WildCare currently has 69 orphaned baby squirrels in care. That number is up from 55 babies in care last week. They just keep coming in! Each of these babies needs very specialized care. In the videos on this page you’ll … Continued
Summer is Rattlesnake Season This rattlesnake came to WildCare tangled in garden netting. Watch Medical Staff untangle him and give him an antiseptic bath to start his path to healing. Remember these are trained professionals… don’t try to handle a … Continued
When someone calls WildCare’s Hotline (415-456-7283) and says they have a fawn in distress, one of our first questions is whether the young deer still has a fawn’s spots. WildCare treats fawns, but, per Fish and Wildlife regulations, we are … Continued
This turtle’s rescuer, Deb, saw him crossing the street as she drove to work one morning in May. Knowing that a turtle on a busy road was in danger, Deb pulled over, but just as she was getting out of … Continued
WildCare supporter Eileen sent this wonderful video of coyote pups playing on her back deck. Mom, dad and the entire extended coyote family work hard to raise healthy pups like these! Who’s the Best Dad? All the wonderful human … Continued
Whoooo’s that angry bird? This fluffy Great Horned Owlet may have grown up in a nest above a playground, but his experience was anything but fun! When he hopped out of his nest, he fell directly into the mouth of … Continued
In the video above you can see the mother opossum foraging for food with her whole family, including the two white siblings on board! You can tell that all those babies are heavy, and keep an eye out for … Continued
Two tiny newborn fawns arrived at WildCare’s Wildlife Hospital from near the Nicasio Reservoir in West Marin, transported by Marin Humane officers called to the scene. A car struck and killed their mother, and these wobbly-legged fawns, so young their … Continued
Every spring WildCare admits a number of animals, usually fawns and baby jackrabbits, that have been “kidnapped” by well-meaning people who found them alone and assumed they needed help. In fact, one in five of the fawns brought to WildCare … Continued
The note by WildCare’s Veterinarian in the medical record of this Black-crowned Night Heron read “Fracture appears that it may be amenable to surgical repair” despite “significant cranial-proximal displacement of [bone] fragment and extensive soft-tissue swelling.” This was good news … Continued
