Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at Wisconsin Humane Society

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at Wisconsin Humane Society

A non-profit wildlife hospital serving roughly 5,000 injured and orphaned wild animals each year. Check out our Amazon Wish List here https://amzn.to/3s8ODdL

07/29/2026

📣 Last chance to double your impact for wild animals! 📣
Donate before this Friday, July 31, and your gift will go twice as far for the patients in our care! Every year, we serve thousands of wild animals and assist even more people by providing support to those who encounter wildlife in need. The hard work of our staff, volunteers, and other partners is only possible thanks to your generosity and kindness.
Use the Donate button here, give in person at the center, or contribute online at https://wihumane.me/WildlifeMatch26 💚

Thank you so much! 🫶

07/24/2026

We have quite a few patients in care with a predilection for fish dishes, and they are eating through a hefty supply of seafood. 🐟 If you've got fresh or frozen fish that you can part with (or need an excuse to clean out the freezer), please consider donating to the animals in care at our wildlife rehabilitation center!
Any raw, unseasoned, and preferably filleted fish would be amazing and so greatly appreciated.
Donations can be dropped off between 9am-4pm any day of the week at 4500 W. Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee. Our staff and patients thank you! 💚

07/16/2026

This family of Downy Woodpeckers arrived after their nesting tree was cut down. As North America's smallest woodpecker species, these pint-sized patients spent five weeks in care before being released into a beautiful, wooded area. Though we're sure they'll miss the free mealworm buffet, they immediately took to the trees and excitedly explored their new home. 💚

If you'd like to support more of the incredible wildlife we share this state with, now is the perfect time - donations are being matched by a generous friend of WHS through the end of the month!
You can give now at
https://wihumane.me/WildlifeMatch26 or stop by to make a contribution of any size. Thank you so much! 🫶

07/10/2026

💚 Double your impact for wildlife! 💚
Right now, your gift will go twice as far for patients like this fledgling Eastern Screech Owl, who was found on the hood of a car, spent time in care to ensure they were fully stable, and was successfully reunited with their family in the wild where they belong 🦉
To have your gift matched by a generous friend of WHS, you can use the Donate button here, give in person at the center, or contribute online at https://wihumane.me/WildlifeMatch26
Thank you so much! 🫶

07/01/2026

🎉Exciting news — a generous friend is MATCHING all donations made to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center! That means any gifts made using the Donate button here, in-person at the center, or online at https://wihumane.me/WildlifeMatch26 will go twice as far for patients like the one you see here. 💚

When a caring family found this juvenile Cooper's Hawk in their yard last summer, grounded and unable to fly, they turned to our Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for help.
Our licensed rehabilitators found singed, burned, and missing feathers across his body and throughout his wings. The intricate structure of these feathers is precisely what gives them the speed and agility they are known for, and in this condition, our patient could barely make it off the ground, much less hunt to survive. He needed time and a safe space to recover and molt before he could survive in the wild. Since Cooper's Hawks typically molt between March and May, he spent nearly a year in our care. From the safety of a large outdoor enclosure, where daylight cycles support feather regrowth on a natural timeline, this young hawk truly transformed. An ever-changing array of enrichment and perches at various heights kept him strong and engaged, while time and the natural rhythms of nature allowed him to make a full recovery and return to the skies.
This wouldn't be possible without your support! Thank you for your generosity and kindness 🫶

06/24/2026

This young opossum had a rough start in life. She was likely scavenging for food when she was painfully caught in a snap trap intended for rats. We have no way of knowing how long her arm had been trapped, but thankfully, a kind citizen found her and gently freed her from an otherwise certain death.

After six weeks of medication, wound treatment, bandaging, and rest, she made a full recovery, and we were able to successfully release her back into the wild, where she belongs. Though her story has a happy ending, so many wild animals who encounter a trap or poison suffer a far more grim fate. These lethal approaches do not discriminate by species and can have much broader consequences than what the user may have intended.

Next time you're struggling with a wild animal issue, consider our friends and supporters at Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control. Their highly knowledgeable team can assess the root cause, determine the best plan of action, and get you the results you were looking for -- all with a lifetime guarantee and zero harm done to our wild neighbors!

