Category Archives : How to Help Critters

Suggestions from Patti of what to do to keep animals safe, how to tell if they are injured, and when to help them.


If You Have to Chase a Bird on the Ground…

If you have to chase a bird on the ground, maybe you shouldn’t.  Fledglings spend three to five days on the ground after leaving the nest.  They learn to use their legs before they exercise their wings.  When they hit the ground, they look around, “Huh!  What am I doing here?” The parents, especially robin […]


If a Baby Squirrel Runs up to You…

When Mom does not return to the nest for whatever reason, baby squirrels are quick to seek help by leaving the nest and running to something big.  Often they run up to children.  If that happens to your children or grandchildren, do not be surprised.  Be careful, though, because baby squirrels think everything is a […]


Wildlife Moms Do Not Abandon Their Babies

This year has been a crazy newborn season.  I have been answering forty or more calls every day.  These calls take an enormous amount of my time and energy.  Most of them concern one subject; callers think they have discovered an abandoned baby. When I tell them, “Wildlife moms do not abandon their babies,” many […]


We Only Have Two More Days…

We only have today and tomorrow to vote for the $5,000 from Markquart Gives Back.  Thank you for voting.  If you have any friends who have not voted yet, would you encourage them to do so?  Remember to enter our full name Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release, Inc.  https://www.markquartgivesback.com/vote Thank you so much for helping the […]


Did you have the chance to vote?

I hope you had the chance to vote for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release Inc in Markquart Gives Back.  The critters need that money badly for food this winter.  If you haven’t voted, please vote today.  Be sure to enter our full name Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release, Inc.  Tell your friends.  We need all the help […]