Bald Eagle – Lead Poisoning Public education on the impact of lead ammunition on wildlife is increasing, and more efforts are being made to outlaw lead ammunition (and lures) because of the devastating impact it has on animals, especially eagles. Keep your fingers crossed. This beautiful bald eagle just four days at Wildwoods – it […]
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Nov 2021 Annual Appeal and Update
Dear Wildwoods Family and Friends, I hope this letter finds you and yours safe and sound as we enter the holiday season and inch closer to a new year. Here at Wildwoods, we are thankful for you and for all that you do to make sure that we can continue our work. This year, we […]
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Fall 2021 Newsletter
Dear Wildwoods Friends and Supporters, Check out our full fall 2021 newsletter here! I am excited to share our newsletter with you and tell some tales about what Wildwoods has seen this summer! But first, I wanted to let you know that this is a very special year for us. Wildwoods was incorporated as a […]
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Critter Feature: Deer Fawns
By Mike Schrage, Wildwoods Board & Wildlife Biologist June is the busy month at Wildwoods for orphaned or injured deer fawns. This coincides with the peak of fawning season from late May to early June. Peak breeding season for white-tailed deer is early-mid November and gestation typically lasts for around 200 days. In northern Minnesota […]
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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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Animal Answers: Wildwoods Rehabilitation Center
Wildwoods was featured in Fox21’s Animal Answers segment this morning! Check out the talented Tara Smith, Volunteer Coordinator for Wildwoods, talking about what we do and why we do it. When you hear “call of the wild,” a trip to the Lake Superior Zoo might come to mind. For many in the Northland, we interact […]
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