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Licensed 501(c)(3) wildlife rehab. Volunteer-run. Serving Cabarrus County and the Charlotte region. Call or text (980) 228-9686 · 9am–5pm.

Injured, ill, or orphaned native wildlife, songbirds to reptiles. https://linktr.ee/CarolinaWildlifeSanctuary

10/29/2026

Snack time in progress. 🐿️

Squirrels raised in care get bowls of nutrition, a lot of patience, and time to get ready to be on their own.

10/28/2026

Dinner is served. 🐢🥗

Eastern box turtles are omnivores, so a healthy recovery means a varied plate: greens, fruit, and protein. Every bite counts when a turtle is getting back on its feet.

10/27/2026

Fresh fir for your front door, support for local wildlife!

Our holiday wreath sale is open: Fraser fir wreaths, mantel greenery, and mailbox covers from a North Carolina Christmas tree farm, starting at $32.

CWS is run entirely by volunteers, so every order supports patient care for Cabarrus County’s injured and orphaned wildlife.

Order by Saturday, Nov 14. Pickup in Concord from Nov 23, at a time that works for you.

Know a front door that needs a little green? Send them this. 💚

Order at the link in our bio.

10/27/2026

Blueberry 🎃

10/26/2026

Months of planning. One Saturday on site. Ten squirrel nest boxes and a brand-new patient intake station. 🐿️

Prathik Gogineni and his fellow Scouts from Troop 10 in Concord brought his Eagle Scout project to life at CWS this weekend. The nest boxes will give orphaned baby squirrels a cozy, safe den to grow up in while they’re in our care. The intake station gives injured and orphaned animals dropped off by caring members of the public a quiet, dark, sheltered spot to rest until one of our volunteers can take over.

This is what wildlife rehab in Cabarrus County looks like: neighbors showing up for the animals who share our backyards. Gifts of time and talent like this stretch every donated dollar further. Thank you, Prathik, Troop 10, and every parent, leader and Scoutmaster who showed up with a drill.

10/23/2026

Spring gets most of the attention, but squirrels have a second baby season, and it runs late summer.

Gray squirrels breed in winter and again around June, so another round of young shows up in late summer. These three were orphaned from that second round. Now they’re cracking nuts on their own and getting close to going back outside.

If you’ve got tree work planned this fall, it’s worth a quick look up first. Leaf nests in the branches and holes in the trunk can still have squirrels in them.

10/21/2026

Lucy, caught mid-yawn. Very relatable for a Wednesday.

These are some of our eastern box turtle patients, and ambassadors resting up in our turtle center.

A few things to notice while you swipe:
Check the eyes. Male eastern box turtles usually have red or orange eyes, and females usually have brown or yellowish eyes. It’s not a perfect rule, but it’s a good first clue.

The “box” is literal. A hinge across the bottom shell lets a box turtle pull in and seal itself up, front and back.

As the weather cools, wild box turtles bury into soil or leaf litter and go dormant until it warms up again.

Leave a corner of your yard leafy. It’s winter shelter. Check leaf piles before you mulch, mow, or burn them.

10/20/2026

Those fake webs catch more than fake spiders.

Halloween decorating lands right in the middle of fall migration through Cabarrus County, while squirrels are busy building winter nests. Fake webbing doesn’t break the way real webs do, so a songbird, bat, or squirrel that runs into it can get stuck. Squirrels sometimes carry it back to their nests, too.

You can keep it spooky. A few small swaps make a big difference:
Keep fake webs indoors.
Put window clings on the outside of the glass, about 2 inches apart. They break up the reflection of trees and sky that birds try to fly into.
Turn porch lights off at dusk, or by 11 p.m. Birds migrating at night are drawn toward light.
When you’re done with your pumpkins, compost or donate them. Plain or painted, pumpkins left out bring wildlife closer to pets and cars.

If you find an animal tangled, please don’t pull or cut near its body. Even after it’s free, tight strands can cut off blood flow. Text us at 980-228-9686 and we’ll help. If it’s a bat, don’t touch it. Call the NC Wildlife Helpline at 866-318-2401 on weekdays, or your county animal control on nights and weekends.

Know someone decorating this week? Send this their way.

Follow along for more from our fall migration series. Linktree in bio.

10/19/2026

Meet our newest Wonders of Wildlife Festival 2026 vendor: Possum Creations by Waylon! 🦡

Handmade clay opossums and hand-drawn opossum greeting cards, made to spread the good word about North America’s only marsupial and raise money for opossums. A perfect fit for National Opossum Day, and for WOW.

Come say hi Saturday, November 14, 11am to 4pm, at Cabarrus Brewing Company in Concord. Admission is free!

10/16/2026

Back in the water.

This snapping turtle was found in the middle of a road in Steele Creek. The finders suspected a broken leg and thankfully a full exam showed only a scratch.

It may have been displaced when a nearby retention pond was removed. After an evaluation in care, it was released at a lake nearby, close enough to reach familiar ground.

Snapping turtles spend their lives in a fairly fixed home range. They know where to feed, nest, and spend the winter. Moved too far, a turtle may never find its way back.

Follow along for more releases. Everything else, Linktree in bio.

Address

Concord, NC
28025

Telephone

+19802289686

Website

http://linktr.ee/CarolinaWildlifeSanctuary

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