Read our full Newsletter here. Dear Wildwoods Friends and Family, It’s been a wild ride this summer! The babies started arriving at the end of April, and they are still coming! This is the busiest and longest baby season at Wildwoods that we can remember. A huge thank you and kudos to our incredible staff […]
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Annual Report for 2023
Read our full Annual Report here. Dear Wildwoods Friends and Family, What a year we had in 2023! Thank YOU for being a part of it! Your support meant everything to the animals and humans alike who benefited from our work. We admitted 882 animals representing 119 species, and provided support to 2,484 people. Our […]
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December 2023 Annual Appeal and Update
I hope this letter finds you well as we enter the holiday season and inch closer to a new year. At Wildwoods, we are so thankful for all you do to make sure that we can continue our work. This year, we have admitted and cared for close to 1,000 orphaned, injured, and sick wild […]
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A glimpse of our daily work – saving a long-tailed weasel
We had a call at the end of July about a long-tailed weasel that was tied up in some mesh fencing. The family was able to untie it from some of the mesh, but the weasel was very feisty and they could not free its neck. We asked them to cut the weasel from the […]
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The future of a fawn and the sad call of a moose calf
The photo of this fawn tells one story, and the photos of folks trudging through the woods at dusk tells a second story. This fawn came to Wildwoods needing support after having been abandoned by its mother. We attempted reunification to no avail. This fawn was very hungry, having gone at least 24 hours without […]
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Spring 2022 Update
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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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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March 2021 Animal Updates!
Bobcat On January 14, Seth, a wildlife biologist with the Grand Portage Band, found this female bobcat near Grand Portage while working in the woods. Clearly injured (possibly hit by a car), he sought care for the bobcat by calling Wildwoods. One of our volunteers headed out to meet them, and immediately transported the bobcat […]
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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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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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