Wild Kritters of Niagara County

Wild Kritters of Niagara County Wild Kritters of Niagara County is a non-profit group of State & Federally licensed volunteers who rescue injured & orphaned wildlife in distress.
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We are home based rehabbers situated around Niagara County. Wild Kritters cares for and raises the animals to be released back to the wild as quickly as possible. With proper medical care, and intensive nursing practices most the animals rescued will be released back to their natural habitat. This is often time intensive and each animal has unique needs because of injuries, nutritional status. The

day comes to release or "foster kids" and all of the efforts & time are worth it. Wild Kritters get animals native to our area along with the migratory birds that are federally protected, and even some non-native animals . Yep several years ago we got an alligator, the DEC helped get him back to a proper environment.

Only the first so many customers will recieve FREE gifts!!
09/04/2026

Only the first so many customers will recieve FREE gifts!!

Some of the items up for sale!
09/04/2026

Some of the items up for sale!

09/03/2026

Big thank you to BreadHive Bakery & Cafe for donating a basket for us to raffle at our bake sale on the 12th!! $2 per chance to win. Drawing will be held by 11am-12pm.

So come on out to Music Is Art and see us at Terminal B by the bike lot!!

We will also have a FREE Kritter craft center!

Our menu for Music is At!! Come see us Sept 12th at Terminal B.
09/02/2026

Our menu for Music is At!! Come see us Sept 12th at Terminal B.

08/31/2026

Exact location for your GPS on Sept 12th for the kritters Music Is Art bake sale!!!

850 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY 14203

We have had some mixed responses but I have confirmed this today!

07/31/2026

We wanted to give a great big thanks to the individual(s) who purchased items from our Amazon Wish List but didn’t provide a name in the notes. That was incredibly generous and we appreciate your support so much! Thank you again!

COME JOIN THE FUN!!!
07/29/2026

COME JOIN THE FUN!!!

A HUGE thank you to Spaulding Hardware in Lockport for their generous donation! We appreciate your support and kindness
07/23/2026

A HUGE thank you to Spaulding Hardware in Lockport for their generous donation! We appreciate your support and kindness

07/22/2026

I WASN’T SITTING IN THE OPEN
BECAUSE I WAS TAME.

THE MOWER HAD JUST OPENED
THE NEST WHERE MY BABIES WERE HIDING.

You saw me in the yard after the noise stopped.

An eastern cottontail.

Still in the grass.

Close enough that you wondered why I didn’t run.

Perhaps you thought I was injured.

Perhaps you thought I had become used to people.

Perhaps you looked at the shallow patch of torn grass beside me and saw only a messy spot in the lawn.

But I was not staying there because I felt safe.

I was staying because my nest had just been opened.

My babies were not born in a burrow.

They were not hidden in a tree.

They were lying in a shallow nest in the grass.

A small hollow.

Lined with dry grass.

Covered with fur I pulled from my own body.

Hidden so well that most people never know it is there until the mower passes over it.

That is how cottontails survive.

The babies stay still.

Quiet.

Almost scentless.

The nest stays covered.

And I stay away most of the day so I do not lead danger back to them.

I return only to feed them.

Usually at dawn and dusk.

Quickly.

Quietly.

Then I leave again.

That is why people so often think the babies have been abandoned.

But I had not abandoned them.

I had come back to a nest that was no longer hidden.

The cover was gone.

The grass was cut short.

The fur was scattered.

And the tiny bodies that had been safe a few minutes earlier were suddenly open to the sun, crows, cats, dogs, ants, and every pair of human eyes passing by.

So I stayed nearby.

Not because I trusted you.

Because leaving was harder than watching the place where I had left them disappear.

If you uncover a rabbit nest while mowing, do not assume the babies need to be “rescued” right away.

If they are warm, uninjured, and still together, the best help is often to rebuild the cover.

Gently place the babies back in the nest if they were rolled out.

Cover them lightly with the original grass and fur if available.

Keep children, cats, and dogs away.

Do not keep checking every hour.

Do not move the nest to another part of the yard.

And leave a wide unmowed buffer around that spot until the babies leave, which often happens sooner than people expect.

If a baby is bleeding, cold, covered in flies, injured by a cat or dog, or the nest has been badly destroyed, contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator immediately.

I was not sitting in the open because I wanted help.

I was sitting there because the roof over my babies had been cut away—

and I was still trying to understand how to protect them with nowhere left to hide.

07/22/2026

We are trying something new… stop by… bring your car, truck, motorcycle or whatever you fancy. Our kitchen will be open..🚘

Address

3300 Saunders Settlement Road
Sanborn, NY
14132

Telephone

+17167319334

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