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Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center, 1161 Cherry Drive, Stroudsburg, PA (2026)

09/29/2026

💔 MEET OZZY AND TODAY WE'RE ASKING FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. 💔
Ozzy is a Virginia opossum who came into our care late last night after being hit by a car.
Normally, when we introduce you to a new patient like Ozzy, we fundraise to help cover the medications, supplies, diagnostics and countless other expenses that come along with providing their care.🙏🏼
But for Ozzy, we're not asking for monetary donations.
Instead, we're asking for food.
We are running incredibly low on one of the staple foods that Ozzy and SO many of the animals who come through our doors absolutely love.😋
We take nutrition very seriously here. Our goal isn't simply to put calories into an animal. We want our patients eating a diet that closely complements what their bodies are designed to eat in the wild while providing the quality nutrition they need to heal, grow, build strength and ultimately be successfully returned to the wild.🙏🏼
This particular food has become a huge part of that. It is nutrient-rich, contains little to no processed carbohydrates and zero unnecessary fillers, and it's something our animals genuinely enjoy eating.❤️
And Ozzy certainly isn't the only one who eats it!
We receive a lot of Virginia opossums throughout the year, but we also offer this food to several other mammal species as well as multiple species of birds in our care.
That means we go through approximately 15 BAGS EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
Right now, we're running incredibly low.
So instead of donating toward Ozzy's individual care, would you consider sending a bag of his favorite food for him and all of his wild friends who share it? 🥹❤️
One bag may not seem like much, but when you're feeding the number of animals we are, every single bag matters.
Ozzy came through our doors last night needing us🙏🏼
Today, we're hoping his sweet little face can help us refill the shelves for not only him, but for the many animals who will come through those same doors after him. 🙏🏼
If you can send a bag, we would be incredibly grateful. If you can't, please share Ozzy's post.🙏🏼
Because sometimes helping one patient means helping feed an entire hospital. ❤️
Links in the comments.
Please no pork. We try to stick with chicken, turkey or duck.

09/29/2026

💔🦊💔THIS IS WHAT ADVANCED MANGE LOOKS LIKE. PLEASE HELP US HELP NAKOMI. 💔🦊💔
This beautiful male fox has been named Nakomi.🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡
Nakomi was brought to us earlier tonight by one of our amazing and dedicated Capture & Transport personnel, Marilyn, after she received a call from Blue Chip alerting her to a fox who desperately needed help.❤️‍🩹
And desperately is not an exaggeration.
This is what happens when mange is allowed to progress.💔💔💔💔💔💔
Mange is not simply “a fox losing its fur.” Sarcoptic mange is caused by microscopic mites that burrow into the skin, creating intense irritation and itching. As the animal scratches, bites, and rubs desperately trying to find relief, the skin becomes increasingly traumatized💔Hair disappears💔. The skin becomes thickened, cracked, raw, crusted, and inflamed💔. Those damaged areas can then become vulnerable to secondary bacterial and yeast infections.
In advanced cases, the consequences extend far beyond the skin💔.Without the protection of a healthy coat, a fox can struggle to regulate body temperature💔. Constant discomfort and illness take an enormous amount of energy, and severely affected animals can become dehydrated, emaciated, weak, and increasingly debilitated. Untreated severe mange can ultimately become fatal.
Nakomi's wounds are horrific.
But there is something we want everyone to understand when looking at him❤️‍🩹
There is hope.🙏🏼
We have successfully treated countless cases of mange (just this year).
Nakomi ended up in the right place where he can receive treatment for the mites and the supportive and medical care that an advanced case like his requires.❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️
His recovery will not happen overnight. His skin needs to heal🙏🏼. His wounds need to heal🙏🏼. His body needs time to recover, and eventually that beautiful coat needs to grow back.🙏🏼
Tonight, Nakomi has warmth❤️‍🩹.
He has food.❤️‍🩹
He has medication.❤️‍🩹
He has people fighting for him.❤️‍🩹
Now we need your help to continue that fight.🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
We are asking for donations toward Nakomi's medications, wound care, diagnostics, food, housing, and the weeks of rehabilitation that may be ahead of him.🙏🏼
If you cannot donate, please SHARE Nakomi's story. Sharing costs absolutely nothing and can make an enormous difference for patients like him.🙏🏼
Nakomi survived long enough to make it through our doors.
Now it's our job to give him the chance to walk back out of them healthy again. 🦊❤️
Please donate. Please share. Please help us give Nakomi the second chance he so desperately needs.🦊❤️🙏🏼❤️🦊