06/19/2026

This adult Canada Goose was found in a parking lot earlier this spring, emaciated and suffering from respiratory issues. Once he was in our care, the UW Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, which assists us throughout the busiest time of year, took X-rays to see what was going on. They found that the goose had been shot, with a pellet lodged in his trachea and one in his abdomen. They quickly devised a plan to remove the pellet in his trachea that was causing him issues and making it hard for him to breathe. ❤️‍🩹

After much thought and preparation, they performed an extensive surgery to remove the section of his trachea that the pellet was in. Our licensed wildlife rehabilitators had to slowly introduce solid food into his diet and administered lead treatment, antibiotics, antifungals, and pain medication to help aid in his recovery. His story doesn't end there, though!

While the goose was still recovering but very stable, we had admitted a gosling to our wildlife hospital who seemed to be habituated, meaning they had lost their fear of humans and would approach them for food or attention. To help remind the gosling that they were indeed a goose, our rehabilitators decided to house the baby with the adult to teach them his ways... and it worked like a charm! The gosling had become the adult's shadow. Wherever the adult was, the gosling was right there beside him. Once the gosling was no longer approaching humans and the adult was given a clean bill of health, the dynamic duo was released near a local waterway where they continued their journey in the wild together! 🪿

06/17/2026

Become a wildlife release site! 🌳
We are currently looking to expand our list of safe places to release hand-raised raccoons, opossums, and squirrels. Once these young animals are ready to return to the wild, suitable release locations help give them the best chance to thrive. If you are the owner of a large suburban or rural property in Milwaukee County (or neighboring areas) and are wondering if your lot would be suitable, please check out the link below to learn more about our release site requirements and apply today!
https://www.wihumane.org/resource/become-a-release-site 👈
Thank you so much for helping local wildlife! 🫶💚

06/16/2026

Our patients and our staff need your help! With more than 300 wild friends in our care right now, we are going through a ton of fresh greens and other goodies.
If you have any of the following that you could part with, we'd be endlessly grateful if you'd bring them to us at 4500 W. Wisconsin Ave. from 9am-4pm.

Currently, our biggest needs are:
• Fresh produce:
🥬 GREENS! – Romaine, leaf lettuce, kale, collards, arugula, chard (please no iceberg lettuce, spinach, or cabbage)
☘️ Wild-picked greens (from pesticide/herbicide-free spaces, please) – dandelions, sorrel, plantain, clover.
• Fresh or Frozen produce:
🫐 Berries of any kind
🍎 Other fruit – melons, apples, oranges, grapes
🥦 Vegetables – broccoli, carrots, green beans, zucchini, sweet potatoes (please NO onions, nightshades, beets, radishes, or turnips)

🙌 Thank you so much!

05/14/2026

🦊 One local family was shocked to find a red fox on their porch, clearly in desperate need of help. He was noticeably lethargic and alarmingly unbothered by the humans cautiously observing him. The family reached out to us for help, and we coordinated with local officials to safely bring him into our care.

He was malnourished, dehydrated, and the lesions surrounding his eyes had compromised his vision to the point of temporary blindness. The skin covering his face, down his sides, hind end, and tail was thickened and crusty. He was suffering from a late stage of Sarcoptic Mange, a highly contagious infestation of external parasitic mites that burrow into the skin. The condition can infect most mammals and often leads to fatal secondary conditions if left untreated. We gave the fox medications to address infection and parasites, and when he was well enough, a bath to clean his wounds and infected skin. Over the following weeks, his body continued to heal, his fur began to grow back in, and his energy was returning. ❤️‍🩹

Despite these incredible improvements, it was vital to keep him in care until his fur had grown back entirely. Most essentially, the layers of fur on a fox's tail are vital for temperature regulation, as they wrap around the fox, guarding the sensitive pads of their feet and nose, effectively creating a microclimate to keep them warm. A healthy tail is also crucial for maintaining balance and enabling the quick, nimble movements required for hunting prey, evading predators, and finding stable footing after a jump.

After nearly two months in care, his recovery was complete. His sight had been restored, a full coat of fur had grown back from nose to tail, and we could not have been happier to watch him trot into the wilderness on the day he was released. 💚

Address

4500 W Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI
53208

Telephone

+14144316204

Website

http://www.wihumane.org/wildlife

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