Red Creek Wildlife Center

Red Creek Wildlife Center Red Creek is a 501c3 non-Profit Organization admitting over 4,000 animals each year.
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To offer a second chance to distressed Pennsylvania wildlife through rescue and rehabilitation, public education, and by providing training for wildlife rehabilitators. We believe that every life, no matter how small or common, is precious and deserves a chance at life. Taking in three thousand plus wild animals annually, from the tiniest hummingbird, to the largest eagle, from chipmunks to deer,

Red Creek has been giving wildlife a second chance for over 20 years. We believe that education is an important part of saving our wildlife, the environment and the planet for future generations. Each year, tens of thousands of students enjoy a positive wildlife experience through Red Creek’s LIVE RAPTOR programs and assemblies. We believe wildlife rehabilitation is a valuable service that should be available to everyone. Red Creek is helping others become wildlife rehabilitators through classes, seminars and online training, expanding this serve to new areas in Pennsylvania and nationally.

🐾 NEPA Gives is underway! 🐾Right now, wild animals across Pennsylvania are receiving a second chance because people like...
06/05/2026

🐾 NEPA Gives is underway! 🐾

Right now, wild animals across Pennsylvania are receiving a second chance because people like you care.

Every day at Red Creek Wildlife Center, injured, orphaned, and displaced wildlife arrive at our doors. From tiny songbirds and cottontails to bald eagles, foxes, and raccoons, each one needs specialized care, food, housing, and medical treatment.

Today is your chance to be part of that mission.

NEPA Gives runs until 7:00 PM tonight, and every donation helps provide food, medications, medical supplies, and rehabilitation for the more than 4,000 wild animals that come through our center each year.

If Red Creek's work matters to you, please consider making a gift today and sharing this post with your friends and family.

https://www.nepagives.org/organization/Red-Creek-Wildlife-Center

Together, we can give Pennsylvania's wildlife a second chance.

❤️ Donate before 7 PM tonight.
❤️ Share this post.
❤️ Help us save as many wild animals as we can.

Here’s a glimpse at just a few of the hundreds of patients currently in our care!This is our busiest time of year. Every...
06/03/2026

Here’s a glimpse at just a few of the hundreds of patients currently in our care!

This is our busiest time of year. Every day, our staff fields countless wildlife emergency phone calls, text messages, and voicemails — often receiving new messages while already helping someone else. At times, people bringing animals in for care even find themselves waiting in line in our reception area.

Behind the scenes, every bin, cage, and enclosure must be cleaned, refreshed with water, and stocked with food at least once a day. Our youngest patients require even more intensive care. Baby songbirds need to be fed every 30 minutes, while neonatal and high-metabolism mammals require feedings every two hours — including throughout the night. Even our more “low-maintenance” babies are fed every four hours during the day. Now multiply that by hundreds of hungry little mouths!

We are incredibly grateful for the patience, understanding, and support we’ve received during this busy season. As time allows, we’ll share more patient stories and details about exciting upcoming events. For now, enjoy these precious faces on their journey to healing.

We wanted to share this information regarding fawns again this year, as babies are being born now and interactions with ...
05/28/2026

We wanted to share this information regarding fawns again this year, as babies are being born now and interactions with them will peak in the coming weeks. We know that finders always have the best interest of the animal in mind, but we want to ensure that good intentions don’t result in kidnapping! The following post outlines some important information, but always contact your closest wildlife rehabilitation center if you have questions about a fawn. We are here to help!

As the weather gets warmer and the summer begins, we begin to encounter new wildlife situations. We wanted to draw your ...
05/21/2026

As the weather gets warmer and the summer begins, we begin to encounter new wildlife situations. We wanted to draw your attention to two common scenarios you may encounter along roadways!

The warm weather wakes up our native turtles from their winter brumation. While exploring their native range or looking for a place to lay their eggs, our roadways often dissect their habitat and pose quite a danger for them. Did you know that turtles are the most endangered group of vertebrates in the world?

If you come across a turtle in the road and it’s safe for you to stop, please do! If you find that they are uninjured, help them safely to the other side of the road, in the direction they were already heading. If you notice blood or obvious injuries, contact your closest rehabilitator right away. In the event that the turtle is already deceased, or you aren’t sure, reach out to a rehabilitator as well - if it is a female turtle carrying eggs, it’s possible for the eggs to be saved even if the mother cannot be.

Another common wildlife emergency to look out for on roadways involves the Virginia opossum, our native marsupial. Their nocturnal behaviors often result in accidents on the road. Obviously, an alive and injured opossum should be seen at a wildlife rehabilitation center. However, a deceased mother opossum in the road or along the side of the road could have a pouch full of joeys in need of help. If it is safe to stop, check for baby opossums inside the pouch or around the mother. You can always call your local wildlife facility for help and instructions!

We always urge our followers to drive safely to avoid accidents with wildlife, but you can also be a wildlife hero by keeping an eye out for either of these situations while on the road!

We figured Mother’s Day would be the perfect opportunity to provide an update on our little fox family! A few months ago...
05/10/2026

We figured Mother’s Day would be the perfect opportunity to provide an update on our little fox family! A few months ago, we highlighted the beautiful relationship between Rhea, our red fox foster, and a kit in desperate need of a parent. Since then, they have welcomed another single fox kit into their family. Today, all three are thriving - sharing meals together, playing, and even enjoying an afternoon snooze, just like a wild fox family would! And, the kits are nearly as big as their mom now! Rhea has done an exceptional job this year by stepping in as a surrogate mother for these two.

We’re wishing everyone a happy Mother’s Day, even the wild mothers out there!

As we’ve highlighted in past posts, on top of the influx of spring animals (especially babies), our staff has also been ...
04/24/2026

As we’ve highlighted in past posts, on top of the influx of spring animals (especially babies), our staff has also been working on release plans for our over wintered patients that are finally ready for their second chance in the wild.

Tonight we are sharing the release of one of our over wintered red foxes, who came to us in the fall of last year suffering from severe mange. Despite a few complications in her treatment, she fought hard alongside our staff during her recovery. Once the mites causing the mange had been eliminated and the infections healed, all she needed to do was stay cozy and regrow the hair she lost.

On release day, you would never know she suffered from mange by her beautiful coat and strong body. Now able to thrive in a perfect, secluded wilderness, she beamed out of the transport carrier towards her new home - but she did take a moment to say ‘thank you!’

Take a moment to check out the amazing progress she made in the photos!

Address

300 Moonhill Drive
Schuylkill Haven, PA
17972

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

(570)7394393

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