Our organization is responsible for
wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, release back to the wild
and provides sanctuaries for non-releasable animals. We
welcome your support by being a member or joining our
volunteer program.
Everyday many concerned people bring us distressed animals
that they find along their path. It might be a hungry
squirrel, separated from its mother, or several tiny little
birds, whose nest was destroyed in a storm, or even an
opossum that was hit by a car.
Our working team of volunteers consists of licensed
wildlife rehabilitators, kind hearted veterinarians and
compassionate friends who work day and night raising baby
orphans, caring for the sick and injured, and preparing
then for a safe return to the wild. Nonreleasable animals
are welcome to stay and enjoy an integrated social life at
one of our sanctuaries.
As we destroy the homes of our native wildlife for our own
development, we are finding more and more animals in
distress.
Many parents are also killed by cars or removed by
trappers. The hungry orphaned babies are appearing
everywhere; deer, woodchucks, squirrels, songbirds, and
many others. What happens to them? Who takes responsibility
for what we have done?
Sadly enough, there are no government funds to cover the
tremendous cost in caring for local wildlife. Wildlife
rehabilitators depend solely on donations from private
individuals.
We need your help! Please join us as a member or volunteer,
your time or services. There is much work to be done and
together we can do it!
Thank you for
caring.
I found a baby bird,
what should I do?
If the bird has no feathers,
or is hurt or sick ( does not move when
approached, on its side, bleeding, wings drooping unevenly,
weak or
shivering, attacked by a cat/dog, flies around it……. )
Prepare a cardboard box with a lid and air holes. Place a
clean, soft
cloth on the bottom. Gently pick up the bird by covering it
with a light
towel and put it in the box.
Keep the box in a warm dark, quiet place away from children
and pets.
Please do not give it any food or water and do not handle
it! If the
bird is naked and feels colder than your hand, it needs
extra heat. Fill
a zip-lock plastic bag with hot water, make sure it does
not leak;
wrap a cloth around it and put it next to the bird. If you
are not sure,
the extra warmth is always a good thing.
If the bird does
not seem hurt and is fully feathered, it might be a
fledgling (normal behavior is to be hopping on the ground.
It just left
its nest and has not yet learned to fly…. mom and dad are
still feeding
it.) If it is safe from cats/dogs/people or cars….. leave
the
area, baby is safe. You may want to look for the nearby
nest and return
the baby if possible.
914-967-0511
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