Wild Care Cape Cod

06/12/2026

We can't wait to see everyone next Saturday, June 20th from 11am til 2pm for our Wildlife Baby Shower! If you are doing some shopping this weekend we’d be so grateful if you'd pick up a gift card, or gift from our Wish List to bring for the wildlife babies in our care!

Everyone that brings a gift will be entered to win an awesome gift basket including fabulous prizes from the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Bird Watcher's General Store, and Wild Care!

FOR ALL THE BABY SHOWER DETAILS: https://conta.cc/4txYrKu

If you can’t join us, please consider making a donation to our wildlife babies: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=JKVB2CYVBLUW6

06/11/2026

Meet Wild Care’s Animal Ambassadors at our Wildlife Baby Shower next Saturday 6/20 from 11am til 2pm. Meet local shell-ebrity Garv, an Eastern Box Turtle, Terry & Gerry, beautiful Eastern Painted Turtles, Tortilla, an adorable little Musk Turtle, Up-Up and Nickerson, Eastern Screech Owls, Mallory, the sweetest Mallard Duck, and introducing Onion, a Cuban Tree Frog. You won’t want to miss The Amazing Richard and his wildlife themed magic show.

Meet and Greet Schedule with Animal Ambassadors
11:30 AM – Mallory a Mallard duck
12:00 PM – Nickerson, an Eastern Screech Owl
12:30 PM – The Amazing Richard the Magician
1:00 PM – Up Up an Eastern Screech Owl
1:30 PM – Garv an Eastern Box Turtle

Onion the Cuban Tree Frog, Tortilla the Musk Turtle, Terry and Gerry, Painted Turtles will be ongoing in the Education Center

This Event is Generously Sponsored by
The American Legion Orleans Post #308

All the details: https://conta.cc/4txYrKu

06/10/2026

Happy Birthday Gionet Hasson! ❤ Gionet is a Staff Wildlife Rehabilitator at Wid Care. She was an Intern in 2018 and 2019. We hired her in 2020.

She a kind-hearted person who is skilled and dedicated. A gentle soul. We love you, Gionet! We hope you have a wonderful birthday.

Wild Care Staff
Photo: Kerry Reid

06/08/2026

Wild Care Friends! We are in need of tissues. Drop at our door daily between 9AM-5PM at 10 Smith Ln., Eastham, or order through our Amazon Wishlist. We use tissues for tiny animals! Thank you!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1MDFCQUMF6XTL?ref_=wl_share

Executive Director, Stephanie ~

06/05/2026

Pollinator Festival at The Crosby Mansion tomorrow, Saturday, June 6th from 10am-2pm. Free event with lots of family friendly activities and informational booths. Wild Care’s Director Stephanie Ellis will give a presentation on “The Chimney Swifts of Crosby Mansion” at 1pm.

06/04/2026

Compost Pile Surprise

Jeremy from the Farm at Love Farms in Dennis discovered a Common Snapping Turtle laying eggs in an active compost pile and contacted Wild Care. Because the pile was being used, staff wildlife rehabilitator Chelsea Peck safely removed 44 eggs for incubation at Wild Care. Soon after, another nest containing 32 eggs was found. Chelsea retrieved those eggs. She also guided Jeremy into re-nesting future nests on-site so they can continue developing in the wild.

In total: 76 snapping turtle eggs rescued and given a chance to hatch. 🐢🥚

Executive Director, Stephanie ~

06/01/2026

Please join us on Wednesday, June 3rd at the Brewster Senior Center, Council On Aging for Cape Cod's Amazing Wildlife. All are welcome!

We are excited to welcome back once again, fan favorite, Stephanie Ellis, Executive Director of Wild Care! Come here her talk about Cape Cod's Amazing Wildlife! June 3rd, at 1:30. Call the COA at 508-896-2737 to sign up. Hope to see you there!

06/01/2026

Grab your Kleenex for this happy ending. ❤️

On Friday, I heard a mother turkey and her chicks in distress in my backyard. Two poults were trapped in a fish trap, so I freed them and reunited them with their mom. (The trap entrance has since been closed.)

My wheels were turning because these babies were the same age as two orphaned turkey poults at Wild Care that needed a mother.

I called Jennifer Taylor, our Director of Animal Care, and she quickly brought them over. She introduced the orphans to the flock, and the mother turkey accepted them immediately—going from 10 babies to 12. ❤️

I’ve seen the family around the neighborhood since, and while I can’t get an exact count, she still appears to have at least 11 poults.

Nature is amazing!

Great reminder to close up any fish/lobster traps you might have on your property so that wildlife do not become entrapped.

— Stephanie, Executive Director
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