Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary

100% volunteer-based sanctuary dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of orphaned and injured wildlife.

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Even porcupines can get mange. This sweet girl had a bad case of it but is on the mend.

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These baby Kingfishers came from a nest discovered during an excavation process. The mother was found injured and as thin a rail. The babies were very weak. Unfortunately, we couldn’t save the mother but these two are doing very well.

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Great Horned Owls are known to be ferocious. This one isn’t. He is rather docile. He was clipped by a car is recuperating from a head trauma. Thankfully there were no other injuries.

He's doing so much better now. He'll be released when he's back to being himself.

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Wow - look at her go. This is the fawn from Coboconk who arrived earlier this month. It took tube feeding, antibiotics and a lot of TLC to get her to this place.

It fills our hearts when a wild one overcomes the challenges that this little one did.

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We’ve got all our ducks in a row.

Technically they are ducklings. 1 Mallard, 2 Wood Ducks and one Common Merganser to be exact.

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Our little girl from Coboconk is improving. Nothing was broken but she is bruised inside and out so she is very, very sore. We are tube feeding her to get the nourishment she needs into her body. She still has a long way to go.


THANK YOU so much for your generous support!

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Have you ever seen a baby seagull up close?

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This little girl was found crumpled at the side of the road near Coboconk. We got her hooked up to an IV as soon as she arrived at the sanctuary. Thankfully, she has made some progress. She occasionally stands up so we are hopeful that she will heal from the head trauma.

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Mourning Doves feed their young crop milk. It’s a food produced by the glands in the crop of the adult bird.

The parent opens its mouth wide, permitting the nestling to stick its head inside to feed on the nutritious food.

It’s instinctive for this baby to search for it.

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This Blue Jay fledgling was found on the ground with an injured eye.

Look at it lean into the warm compress. It’s almost like it’s saying “That feels much better, thanks.”

We’re hopeful that some TLC will get it back on its way soon.

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Then there were two!

Jessie was found being dragged by a fox across a logging road in the Eagle Lake area. He sustained some injuries but is doing well.

Jenny was discovered quite thin and dehydrated on a private island.

Now they are with us getting stronger every day.

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This Saw-Whet owl fledging was attacked by ravens. Poor thing. Thank goodness for his rescuers.

He’s missing some feathers and was roughed up a bit but he’ll be okay. He’ll have some great stories to take back to the forest!

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Can you see the little pouch on the belly of this female Virginia Opossum?

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When the babies discover their sense of humour...

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This young chipmunk was attacked by a dog. His leg is broken hence the tiny little cast. As you can see from the blur in the first photo it hasn’t slowed him down.

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This American Bittern was hit by a car. He is missing all of his tail feathers and his back end is raw. He’s also missing feathers from his wings. Whether he likes it or not he will be with us for awhile. We do expect him to make a full recovery.

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All baby songbirds leap out of the nest before they can fly, and will spend up to a week on the ground are unafraid of people or pets.  It is best to leave them alone and observe them as the parent's will come to feed them  Rescue a baby bird only if it is obviously injured.

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This poor Yellow-bellied Sapsucker hit a window and is recovering from a broken wing. He has started flying short distances, so we are hopeful that with time, he will regain full mobility and be drilling in trees again to his heart's content.

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****POSTPONED**** - We have postponed our annual Meet & Greet until later in April or early May. Stay tuned for details...and stay healthy!