By the time most animals are able to be caught and brought into rehab for help, they are so sick or emaciated that their chances for survival are often slim. In the wild, if you look sick you become someone’s lunch, so wild animals do their best to avoid humans and avoid capture, until they are simply too weak to flee. We do our best to minimize stress in treatment and care. Your donations enable us to purchase better equipment, better facilities and more veterinary assistance, ever improving our success rate at healing these deserving animals and getting them back into the wild, where they belong.
Some animals die while in our care. For those that live, but are determined to be non-releasable due to their injuries, we have to make a tough choice. If they can live life without pain, and have the right temperament, they are given the chance to become part of our education programs as Animal Ambassadors. Unfortunately, some do not do well in captivity or do not travel well, so humane euthanasia is the kindest thing we can do for them.
2010 Statistics
Birds
136 birds taken in: 59 released, 1 transferred, 15 euthanized, 49 died and 12 pending.
Mammals
8 squirrels-7 released, 1 died
5 fawns-1 transferred, 3 died, 1 euthanized
1 skunk-1 died
2 bats-both released
1 cottontail rabbit-died
2009 Statistics
Birds
132 received, 45 released, 2 pending release in the spring, 3 put into education programs, 29 euthanized, 53 died as a result of their injuries.
Mammals
3 Grey Squirrels and 1 Douglas Squirrel 2 released, 2 died
1 Jack Rabbit died
1 Porcupine died of injuries received when run over by a train
5 Deer (including two rescued after they fell through the ice in the Klamath River) 2 released, 2 died, 1 euthanized
4 Raccoons all euthanized by directive from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, due to prevalence of disease and overcrowding in the local populations
2008 Statistics
Birds
134 received, 57 released, 4 put into education programs, 26 euthanized, 47 died as a result of their injuries.
Mammals
2 raccoons, 2 skunks, 1 bat, 1 marmot, 1 chipmunk – ALL were released.
Reptiles
1 rubber boa – Released
2007 Statistics
Birds
73 received – 40 released, 2 non-releasable birds trained as Animal Ambassadors
Mammals
2 deer, 1 chipmunk and 1 bat received – 1 deer and the chipmunk released.
2006 Statistics
Birds
61 received – 29 released, 4 non-releasable birds trained as Animal Ambassadors
Mammals
2 deer – 2 released
1 raccoon – released
3 squirrels – all released
1 cottontail – released
2005 Statistics
Birds
66 received – 43 released
