
ligaments after being chased by unleashed dogs. |
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This is a Red Shoulder
Hawk that flew into a car and broke her wing. She was
sitting on the side of the road until one of our
transporters brought her in for medical care. |
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This Blue and Gold Macaw
is one of our many feathered residents. Large birds are
very intelligent and make ideal pets ONLY for those
truly ready for a lifelong commitment: Many can live 80
years. They require a lot of attention, without which
they develop lifelong negative habits such as feather
pulling, screaming, or biting. |
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Fox are one of our common
patients. This fox was hit by a car and in shock, thus
needing the assistance of an incubator to warm up. Fox
populations are also going down in some states due to
mange. If you see a fox that is losing hair or that has
large bald, scratchy patches, contact us. |
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Opossums are North
America’s only marsupial, meaning that mothers carry
their babies in a pouch. Some opossum babies come to us
when the mother is hit by a car while foraging for food.
Our volunteers routinely raise baby opossums that
survive car accidents while in their mother’s pouch. |
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We see a lot of open
mouths like this little American robin's during baby
season. It’s a myth mother birds reject babies touched
by human hands. |
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This raccoon was brought
to Wildlife Rescue as an orphan. We get hundred of
raccoons each season when people trap and relocate or
kill their mothers because they don’t want them on their
property. Do not attempt to raise a raccoon – they are
rabies vector species and it is illegal. Raising any
wild animal is bad if not deadly for the animal and
poses risks for you and your family. |
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We raise and rehabilitate
many squirrels each season. Many come to us victims of
trees being cut down while they are still in the nest.
Make sure that you check that there are no nests in
trees BEFORE cutting them down. |
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Wildlife Rescue is also a
sanctuary for a number of domesticated animals such as
llamas, alpacas, goats, pigs, sheep, and geese. |
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Wildlife Rescue actively
works with the local media in the spring to educate the
community on why getting a live Easter bunny is a
lose-lose situation. Bunnies lose because after Easter,
many are let outdoors to fend for themselves,
euthanized, or taken to shelters because they’re too
much work or because Easter’s over. Kids lose because
they are taught that pets are disposable and not a
lifetime commitment. |
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Wildlife Rescue works with
those seriously interested in wildlife rehabilitation
through our internship program and sponsorship of
apprentice wildlife rehabilitators. Here Lauren Richie
feeds a Great Horned Owl that will not eat on its own.
Lauren volunteers three days a week at Wildlife Rescue,
Inc. and two days at the Baltimore Zoo. |
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This Fawn barn was donated
by Lierra Lenhard and Enid Feinberg in loving memory of
their mothers to honor their dedication and support for
the welfare of all animals. |