09/28/2026

❤️ Mr. Brooks update ❤️

Thanks to your generous donations, we have a perfectly situated pond for Mr. Brooks to overwinter in 😊 He can now fully submerge, swim, and climb onto a specially situated rock/platform, all while his shell continues to heal. Several months is a long time to be in care, but with specially filtered and monitored water, and plenty of good food (he particularly likes chicken) he will be ready for release in the spring ❤️

09/28/2026

Education Spotlight! The Osprey

Ospreys are large hawks -- members of the Accipitriformes order -- generally found near bodies of water sufficient to support their diet of live fish. They are uniquely designed for catching slippery fish, diving talons-first to capture the fish with barbed pads on the soles of their feet and a reversible outer toe, making for a super grip with two talons in front and two in back. Their fish-hunting skills don't stop there -- Ospreys are regularly observed maneuvering the fish while they are flying, positioning them head-first in the direction they are headed, to be more aerodynamic.

The video below is of Zephyr, an Osprey currently in our care, just before being moved to a larger, more natural enclosure to build up muscle and flying capabilities. One of the challenges in rehabilitating Osprey is getting them to eat, as they traditionally eat live fish. We provided Zephyr with live minnows and raw fish, finally prompting him to eat on his own. We also discovered that he actually will gladly eat fish from a perch (a rarity for Ospreys in rehabilitation!) so we provide food in multiple places. He has come a long way, and we hope he will be ready for release soon.

Along with Bald Eagles (a regular competitor of Ospreys for fishing spots) Ospreys were part of the success story of bringing species back from the brink of extinction in the United States by banning DDT. Their numbers have flourished in recent years, but are starting to decline again due to environmental concerns. While Ospreys are, out of necessity, fairly adaptive to human areas -- even known to build their large nests on telephone poles, bridges, and cell towers -- and their nests are federally protected, human interference is beginning to take a toll on this barely-recovered species. Specifically, when Ospreys come to the Northeast for the breeding grounds, they rely heavily on Atlantic Menhaden (aka Fatback, Mossback, Bunker or Pogie) for nutrition. Commercial fisheries heavily impact the numbers of these fish, collecting them from waterways and using them en masse for bait and fish meal. The result has been reports of starvation in Ospreys, and smaller successful broods of chicks. Combined with other hazards -- loss of habitat, pollution, and lead poisoning all being significant -- these diminished food resources are causing a drop in Osprey populations. Ospreys are just one link in an amazing biodiversity chain, but an excellent study on why it is so important to protect and conserve our waterways, and the native wildlife within and relying on those waterways ❤️

