Wildlife in Crisis, Inc.

Wildlife in Crisis, Inc. Wildlife in Crisis volunteers answer over 20,000 phone calls and care for over 5,000 injured and orphaned wild animals each year, since 1988. Please be patient.

If you have found an injured or orphaned wild animal please call us and be sure to leave a voicemail. We usually return calls within 30 minutes during business hours. We need to assess each situation to decide what the best course of action is for each animal. Remember, these are wild animals and often the best course of action is to simply leave them be, or offer a gentle helping hand. Placing wi

ldlife in a captive situation is a last resort. We are entirely volunteer run and receive over 200 calls per day. If this is an emergency please call local police. Thank you.

06/11/2026

These downy woodpeckers were brought to us a month ago as nestlings after their tree was cut down. Miraculously they survived the fall protected by the tree hollow their parents so carefully chose for them. One did suffer a leg fracture and they were all bruised from the fall, but all healed and thrived. Day by day with hand feedings every 20 minutes they matured. Eventually eating insects on their own out of tree logs in our outdoor flight cage. On this beautiful June day we released them onto our sanctuary where trees are left to stand for wildlife.💚🌎🌳

06/10/2026

Receiving many birds entangled in fishing line this week!😐 Most are recovering from deep wounds caused by line and hooks. This robin was a quick turnaround. We were able to remove the line, allow him to rest and then spend some time in our flight cage. We were able to send him back to his point of origin same day. Those healing from lacerations and punctures need to spend weeks with us. It’s always great to send them home same day after line removal. Stay safe little robin. Humans, pick up your line!🧐

Not AI! After 38 years of wildlife caregiving there is not much we haven’t seen.😳Yesterday we received a call about a ha...
06/08/2026

Not AI! After 38 years of wildlife caregiving there is not much we haven’t seen.😳Yesterday we received a call about a hawk drowning in someone’s pool. We advised them how to safely rescue with a pool net. They brought the struggling Red-shouldered hawk to us for care. Upon examination we found not one but two tree frogs clinging to his back!🐸The frogs were safely removed and released into our wetlands.🙌 The hawk is now recovering from water inhalation.

This is a prime example of the danger pools pose to wildlife. We receive at least one call a day throughout spring and summer about animals drowning in pools. Fawns, raccoons, opossums, mice, chipmunks, bunnies, ducklings, songbirds, raptors, turtles, frogs and snakes. All fall victim to these unnatural bodies of water with no escape. We have rules that pools must have fences around them to prevent children from drowning, but no protection for native wildlife who wander or fall into them. If you have a pool please order several frog logs and place around perimeter of pools. These can be ordered online (Amazon carries them). They provide a step which enables wildlife an escape route. Rubber mats can also be hung into pool secured with rocks as weights on the outside.🐸🌎

This momma opossum had a rough few days before being brought to us yesterday. She was hit by a car and sustained tell ta...
06/07/2026

This momma opossum had a rough few days before being brought to us yesterday. She was hit by a car and sustained tell tale impact injuries. She managed to drag herself into a yard where she suffered puncture wounds from an unknown source. She is now resting comfortably inside our clinic with her 9 babies in tow happily nursing from her pouch.

We have many chipmunks recovering from car strikes and cat attacks. These two are recovering well with quiet rest, nutri...
06/06/2026

We have many chipmunks recovering from car strikes and cat attacks. These two are recovering well with quiet rest, nutrition and medication.💚

06/05/2026

This is our busiest month of the year and we are in overdrive. We have been receiving over 200 calls per day and 40-50 new patients each day. Peter took the week off from work to answer the phone full time this week. Each voicemail returned with patience and care for the people and animals they seek help with. Our primary focus is on our current patients, with each given the attention and treatment they need to heal, grow and thrive. With baby birds this means feeding every 20 minutes for our tiniest patients and hourly for larger songbirds. Small mammals like bunnies require quiet solitude. We limit each animal to one human caregiver during their stay to eliminate stress and retain fear of humans, which is vital to their survival post release. Babies are always raised with others of their own species for proper socialization. We’ve been caring for wildlife since 1988 and have seen a disturbing uptick in the numbers of animals being hit by cars and coming into contact with humans and their pets as ecosystems are compromised via overvelopment the past few years. Land preservation is key as wildlife cannot thrive without proper habitat. This week we have been releasing many of our first wave of babies from this year and still releasing the last of our winter patients. This red-tailed hawk arrived on a very cold day in early February after being hit by a car. Like many of the hawks and owls we received this past winter, this was an emaciated juvenile who ended up hit on a busy road. This one had suffered severe head and body trauma. He is the last of our overwinter patients to be released. Phew! We released him yesterday nearby his origin amongst an excited group of children gathered at the Darien Nature Center-one of their employees brought him to us. He flew off beautifully into the woods. The outcome we hope for each and every one of our precious patients.💚🌎

Once again, we implore homeowners not to trap animals. This seemingly “quick fix” causes a tremendous amount of unnecess...
06/04/2026

Once again, we implore homeowners not to trap animals. This seemingly “quick fix” causes a tremendous amount of unnecessary suffering and only opens a niche for other animals to fill. From now through September baby animals will be awaiting their mothers’ return. This baby raccoon and countless others lost their mothers due to trapping. Seeing raccoons and other “nocturnal” animals active during daylight hours is perfectly normal behavior. It does not mean they are sick, that is a myth. Summer days are long, mothers are hungry, and dens are hot. Please be tolerant of our wild neighbors.🌎

Wee baby turkey found all alone. Resting comfortably now in an incubator, beginning to peck at food with supplemental ha...
06/02/2026

Wee baby turkey found all alone. Resting comfortably now in an incubator, beginning to peck at food with supplemental hand feeding.💚

Sweet little bun recovering from a cat attack.💚
06/01/2026

Sweet little bun recovering from a cat attack.💚

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P. O. Box 1246
Weston, CT
06883

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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(203) 544-9913

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