From possum care to wild bird care, you'll find it under the umbrella of Wild Critter Care!  Tom coined our site motto, and caring for unwanted, injured and abandoned critters is our humble attempt to have one nobel cause in life.

Turtle Rescue or Turtle Trouble?

A kind friend of ours 'thought' she rescued a turtle.  She returned it to the water's edge, not realizing that the animal had spent days trying to get away from the water so that it could lay its eggs.

Many times kind people try to help these type critters and end up doing more damage than good. Unless you know otherwise, the best thing that you can do whenever your path crosses an orphaned, wounded or lost critter is to seek professional assistance. This may mean finding a park ranger, contacting animal control or calling your vet's office for some savvy know-how.  There are other reasons why you should avoid handling wild critters:

you may get bit

you may become exposed to a dangerous disease such as rabies

you may put your scent on the critter and it's mother will no longer lay claim

you may be taking an animal away from its natural environment as its parent views, secretly hidden in the brush or rocks

The Links:

You can use the link buttons at the top of this page to navigate to articles featuring our Wild Critter Care rescues. You'll also run into information on how to care for wild critters in emergency situations.

Thank you for caring for wildlife and making our world a little bit kinder. Although animals were here first, man'kind' rules. By doing something as simple as feeding the birds, you're doing a big part to help keep the Circle of Critters unbroken.