09/27/2026

💔 SHE LAID ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR HOURS. NOW RUBY NEEDS US. 💔
This is Ruby, a mama Virginia opossum and one of the many patients we took in yesterday.
And this one hurts💔💔💔💔💔💔💔.
Ruby was spotted lying on the side of the road, apparently struck by a car. The woman who saw her was on her way to work and couldn’t stop herself, so she contacted a friend and pleaded with him to pick Ruby up and get her somewhere safe.
She was told that he had.😪
But she had a feeling something wasn’t right.
Hours later, she went back to check.
Ruby was still there.💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
Still lying on the side of the road.💔💔💔
Still injured.💔💔💔
Still waiting for someone to help her.💔
So this woman picked Ruby up herself and brought her to us🙏🏼
And then we discovered something that made her story even more heartbreaking.
Ruby has mastitis, and three of her ni***es are actively producing milk.
Ruby was a nursing mother.💔
Based on what we are seeing, she was likely caring for approximately three babies before she was struck. Virginia opossum babies ride on their mother once they are old enough to leave the pouch, and we have absolutely no way of knowing what happened to Ruby’s babies after the impact.💔
That is the part that breaks us.💔
Ruby is also suffering from head trauma. She is quiet. She is withdrawn. And while we try very hard not to humanize wildlife, when you spend your life caring for injured animals, sometimes you meet one whose entire demeanor just feels heavy.
Ruby feels heavy.💔🥺💔
But she isn't lying on that roadside anymore.❤️‍🩹
Today she has warmth. 💟She has pain management and supportive care💟 She has food.💟 She has people checking on her.💟And most importantly, she has a chance.🙏🏼
But we desperately need your help giving her that chance🙏🏼
Ruby was only one of many animals admitted yesterday. Every emergency means medications, medical supplies, diagnostics, food, utilities and hours upon hours of care..
She already spent far too many hours waiting for someone to come back for her.💔💔💔
We won't make her wait anymore. ❤️‍🩹
Please help us fight for Ruby and for every injured animal still waiting for someone to care enough to stop.

09/27/2026

❤️‍🩹 MILE-E-COYOTE UPDATE ,SOME GOOD NEWS TONIGHT! ❤️‍🩹
A HUGE thank you to Dr. Jackson and the incredible staff at Barton Heights Veterinary Hospital for seeing Mile-E-Coyote tonight on such short notice.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
After a very stressful evening, we finally have some encouraging news, Her X-rays did not reveal any visible fractures! 🙏
She does have significant soft-tissue trauma along with suspected spinal trauma from the impact, but we now have a treatment protocol in place. We are hopeful that with medication, supportive care, strict rest, and time, we will begin seeing improvement over the next several days.🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Tonight could have looked very different without all of you.💫💫💫💫💫
When we put out that desperate plea for help, you came through for her🙏🏼 Because of your donations, shares, comments, and support, we didn't have to wait until Monday wondering what injuries she might be suffering from. We were able to get her evaluated tonight and give her the care she needed.
We are cautiously optimistic about Mile-E-Coyote's prognosis, and now we need to give her body time to heal. ❤️
A very special shout-out to Ella for coming along tonight and assisting me with transportation and handling at the veterinary hospital. Having another experienced set of hands during cases like this makes an enormous difference.
And once again, thank you to Dr. Jackson and everyone at Barton Heights for taking care of our girl tonight.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Most importantly, thank YOU to every single person who came through for us when we needed you.❤️❤️❤️❤️
You helped make tonight possible.
Now Mile-E-Coyote can rest, recover, and hopefully begin her journey back to the wild. 🐺❤️‍🩹
We will keep everyone updated on her progress over the next few days. Please keep this beautiful girl in your thoughts. 🤞

