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WildCare Oklahoma provides people with wildlife & conservation education, humane wildlife conflict resolution, and a place to bring injured, ill & orphaned wildlife for medical & rehabilitative care so they can be released back to the wild.

10/11/2026

**Please share with friends/family that have access to woody browse**

This year, Oklahoma experienced a severe drought. A lot of the foliage on WildCare's property died back and has not grown as much as we had hoped from last year. Because of this, and because of the large number of fawns we raised this year, we do not have enough browse on property to sustain our deer until their release in three weeks. In the wild this time of year, deer are stocking up on calories to prepare themselves for the colder months to come. We need to make sure that they have enough food available to create successful (and stocky) individuals for the winter. We need your help with this.

Similar to our previous willow donation post, we are asking the public and our supporters for browse donations for our deer. Browse includes almost any woody new growth with green leaves, including shrubs and young trees. It also can include large cuttings from mature woody trees, like mulberry trees. Our deer do not tend to eat sumac, oak, or evergreens like cedar. For reference, two full pick-up truck beds of browse would be substantial per day for our deer!

If you would like to donate browse for our deer or if you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]. We will fill specific day slots until their release at the end of October, so please let us know what day(s) work best for you! One-time donations are also greatly appreciated.

Fall migration is underway, and with it comes one of WildCareOklahoma's most common songbird intakes - window-strike pat...
10/05/2026

Fall migration is underway, and with it comes one of WildCareOklahoma's most common songbird intakes - window-strike patients.

This Nashville Warbler was one of the victims of a window strike. Like many birds, it could not see the glass as a barrier. Reflections of the sky, trees, and surrounding habitat can make windows look like open space.

When a bird hits a window, it can suffer a severe concussion, internal injuries, or other trauma, even if it appears to recover and fly away. Most of those birds that do fly away, die from their injuries.

If you find a window-strike bird:
1. Call WildCare Oklahoma or your local wildlife rehabilitation center first. They can help you safely contain and transport the bird.
2. Gently scoop the bird into a secure box, carrier, or container with air holes. Even if the bird seems lethargic and is not flying, it may begin to feel better and try to escape during transport. Never transport it loose.
3. Keep the bird in a warm, dark, and quiet place until you can get it to a rehabilitator.
4. During transport, minimize noise by turning off the radio and limiting talking.

The best way to help is to prevent window strikes before they happen. Bird-safe tape, painted dots, screens, and other visual barriers can help make glass visible to birds. If using tape or markings, place them on the outside of windows and close enough together to interrupt the flight path. They should be 2 inches apart horizontally and 2 inches apart vertically.

Make you windows bird safe to help our feathered friends safely complete their migration journeys.

📸Paul Rusinko,

Today is World Animal Day: See the World Through Their Eyes.Wildlife conservation starts with understanding that the wor...
10/04/2026

Today is World Animal Day: See the World Through Their Eyes.

Wildlife conservation starts with understanding that the world is home to more than just us.

For wildlife, habitat is food, shelter, family, and survival. When we protect ecosystems, we protect the species that depend on them and the balance that connects us all.

Seeing the world through their eyes means looking beyond our own needs. It means considering what wildlife needs to thrive, too.

Protect wild places, support conservation, and speak up for the decisions that give wildlife a future.

***Please share this post.***An estimated 377 million birds are predicted to be on the move across the U.S. tonight, and...
10/02/2026

***Please share this post.***
An estimated 377 million birds are predicted to be on the move across the U.S. tonight, and it's another peak migration night for birds through Oklahoma.

Birds flying through and from Oklahoma tonight include Nashville warblers and indigo buntings, which are pictured, as well as American widgeons, green herons, and yellow-rumped warblers.

How can you help?
1. Turn off exterior lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.

2. Close your blinds or curtains to keep indoor light from shining outside.

Birds migrating at night use the stars, moon, and even their ability to sense Earth’s magnetic field to navigate. Artificial light from streetlights, porches, stadiums, car lots, parking lots, and even lights shining out into the night through our windows can draw birds from their course and make migration more treacherous.

3. Keep cats inside, so they don’t attack birds who are taking much needed stops for rest during their migration.

4. Provide water in bird baths and shallow dishes.

5. Don’t use pesticides. They need insects along the route to maintain their energy for this intense journey.

You can help protect millions of birds by taking these few simple steps! Thank you for your kindness and your help!

Photo credit: Paul Rusinko and Jesse Pline, CWR, WildCareOklahoma

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This International Raccoon Appreciation Day, we wanted to share some behind the scenes details on raccoon rehabilitation...
10/01/2026

This International Raccoon Appreciation Day, we wanted to share some behind the scenes details on raccoon rehabilitation!

