As hard as we, work, however, even the best wildlife rehabilitator cannot raise a young animal as well as its natural parents. The birds and mammals we release, after hand-rearing, go out into the world with a lack of education. We do our best to make sure they can feed themselves, care for themselves, protect themselves, but in truth, only their biological parents can do that with any real guarantee.
Click the arrow next to the image to meet some of the animals who've come to us for help in the fall of 2026. It has been a very busy rescue year, and even though the breeding season is over, things haven't slowed down.
Wildlife Alive, September 2026 Wildlife Alive is our in-person events program, Our educational birds of prey have been helping us to teach the community about wildlife for many years. If you would like to schedule an event please feel free to get in touch! We love helping people get along with their wild neighbors. See … Continue reading Wildlife Alive Educational Events
Here are just a few of the many animals who have already come in to NY Wildlife Rescue Center for help in 2025.
We believe that there will never be enough birdhouses. We will have a great selection of birdhouses available soon.
Farewell, Oscar. You were amazing.
A message from Wes about what wildlife season is like, and how you can help animals in the best possible way.
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An update on our baby porcupine. Think good thoughts for the little guy!
The first little orphan of 2022 is this very young baby porcupine. He was found with his dead momma, who had been killed by a car. A kind Samaritan brought him to Wes, late in the evening of April 7th. The poor little guy is so young that his umbilical stump is still attached.
Kelly Martin has a couple of new patients today. Here are her photos and posts from Facebook (shared with permission).