09/27/2026

💔💔💔💔💔EMERGENCY , PLEASE HELP US HELP HER 💔💔💔💔💔
PLEASE, WE DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP TONIGHT. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Earlier tonight, we received a call from the Bushkill area about a coyote who was possibly hit by a car. Kat and I immediately went to get her and she is currently in our care. Unfortunately, tonight has brought one obstacle after another.🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
We have experienced several power outages, and our X-ray machine is temporarily down💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
We cannot allow this girl to lie here until Monday without knowing the extent of her injuries. She cannot tell us where it hurts. She cannot tell us what is broken. And waiting days when there could be internal injuries, fractures, or other trauma is simply not an option.
So tonight, despite how financially difficult things already are for our center, we are taking her to Barton Heights Veterinary Hospital for emergency X-rays and evaluation.
And we desperately need your help paying for it.
💔 This is exactly what your donations make possible.
Wildlife emergencies don't wait until Monday morning. ❤️‍🩹They don't wait until our equipment is working again.❤️‍🩹 They don't wait until we have enough money in the bank.❤️‍🩹
They happen at 10 o'clock at night.❤️‍🩹
They happen during power outages.❤️‍🩹
They happen when we're already struggling.❤️‍🩹
And when an animal needs us, we still have to answer.🙏🏼
Tonight, she needs us.🙏🏼
And right now, we need you.🙏🏼
🙏 PLEASE DONATE. Even $5, $10 or $20 collectively can help us cover her emergency diagnostics and whatever treatment comes next.🙏🏼
We don't yet know what those X-rays are going to show. We only know that she deserves for us to find out tonight , not days from now.
Please donate if you can.
Please share if you can't.
Help us give this beautiful girl the chance she deserves. 🐾💔

09/27/2026

💔🦊💔THIS IS LOVEY. 💔🦊 💔AND TONIGHT, WE ARE DESPERATELY ASKING FOR YOUR HELP.
Lovey is a young female red fox who our clinic manager Amber went out to retrieve earlier this evening after she was reportedly lying in the finder’s yard for several days.💔💔💔
Look at her.💔💔💔
This is what happens when mange is allowed to progress💔💔💔💔💔💔.
At this stage, this is not something we can simply expect to heal on its own. Severe mange can leave an animal with extensive hair loss, damaged and infected skin, dehydration, weakness, difficulty maintaining body temperature, and a body that is becoming increasingly compromised.💔💔💔💔💔💔
Allowing an animal to deteriorate to this point without intervention isn't giving nature a chance or " allowing nature to take its course".....
It is allowing suffering to continue.
Lovey is young.🥺She should be hunting, exploring, and preparing herself for the colder months ahead🥺. Instead, she became so debilitated that she was lying in someone's yard for days.💔💔💔
Thankfully, tonight she is no longer out there suffering.🙏🏼
She is here🙏🏼. She is safe🙏🏼. And now the work begins🙏🏼.
But Lovey is only one of the patients who came through our doors tonight.💔
It has been an absolutely relentless evening. Intake after intake. Phone call after phone call. By the time we finish stabilizing everyone, cleaning, medicating, feeding, documenting, and finally sharing their stories with you, we will be well into the morning.🥺
And while the animals continue to come through our doors, donations at this time of year become increasingly difficult to raise.😥
We are struggling as stated in several previous posts.
We don't say that for sympathy. We say it because it is the reality of operating a wildlife hospital that depends on donations to continue accepting these animals.🙏🏼
Every emergency intake costs money. Fluids. Medications. Diagnostics. Food. Heat. Medical supplies. Laundry. Electricity. Veterinary care. And then tomorrow morning, it all starts again.
We desperately need our community tonight.🙏🏼
Please don't scroll past Lovey.
If you can give $5, $10, $20 or anything at all please consider donating toward her care and the many other patients who arrived tonight.🙏🏼 If donating isn't possible, sharing this post costs nothing and can make an enormous difference.
There are nights when we wonder how we're going to continue financially.
And then another animal arrives who desperately needs us.
So we keep going.💪
Lovey needed someone to notice.🙏🏼
She needed someone to care.🙏🏼
She needed someone to say, “You've suffered long enough.”🙏🏼
Tonight, that someone was us.
Now we need you. 🦊💔

