Critter Crossing Rehabilitation

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Small scale wildlife facility specializing in providing sanctuary to non-releasable animals, raising orphaned mustelids (weasels, mink etc.)

and providing educational programing. **WE ARE CLOSED TO ALL OTHER INTAKES AND INQUIRIES** We are funded solely on private donations. Donations are not required at intake but always appreciated! Critter Crossing Rehabilitation is a Michigan based wildlife rehabilitation facility established in 2018 for the rescue & care of injured, ill, and orphaned native wildlife. We focus on the rehabilitation of all small mammals including raccoons, opossums, rabbits, mink, muskrat, squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs, foxes, weasels, etc. We also are legally subpermitted to aid in the stabilization of raptor species. We are not currently licensed for fawns or songbirds, though we are working towards it. The goal is always to release these animals back into their natural environment, though we do hold a scientific collectors permit for an educational non-releasable opossum, meant to be used in live programs to educate the public on our backyard wildlife and how to coexist and appreciate these critters. We thoroughly enjoy attending events, giving presentations, and educating the public whenever we can. We are here to help our wildlife but also as a hotline resource to assist with human-animal conflict and advise on how to properly help and know when to step in with a potential animal in need. We have a great working partnership with our local MIDNR, animal control, Michigan Humane Society, and the general community. If you need help with an animal, text is best at (810) 441-6934, or you can message us on Facebook or call us directly at the same number. Thank you for caring about our wildlife!

10/25/2026

It’s called enrichment, babe. Look it up 💅

10/03/2026

Teaching my daughters the same 💕

09/02/2026

No clever caption, just Nyx enjoying a snack on a rainy day 🤎

09/01/2026

Are you a wildlife rehabilitator, subpermit, volunteer, student, or interested in the field?
Here’s a wonderful opportunity to learn or earn CE credits!
As a flagship board member of Michigan Association of Wildlife Rehabilitation, I can tell you that we’ve poured a ton of time, love and planning into this event to offer a quality educational experience to help advance our field!

This is the first time something this has ever been offered in our home state. Please join us! 🤎

‼️**REGISTRATION EXTENDED**🐿️

We have been contacted by several rehabilitators who missed the registration deadline by a hair. Whether your hands were full with babies or your mind was at capacity—we get it! We have reopened registration until THIS FRIDAY, September 4th.

MAWR Continuing Education Conference
Registration Includes:

-6 Hours of MI-DNR approved continuing education
-Two different tracks of qualified speakers on quality topics
-Breakfast
-Lunch
-A MAWR logo tote bag
-Two raffle tickets to use for our raffle items
-Admission into Howell Nature Center's "Wild Wonders Wildlife Park".
-Networking Opportunities
-Digital Copies of all sessions sent post-event

Please also note that we will not be having a cohort this year, as the cohort was a placeholder while our organization was becoming established with the goal being executing a quality continuing education conference for you all.

Registration to our CE conference is open to ALL...members, non-members, students, sub permittees. Any one with an interest in wildlife rehabilitation is welcome to join us.

08/31/2026

Mink Release🤎

Also a gentle reminder that these guys are semi aquatic and are constantly making a mess of their pool and enclosure even though it’s cleaned daily. Unless you want to donate 50k for a concrete bottom pool and a pump house, please be nice and take that into consideration before judging the mess.

08/23/2026

This special girl. 🦊

I could sit in there with her all day. She is absolutely content in her retirement here. Most of the time, she’s snoozing and doesn’t even hear me walk up to her enclosure.

Imagine living your whole life in a small wire cage, never touching solid ground, getting bred back to back for the fur trade. Getting rescued, placed into immediate safety, and then you end up here eating gourmet chicken snacks.

I don’t know how much time she has left, but we will be damn sure to make the best of it!

08/11/2026

This is the fox that Saveafox Corporation’s Mikayla Raines daughter, Freya, was in love with and named “Butterfly” at her liberation from the fur farm 🥹 so it’s pretty cute to see my own toddler now interact with her.

Her name was then changed to “Nyx”, which my 2 year old can’t quite say…so she calls her “Mix” 😂

If you can’t tell, she’s settling in well. Enjoying peace, quiet, space, and LOVES digging (hence the dirt on her snoot) and loves burying her loot (cheese snacks).

She’s going in to see our vet on Thursday for a complete work up and evaluation so we can make sure she’s as comfortable as possible in her old age.
💜

08/10/2026

I just wanted to thank everyone for your continued support this baby season. Even though baby season looks much different for me now with only accepting minks & weasels, it was still a good deal of work and your support kept these fierce little cuties fed.

Thank you, endlessly!
Look how “bad to the bone” this not-so-little-anymore baby is. 🥹

08/07/2026

She’s here. 🥹 Meet “Nyx”. Originally rescued by Saveafox Corporation from the fur farm of 500 foxes.

She was initially placed with Felix Foundation Fox Sanctuary, but unfortunately—maybe due to her old age—was no longer getting along with her cage mate and needed placement because of safety and space limitations.

Welcome home, pretty girl.
🖤

08/05/2026

I meant to post this on Friday, whoops.
Thank you to everyone for your help! We are picking up our new 🦊 friend tomorrow!

Address

PO Box 233
Dryden, MI
48428

Telephone

+18104416934

Website

http://www.crittercrossingrehab.com/

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