Snowy Owl We received a call from Katie in Cotton, MN, about a snowy owl that she found on the ground. She saw it in a tree the day before, but it was now unable to fly more than a few feet. One of our amazing volunteers was able to pick it up and bring […]
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Nov 2020 Annual Appeal and Update
Dear Wildwoods Family and Friends, I hope you and yours safe and sound as we enter the holiday season. Here at Wildwoods we are thankful for you and for all that you do to make sure that we can continue our work. As we move into December, we near the end of a challenging year; […]
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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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Fawn rescued by passing cyclist in Lester Park, Duluth, MN
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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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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Pigeons rescued from a nightmare
Wildwoods received thirty baby and juvenile pigeons who had all been trapped in an attic with no way to escape. A man had been cited by the city because there were so many pigeons living in and around his house. He shooed away some of the adults, but didn’t call anyone to remove the rest […]
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We’re A Community Resource
Wildwoods handles all kinds of animals, everything from porcupines to snapping turtles, eagles to voles. We provide medicine, food, wound care, safety and comfort to hundreds of wild animals each year. Not only do we serve these animals, but we also serve our community by providing a resource for people when they’ve come across a […]
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Porcupines
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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