09/26/2026

💔💔💔This is Leopold. 💔💔💔
And right now, we need you to hear more than just his story🙏🏼
Leopold was brought to us yesterday after being hit by a car and later discovered in someone’s yard. He has two minor jaw fractures and a very small skull fracture💔. His injuries will require time, pain management, supportive care, proper nutrition, and a safe place to heal.
Despite everything he has been through, Leopold is incredibly gentle.💟
Virginia opossums are remarkable animals, and sometimes it truly feels as though they understand when they are finally safe.💖Leopold has one of the sweetest souls. 💝He allows us to care for him with a gentleness that absolutely melts your heart.💘
But we need to be completely transparent with everyone who follows us
We are struggling.... Badly.
Fundraising has become incredibly difficult, yet injured animals continue arriving every single day.
There is no pause button on wildlife emergencies.💔
Animals don't stop getting hit by cars because donations are down. Babies don't stop becoming orphaned. Birds don't stop suffering traumatic injuries.💔 Wildlife doesn't know that we're worried about how we're going to pay the next veterinary bill, medication order, electric bill, food bill, or supply invoice.💔
But we know. And right now, that weight is becoming incredibly heavy.💔
We are stretching absolutely everything we have to continue accepting animals like Leopold. 🙏🏼But there comes a point where compassion alone cannot pay the bills.💔
We don't want to limit intake🥺.
We don't want to tell someone holding an injured animal that we simply don't have the resources to help.🥺
But without financial support, those are decisions we may eventually be forced to make.🥺
That is why we're asking, urgently, for your help.
Please don't look at a $5 donation and think it isn't enough. If 100 people give $5, that's $500 toward keeping these doors open. Every donation adds up. Every share puts Leopold's story in front of someone new.🙏🏼
And every dollar gives us a little more breathing room to say YES when the phone rings again.🙏🏼
Leopold needs us today🙏🏼.
Later today it will be several more animals.🙏🏼
Please help make sure we're still here to answer that call.🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

09/26/2026

❤️❤️❤️Another life saved because someone chose to stop, pay attention, and make a phone call. ❤️❤️❤️
This beautiful double-crested cormorant was first spotted this afternoon hanging around on top of piles of metal at Steel Management Systems.When workers approached him, he could only manage short, low flights before crashing back to the ground. Each attempt left him increasingly exhausted.😪
They knew something wasn't right.
They contacted Pocono, spoke with Susan, and our amazing Barbara Miller was dispatched❤️. By the time Barbara arrived, this poor bird was completely spent. He was perched on a pile of metal with his head tucked beneath his wing, sound asleep. He was so exhausted that Barbara was able to carefully approach without him even waking him💔
Barbara also wants to give a huge thank-you to Brian and his colleague, who were absolutely critical to this rescue.🙏🏼 When they learned Barbara was about 30 minutes away, they stopped what they were doing and stayed with the cormorant ( who we've named Sinatra) to make sure he didn't disappear. Together they made a plan, and Barbara was able to safely secure him and immediately transport him to our center.❤️‍🩹
Once here, Avery admitted him and Sampson began his initial examination and supportive care.
Unfortunately, we now know that Sinatra is suffering from trichomoniasis. This is a disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trichomonas gallinae. In birds, it can produce painful lesions and plaques in the mouth, throat, and upper digestive tract, making swallowing and eating increasingly difficult.🥺 Severe infections can leave a bird debilitated, dehydrated, and dangerously weak which helps explain why this guy had so little energy left when he was found.
Thankfully, he was noticed before everyone simply assumed he was resting and walked away.🙏🏼
Now he has a safe place to recover, supportive care, appropriate treatment, and plenty of fish waiting for him as his condition allows. ❤️‍🩹🐟
Cases like his are exactly why we continue answering the phone, responding to calls, and accepting wildlife even during an incredibly difficult fundraising season. Every new patient means medications, diagnostics, food, supplies, staff time, and sometimes weeks of rehabilitation.
Please consider donating towards Sinatra's treatment and rehabilitation🙏🏼. Even a few dollars helps us continue saying yes when the next animal needs us.🙏🏼
And a very special thank-you to Barbara, Brian and his colleague, Avery, Sampson, and everyone who played a part in getting this beautiful bird safely into care.🙏🏼 Sometimes saving a life begins with nothing more complicated than noticing that something isn't right. ❤️
Additional video in the comment section.

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