🦝Arriving at just above 100g, we receive most infant raccoons between April and June! These young babies are fed a specialized formula as often as five times a day. With receiving between 250 and 300 infant raccoons a year, it costs $5,000 a year just for the amount of raccoon formula we need!

🦝As we often receive single orphaned raccoons that undergo a 2-week quarantine, we give these solo babies stuffed animals to keep them company until they can be combined with other raccoons of their same age! As wild raccoon kits would grow up with the benefit of siblings for proper socialization, we want to mimic that in a rehabilitation setting too!

🦝Once outside in our Raccoon Enclosure, the raccoons receive enrichment to help keep them curious, encourage natural behaviors like foraging and climbing, and reduce stress while in captivity! Some enrichment, like the cardboard castle pictured, help entertain the raccoons and provide them with a new place to explore while they continue to grow.

🦝While in pre-release, we want raccoons to experience all weather conditions to prepare them for life in the wild! Late season infants typically overwinter at WildCare Oklahoma, and these raccoons get to interact with snow or ice as juveniles outside in our enclosure to prepare them for winters in the wild!

🦝Once ready for life in the wild, we release the raccoons on properties with proper forest cover, a good water source, and lots of room to roam, explore, and create their own territory!

While they are often associated with mischief, these highly intelligent and curious creatures are seed dispersers, which help support and maintain the biodiversity within their ecosystems, a source of natural pest control, and they help clean up the environment by scavenging for carrion. We are so thankful for raccoons and all that they do for our environment!

Join BioBlitz Oklahoma 2026 to celebrate, explore, and document Oklahoma's rich biological diversity. This event brings ...
09/27/2026

Join BioBlitz Oklahoma 2026 to celebrate, explore, and document Oklahoma's rich biological diversity. This event brings together professional scientists, students, and community volunteers to:
🐜Gather Biodiversity Data
🔬Support Scientific Research
👩🏾‍🔬Foster Citizen Science
🌳Promote Ecological Awareness

Friday, October 2 starting at 2 PM to Sunday at 12 PM at Beavers Bend State Park & Nature Center, Broken Bow, Oklahoma.

For more information and link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-oklahoma-bioblitz-tickets-1985908237999

What do puppy formula, almond milk, kitten milk replacer, breastmilk, and whole cow’s milk have in common? They’re terri...
09/26/2026

What do puppy formula, almond milk, kitten milk replacer, breastmilk, and whole cow’s milk have in common? They’re terrible for wildlife. BUT they’re commonly given to baby wildlife including baby squirrels by members of the public.

🐿️Feeding an infant squirrel the wrong formula or using the wrong feeding methods can both be death sentences for that infant. Persistent diarrhea, bloat, or constipation caused by improper formulas can cause constant pain and even death in infant squirrels. People chose to keep animals and “try” taking care of these babies rather than getting them to a trained, licensed wildlife rehabilitator. And when they do get to a professional wildlife rehabilitator, often the damage or illness is too severe to reverse.

🐿️One common consequence of improper formula is metabolic bone disease, a lifelong condition that weakens bones and causes painful fractures. Aspiration pneumonia is nearly always the result of “rescuer-fed” baby squirrels resulting from incorrect feeding techniques. This is a serious disease that often results in death.

🐿️While there may be good intentions behind these actions, they cause suffering and cost animals their lives. AI and Internet searches cannot replace a wildlife professional.

🐿️The best thing to do when you find an orphaned squirrel is to follow the steps below:

1) Call WildCare Oklahoma at 405-872-9338. Even if you get our voicemail, instructions on what to do if you find an injured or orphaned squirrel are outlined in our message!
2) Capture the infant squirrel by wearing gardening or small leather gloves and putting a blanket over the baby to lift it into a container.
3) Contain the infant squirrel in a secure tote with airholes, a cat or dog carrier, or even a cardboard box with air holes.
4) Keep the contained baby squirrel in a warm, dark, quiet place to limit stress until you are able to transport.
5) Do not offer any food or any water at any time while the squirrel is in your care!

🐿️It may feel “mean” to not offer wildlife food or water, but you are doing them a bigger favor by not feeding them. An orphaned squirrel with no food or water for a few hours has a much greater chance of making it to adulthood than an orphaned squirrel who was kept by a member of the public and fed kitten replacer milk for a week.

