Wildlife Rescue, Inc.
(formerly Wild Bird Rescue, Inc.) was founded in 1994 as
an organization committed to the rehabilitative care of
wild birds. We’ve expanded over the years to include the
growing needs of all animals and reptiles. Our new name
better reflects our commitment to all wildlife. Our
mission also includes educating the community about how
to co-exist with wildlife.
What we do:
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Assist private citizens and organizations with
wildlife emergencies.
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Provide medical care to many animals annually.
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Host a winter holiday party for urban children at
Carrie Murray Nature Center. These children may not
normally experience wildlife up close.
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Educate the public to respect wildlife and understand
the factors that affect their behavior and survival.
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Work with state and federal agencies and other private
organizations to reduce or eliminate manmade hazards
to wildlife. We receive no funding from these
organizations. Just a few of the agencies we work
with:
- Police
Departments-we are on "911" & "311" call lists.
(Officers rely on us to assist with
animal matters)
- Animal Welfare
Organizations
- Department of
Natural Resources
- Animal Control
Facilities
- The Maryland Zoo in
Baltimore
- The National
Aquarium in Baltimore
We receive no funding from these
organizations
Quality of Care and
Operating Efficiency
Wildlife Rescue, Inc.
has received the award known as the "Best in America"
Seal. This award is extended to only 5% of the
charities that participate in the Combined Federal
Campaigns. We take pride in receiving this award,
which is not only a reflection of the quality of care
we provide but also recognition of the efficiency of
our administrative and fundraising activities. This
efficiency is demonstrated by the fact that more than
86 cents of every dollar donated is used directly for
the animals under our care.
In Memory of Our
Founder
Gerda
Deterer, Founder and President of Wildlife Rescue, Inc.
passed away on October 2nd, 2009 and crossed over
Rainbow Bridge to be with the thousands of animals she
saved and her beloved husband Wayne who co-founded
Wildlife Rescue with her. For over three decades they
traveled all around the state of Maryland to help
citizens with wildlife that was injured, orphaned and in
dire need of emergency help. She never could understand
how people could love their cat or dog and then turn a
blind eye when wildlife was injured and killed.
One of our volunteers wrote, “it is safe to say, you
would find Mother Nature in her DNA”. Well we think it
is safe to say they were working much closer together
than we knew. When Gerda received the devastating news
last year that she had cancer, she said she just wanted
one more baby season to be there for the our little
wildlife patients who needed her. Well, she and Mother
Nature did their magic and Gerda got her one more baby
season and the babies had her for one more year. She
left us at a time when the calls for wildlife help will
be at their lowest in the upcoming months, peaking in
the spring and summer with the influx of new wildlife
babies. By that time we will be moved to our new location and we should be ready just in time for the new arrivals.
Gerda had an intense desire to help wildlife in need.
Our great team of volunteers and donors inspired by her
24-7 year round efforts to help wildlife, made her dream
come true. There is no one person who could ever replace
Gerda, these types of individuals are extremely rare.
However, with the help of our incredible group of
rehabilitators, our volunteers who worked closely with
Gerda, and our donors who are vitally important, we are
dedicated to assuring Gerda's great legacy of helping
wildlife will continue. Gerda always said "The reward of
being able to be there for the animals in their time of
need is all the compensation I want."
Gerda was the heart of Wildlife Rescue, Inc and even
though our hearts are broken right now, we will heal and
carry on. Wildlife Rescue will successfully continue her
great efforts as a lasting tribute to Gerda and we will
continue to help the wildlife who are so dear to her and
to all of us.
Gerda asked that donations be made in her memory to
Wildlife Rescue, Inc., Box 330, Monkton, MD 21111 so
her dream could live on.
