Please email update@wildwoodsrehab.org and provide as much of the following information as possible. While we try to respond to every inquiry as soon as possible, we thank you for your patience and understanding as it may take us a week or so to follow up.

• Admit Number - this should have been provided to you at the door, or sent to you via email or regular mail. If you don't have an admit number, please be aware it may take longer to look up the status of the patient(s).
• Name of the person who dropped off the animal
• Date the animal was brought in
• Species

All animals are examined and assessed by a trained rehabilitator and a course of care is determined. Depending on the needs of the animal this includes types and amount of food, medications, shelter set-up and schedule for re-assessment.

Healthy orphans are hydrated and quarantined in a warm enclosure until we determine it's safe to add them to a group of similarly aged orphans of the same species. We make sure the new addition isn't going to transmit any parasites or diseases to the others, and that the others will accept their new 'sibling.' When they are old enough to survive on their own, they are released in a safe area, close to where they were found whenever possible.

Injured adults are evaluated and assigned a treatment plan based on their injuries, body condition and species. This could include a specialized diet plan, bandages, splints, and antibiotics and/or pain medications. They are then monitored closely for changes in condition or behavior, and their care plan is re-assessed. Once they are healthy and able to survive on their own, they are released in a safe location within their original territory when possible.

Transferring animals to other facilities may become necessary when Wildwoods is unable to provide the best care possible for an animal. We work with a network of highly skilled and qualified facilities, such as the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville, MN or The Raptor Center in St. Paul, MN. Once an animal is transferred to another facility, the care and handling of that animal's case becomes the receiving facility's responsibility.

Our goal is always the rehabilitation and release of the wild animals that find their way through our doors, and we will use every resource available to us to find a way to save each animal that we treat. However, if it becomes clear that the survival of the animal will include a lifetime of suffering, we believe the only compassionate thing to do is to is to offer a peaceful and dignified end.