The Kirkpatrick Foundation Animal Conference was just a week ago. WildCareOklahoma staff and volunteers learned from ded...
09/25/2026

The Kirkpatrick Foundation Animal Conference was just a week ago. WildCareOklahoma staff and volunteers learned from dedicated advocates for animal welfare. Dr. Temple Grandin from Colorado State University discussed her work designing both livestock handling systems to reduce animal stress and objective auditing systems to measure animal welfare at meatpacking plants. Dr. Sean Butler from Cambridge University spoke about his work around animal rights law. Chris Green, Executive Director of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, talked about the organization’s work to improve animal welfare through the courts. Alex H**b from Turtle Race Task Force discussed turtle racing and efforts taken to help lessen this practice in Oklahoma and beyond.

WildCareOklahoma staff also presented at the conference. Elise Gundlach, Operations Director, participated in a panel on Animal Welfare in Emergencies & Disasters. Executive Director Inger Giuffrida gave a keynote address on Friday highlighting the organization’s work founding and leading the Oklahoma Animal Coalition with Brendan Hoover of Kirkpatrick Policy Group. She gave another keynote address on Saturday with Dr. John Otto, founder of Friends for Folks and the University Animal Hospital, titled Protecting People, Animals & Ecosystems Together: The ONE Health Movement. Inger also moderated and participated in a panel on backyard conservation.

The conference started with the release of Mississippi kites at Red Ridge Nature Preserve, one of WildCare’s partners. Jeff Corwin, known for wildlife television programs on Disney Channel and Animal Planet, helped staff Paul and Mack, both WIldlife Rehabilitation Managers, and Mason Wade, Team Leader.

Finally, WildCare Oklahoma’s Chimney Swift and Bat Enclosure won the first ever Animal Conference Architecture Award with the award going to the OU Gibbs School of Architecture.

A big thanks to Kirkpatrick Foundation, the conference speakers, and everyone who made the conference an amazing learning experience.



Pictured: Staff and volunteers at the beginning of the conference; Inger and Dr. Temple Grandin; Mason, Mack, Jeff Corwin, and Paul; Inger and Dr. Otto; Mr. Christian Keesee, Bryan Bloom and Ken Marold - OU Gibbs School of Architecture, and Kelley Barnes.

09/24/2026

Coyote 26-7453 is one of our top contestants for the Best Glow Up of 2026! 🎉

This young coyote arrived at WildCare Oklahoma from Rush Springs on July 14th. Upon examination, it was found that the young coyote was suffering from mange, a zoonotic skin disease caused by parasitic mites. The young coyote was dehydrated and thin with skin flaking across her body and noticeable patches of fur loss. WildCare’s veterinary team provided rehydration therapy, pain management medication, antibiotics to prevent secondary skin infection, dewormer, and a topical flea medication to get rid of the mites. With the help of this care regimen, the coyote was cleared of mange just 35 days after her arrival at WildCare Oklahoma.
Once cleared, coyote 7453 was combined with three coyote pups of a similar age in an outdoor enclosure. This allowed her to continue her time at WildCare with minimal human presence in order to ensure her success as a wild animal. The coyotes were given daily enrichment, a vaccine series to ensure their health and wellness both in care and once introduced back into the wild, and they were live prey tested to ensure they had the ability to hunt and capture prey.
After 71 days in care, coyote 7453 was released the morning of September 23rd on one of our designated release properties with the rest of the group with which she was raised at WildCare Oklahoma. 🐾

📸: Jill Watson, RVT, & Mari Dziedzic-Williams

Meet patient 25-9500, common rat snake, which arrived at WildCareOklahoma on September 12, 2026. This patient was broug...
09/23/2026

Meet patient 25-9500, common rat snake, which arrived at WildCareOklahoma on September 12, 2026. This patient was brought to by an extremely caring individual that found the snake acting lethargic near Purcell Lake.

Common rat snakes are beneficial to ecosystems. They keep rodent populations in check, help mitigate the spread of diseases, provide an important food source for larger predators, and stable populations are indicators of healthy, functioning ecosystems. They are non venomous and pose no danger to people or pets.

This snake is being treated for head trauma, which means pain medication, nutritious food, and plenty of rest.

As patient 9500 for the year, this little snake is also an indicator of how busy 2026 has been at WildCareOklahoma. Patient 25-9500 (the first time the center reached this milestone) was an eastern screech owl and arrived at the center on December 29, 2025 – a full three and a half months later.

Photo credit: Mack Thomas, CWR, WildCareOklahoma

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8505 Wildwood Lane
Noble, OK
73068

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 5:30pm
Sunday 9am - 5:30pm

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