| Wild and Free, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to the education of the public regarding wildlife and their habitat, and relieving the pain and suffering of wild animals. Professional and humane care is provided in efforts to preserve our local wildlife. We are a non-profit organization, supported entirely by grants and donations and the many hours donated by a talented group of volunteers. Wild and Free receives no federal or state funding for any portion of our program. We provide food, shelter, medical and surgical care to orphaned or injured wildlife under permits from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Our primary facility is located in Garrison, MN, where we receive animals from all communities in the North Central Minnesota area. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Animal Update at Wild and Free Rehabilitation Center As of Monday, June 1, 2009, at the Wild & Free Rehabilitation Center in Garrison, we are in the process of feeding and rehabilitating the following orphaned/injured animals: 4 Bear Cubs 6 Squirrels 3 Fox kits 2 Fawns 1 Robin 2 Raccoons 1 Crow 2 Great Horned Owls 1 Barred Owl 1 Snowy Owl As you can tell, we are into our busy season and it only gets more hectic from now on. All are doing fine at this time. With the busy season just starting, we expect many, many more animals in the very near future, (we received over 20 animals just this week) which will keep all of our volunteers extremely busy. If you would like to get involved by volunteering to help take care of the animals or help financially, please see our volunteer and/or adopt-an-animal program below. |
Would you like to help by volunteering? Click HERE to see the volunteer information form. Print it out and mail to the address on the form. |
6-5-09 More orphans at W&F
Click HERE for a baby Bobcat, Crow, Sharp Shinned Hawk, and 3 baby foxes.
5-26-09 - Owls
Click HERE for some information about a couple of owls at W&F.
5-12-09 - Treat wounded eagle
A juvenile bald eagle gets treated, Click HERE for pictures.
4-19-09 - Loon release
Last year there was a problem with loons landing on a sewage settling pond before the ice had gone off the lakes. We were not able to save them. This year we only had to deal with one loon from that pond and the outcome was much better. Click HERE for more information and pictures of a happy event.
3-24-09 - Saw-whet Owl release
We released a Saw-whet Owl on March 17th at Rippleside Elementary in Aitkin, MN. Click HERE for pictures of the release.
1-10-09 Great Horned Owl release
We started the new year out right by releasing a Great Horned Owl back into the wild. Click HERE for pictures of the release.
11-18-08 5th graders donate money to Wild and Free
Today, the 5th graders at Rippleside Elementary in Aitkin, MN presented Wild and Free with a check to help us care for our injured and orphaned animals. Click HERE for more information.
11-01-08 - Red Tail Hawk release and working on the wing of a Barred Owl
One of our greatest pleasures is being able to release an animal back into the wild after a successful rehabilitation effort. On November 1st we were able to release a Red Tail Hawk. Click HERE to see pictures of the release and work being done on the Barred Owl.
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