Last Sunday Jamison was mountain biking through Lester Park when he heard bleating sounds coming from a distance. He stopped to look around and, on the opposite side of the river, saw a doe looking down from the top of the cliff, and obviously worried. He looked a little closer and found out why she […]
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Thanks!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our silent auction fundraiser! We were able to raise about $10,000 thanks to your wonderful generosity and good spirit. And a special thanks to all the vendors who donated their time, talents and tasty treats, as well as to the kind businesses and individuals who donated the many […]
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2018 Baby Shower
Babies are on their way and soon Wildwoods will be overrun with orphaned wildlife of all species. Everything from fawns to baby squirrels will need us to be their surrogate parents and raise them to adulthood. You can help us be prepared for this year’s “baby season” by shopping our Amazon Baby Registry. On our […]
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Every Life Deserves Compassion
Did you know, if given a plentiful food source, pigeons will reproduce all year round? These two nuggets were brought in by Stone from Stone River Wildlife Control. He can usually talk homeowners into letting babies grow up before blocking off nesting areas in attics and unfavorable places, but the homeowners where these two came […]
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2018 Spring Silent Auction
Wildwoods’ annual spring fundraiser is coming up on Saturday, April 14, 7-9pm at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, MN. Food, music, and silent auction. Check back for details, or follow us on Facebook! Tickets Click here to buy ticketsSell tickets online with Ticket Tailor Food Fun At 8pm watch divers jump in the big […]
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It’s not enough to talk
A personal plea from staff member, Tara Yesterday Gina and a coworker brought in a crow from the Essentia West parking lot. They had thought that it had hit a window. It was shivering and making raspy gurgling noises. When birds hit windows, they can regurgitate and aspirate fluids. They can also burst air sacks […]
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The Story of Sunny
We received a call today from a scared and concerned woman whose pet rabbit was sick and unresponsive. She had adopted a wild cottontail rabbit from a store that sold domestic rabbits. They had told her it was hand raised and not releasable back to the wild. She was told it would be fine with […]
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A Tale of Two Owls
Wildwoods has a very small staff and budget, and so we rely on our community to bring animals to us. Without folks like Rich and Luke, these owls, and many other animals, would be lost. Today we want to thank the thousands of people who have stepped up and done their part when they find […]
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Give to the Max 2017 Success!
Give to the Max is an annual day of giving across Minnesota, and it’s one of Wildwoods’ biggest fundraising events of the year. Last year donors raised $16,000 in support of our patients, and this year you raised even more! Donations on November 16th totaled $19,945, which not only secured the $15,000 matching grant, but […]
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Give to the Max 2017
Wildwoods continues to see about a 20% increase in animal admits each year, and we need your help. Keeping a wildlife rehabilitation facility open is very expensive. Medicine, food and water, caging, bedding, heating pads, electricity, property, staffing and administrative costs all add up. To make sure we can keep our doors open and continue […]
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