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Apr 10th, 2024

YOU Can Help Wildlife's Youngest Patients During Baby Shower Week

Spring kicks off the busiest time of year for DCHS's Wildlife Center: wildlife baby season. Read about some of the patients we've admitted so far and learn how you can help with their rehabilitation.

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Nov 29th, 2022

You Helped This Green Heron Soar

Thanks to the support of incredible community members like you, DCHS’s wildlife rehabilitators nursed this green heron back to health.

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Wildlife

Oct 21st, 2022

The Long Journey of Bird Migration

A volunteer at DCHS's Wildlife Center writes about a few bird species that move through Wisconsin in the fall and spring months, some traveling thousands of miles each time.

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Wildlife

Oct 21st, 2022

You Can Help Save Songbirds

A bacterial disease and window strikes are two main causes that bring songbirds to DCHS's Wildlife Center. But with your help, we could reduce the number of birds admitted for these reasons.

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Wildlife

Oct 21st, 2022

A Partnership for the Birds

DCHS's Wildlife Center is a partner of the Bird Collision Corps project, which studies bird window strikes.

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Jul 12th, 2022

A Flurry of Foxes

DCHS's Wildlife Center admitted a record number of red foxes this year, including one young fox that was found in the road with a broken leg.

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Jul 12th, 2022

A Turtle's Story of Revival After Prairie Burns

Two volunteers at DCHS's Wildlife Center share the story of a Blanding's turtle that was badly burned in a controlled prairie fire, and the turtle's slow road to recovery.

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