Every year we seem to get one animal that steals the show. Last year it was Silver, the melanistic red fox who had been purchased as a pet from a fur farm, passed between a few different people, and finally brought to Wildwoods when it became clear that tamed wild animals make bad pets. Silver […]
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Baby Shower!
Spring is here and that means baby season at Wildwoods. We need your help to give them everything they need to grow up and be released back into the wild. Syringes, puppy training pads, nipples, storage jars, bowls, food and more. Every year we go through thousands of dollars worth of these vital items and it would […]
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Thank You Thursday
Thank You Thursday took a bit of a break so we have some catching up to do! Thanks to all the people who have donated to Wildwoods over the past couple of months. We couldn’t operate without you and the 1,200+ animals we cared for would have missed their second chance. You make this wonderful work […]
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Thank You Thursday
Thank You Thursday took a bit of a break so we have some catching up to do! Thanks to all the people who have donated to Wildwoods over the past couple of months. We couldn’t operate without you and the 1,200+ animals we cared for would have missed their second chance. You make this wonderful work […]
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Letter from the Executive Director
2016—Wow, what a year for Wildwoods! Our Duluth-based wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organization has had many record-breaking and ground-breaking moments this year. For instance, this year, Wildwoods helped over 1,250 wild animals in need—a record for us! However, Wildwoods is far more than a place where orphaned or injured animals receive care and treatment. Wildwoods […]
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Save the Foxes
The end of 2016 has brought an outbreak of mange among our local foxes, particularly focused around the Park Point neighborhood in Duluth. Red foxes are particularly susceptible to mange, a parasitic infestation that causes hair loss, intense discomfort, and leads to many secondary issues that will cause death if left untreated. We need a 1,200 […]
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An Unusual Call
One afternoon in July it was business as usual for Wildwoods, until…
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Fawn Gets a Second Chance
Dawn was doing yard work and heard some crying off in the distance. She assumed the sound was an upset neighborhood child, but after a couple of hours she decided to investigate.
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Wildlife rehabilitation does not exist without teamwork
A juvenile Bald Eagle was discovered dangling upside down from a power line. He was caught in a rural part of Madeline Island, part of the Apostle Island chain in Wisconsin. The area doesn’t receive much traffic so we couldn’t be sure how long he had been trapped before he was discovered.
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