06/01/2026
🌀🦊 HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE — LET’S PROTECT FLORIDA’S WILDLIFE TOGETHER! 🦝🐿️
As hurricane season begins, our thoughts often turn to preparing our homes and families—but Florida’s wildlife face the storm too.
Every year, hurricanes 🌀 and tropical storms leave behind injured, orphaned, and displaced wildlife in need of help. Squirrels 🐿️ are blown from nests, baby birds 🐦 are separated from their parents, foxes 🦊 and raccoons 🦝 or lose den sites, and countless other wildlife struggle to survive the aftermath.
Here are a few important reminders:
✅ Before the storm
• Secure outdoor furniture and debris that could destroy nests or shelters.
• Do not attempt to relocate wildlife before a storm.
• Save the contact information for What the Fox Wildlife Rescue or your other local wildlife rehabilitator. You can find the list for Florida herehttps://myfwc.com/media/i0efjuil/licensedwildliferehabilitatorsbyregion.pdf
✅ During the storm
• Stay safe indoors.
• Wildlife may seek shelter in unusual places—garages, sheds, porches, and outbuildings.
• Give them space and allow them to ride out the storm whenever possible.
✅ After the storm
• Be on the lookout for injured, orphaned, or displaced wildlife.
• If you find an animal that appears to need help, keep pets and people away.
• If safe to do so, place the animal in a secure, ventilated container lined with a soft towel.
• Do not offer food or water.
• Contact What the Fox Wildlife Rescue or another licensed wildlife rehabilitator for guidance.
🦊 What The Fox Wildlife Rescue is preparing now for an increase in wildlife emergencies, but we need your help spreading the love ❤️ Every like, comment and share of this post helps spread lifesaving information throughout our community and helps support the wildlife in our care!
Together, we can make a difference for the Native Wildlife that call Florida home.
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