Wild 4 Life

09/07/2025

My fox are just about ready to be released but I need a few more mice/rats for them. Does anybody know a supplier close to Bowling Green?

18/07/2024

This little guy was born a little late in the season. Does anybody have any ducks on their pond that are about this size near Bowling Green that he could join? 

27/05/2024

Please be patient with me today. I’m just one person! Just a reminder, I only do mammals and I won’t be picking anything up. You will have to be bring to me.

10/05/2024

You’ve heard the saying “raining cats and dogs” well today it rained squirrels, groundhogs, fox, skunks and opossums. Here are a few pictures of today’s intakes.

06/05/2024

https://www.wbko.com/2024/05/02/wildlife-officials-urge-public-not-interfere-with-newborn-wild-animals/

An annual surge in newborn wildlife has arrived, and area wildlife officials are urging the public to refrain from moving young animals when they are found, regardless of how vulnerable they may seem.

05/04/2024

What is an animal lover? All the time I get people that have found baby wildlife and they tell me “we are animal lovers.” So what does that really mean to you? If you love something doesn’t that mean you want what’s best for it? Does that mean you pass it around to all your friends and small children and let them hold it? Does that mean you just go to your refrigerator and immediately feed it? Does that mean you keep it so you can enjoy it for a few days?

If you are truly an animal lover then you do what is best for the animal….not you. Put the animal in a box, with a t shirt or towel keep it warm. Call a rehabber and see if we need to take it or try to reunite with mom.

Here is an example of what I like to tell people. You’re at the mall and you see a two-year-old child alone screaming in the middle of the aisle. Do you immediately pick up the child and take them to the food court to buy them food? Do you immediately go to the water fountain to try to find them a drink? Do you pick up the child and pass it from person to person? Do you take the child home for a few days? No, first you look for the parent who is probably frantically looking for their child. If that parent can’t be located, then you would call security so that you know that the child is gonna be properly taken care of until the mother is found. That child is not yours, so you don’t have the right to feed it, not knowing allergies or diet. Whether the child is hungry or thirsty at that moment, doesn’t matter. Getting the child reunited with the parent or someone who knows what to do in the situation is the only way to handle the situation. Animals are the exact same way. 

31/01/2024

This is an amazing book for any age. Jan Trabue is one of my volunteers and a great friend. The pictures in this book will amaze you! If you’re interested in purchasing one click on the link below or you can make a $75 or more donatation and receive a book as a thank you.

http://haleyapublishing.com/jan-trabue-fox

05/01/2024

What to do when you find ADULT injured wildlife?

You all are awesome about giving out my name when a need arises and I appreciate you all. However, what happens to the animal in between the time the finder finds the animals, they contact you, and then they find me is crucial. I’m hoping that educating you all will help save more animals.

When you find an injured animal treat it pretty much like a human.

1. Check your surroundings. Approach the animal slowly, if they run off let them go. If the they don’t take pictures of the animal and it’s injuries. The animal could just be stunned and need a few minutes to recover, just like people. If near the road or in an unsafe area move to the grass. If you’re scared to touch the animal use something to move it. We suggest brooms if you at home or floor mats or tire irons if in your car.

2. If it is cold outside warm it up with a blanket or depending on the animal put in you car or garage, if it’s hot provide shade and again depending on the animal, set something beside it to provide shade or move to a garage or under a tree. They are in shock just like a person.

3. Don’t feed them! Think about when you go into the emergency room, food isn’t a priority- water is fine but don’t force it down them. Even if it’s a cute little baby, wait and let us feed.

4. Now the the the animal has been stabilized, it is time to find someone to help it. This is when you find the nearest wildlife rehabber. Texting pictures helps us assess the animal, so text pictures before calling.

5. Now be patient, please know the wildlife rehabbers do this on a volunteer basis, they personally pay for the treatment, food and gas. Most have jobs and families and can’t always drop everything and drive an hour. You will probably be asked to meet them with the animal. If you know you can’t meet them or don’t have time that day please starting asking family, friends and neighbors if they’re willing to help. There are lots of animal lovers out there that would love the opportunity to help.

Please know that we will do everything we can to help but the better condition they come to us in the better chance they have. But we also can’t receive a call from someone driving down the interstate telling us there is an injured raccoon at mile marker 40 and expect us to go get it either. If you don’t have information about the animal we can’t assume it’s alive or that it will still be there when we get there. As a finder we ask that if you care enough to call, care enough to help us get it.

23/12/2023

Merry Christmas from Wild 4 Life

12/09/2023

I’ve been asked to share my Amazon list. So here it is!

02/09/2023

It was amazing that our story of the deer went viral. It definitely was a feel good story even with the sad outcome. However, I continue receiving mean messages from people across the country telling me what a horrible rehabber I am because the deer died.
So, this is a warning to all the FB haters out there. I am going to screen shot your private messages with name included and put on my FB page. If you feel it's okay to tear down other people then you shouldn't mind the rest of the world knowing who you are.