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Apr 26th, 2024

Celebrating Ruth Vetter Day

April 26th marks a special day at Dane County Humane Society (DCHS).

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Wildlife

Jul 16th, 2023

DCHS's Wildlife Center's Bi-Annual Stats

Summer stats are here! See our bi-annual patient volumes, species, and time of admissions. DCHS’s Wildlife Center hit its peak of patient intake at the end of May!

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Wildlife

Jul 13th, 2023

Special Species Update: Bobcat released

In July, Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center admitted our first-ever baby bobcat. Three months later, she grew enough to be released back to her home territory.

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Wildlife

Apr 21st, 2023

Spring is in the Air

DCHS's Wildlife Center staff and an intern share a few of their favorite patient stories so far this year.

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Wildlife

Apr 21st, 2023

Swan Success, Pelican Pending

DCHS's Wildlife Center has exciting news to update our supporters about our social media-famous Swan and Pelican!

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Wildlife

Apr 20th, 2023

Raptor Reuniting: Baby Barred Owls

DCHS's Wildlife Center staff and volunteers team with arborists and UW-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve (LSNP) staff to re-nest two baby Barred Owls that fell from their tree.

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Wildlife Outreach & Education

Apr 20th, 2023

Intern Q&A: Why Did You Apply for the Wildlife Internship?

We asked one of our Wildlife Center interns: What inspired you to apply for this internship and what are you hoping to learn?

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