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This past week, we admitted 30 orphaned opossum patients in a single day! We’re also ahead of patient admission numbers compared to this same time last year by about 25%…mostly due to opossums.

To kick off baby season, we wanted to share one meaningful reunion success story from earlier this week. Meet our “Patients” of the month: an adorable litter of five Red Fox kits, who didn’t need to become patients after all. 🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊

We’re still caring for over 50 patients this winter, including our very last admission of 2025. Meet Patient 25-871, a charming Silver-Haired Bat! 🦇

Between caring for nearly 900 animals, answering over 3,000 hotline calls, presenting 45 education programs, and completing some transformative renovations, we’ve been busy at Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary. Read about some of our most memorable patients from 2025!

He’s teeny, but his appetite is impressively huge. Meet our featured patient this month: an adorable baby Meadow Vole!

Our featured patients this month stole our hearts…though they were sometimes difficult to find. Can you spot the critter in question? 👀

Remember the adorable red fox kit we featured back in May? We’ve got an exciting update!

It’s not every day your nest gets struck by lightning. However, that’s exactly what happened to our featured patients this month: four nestling Red-headed Woodpeckers! 😮

Our wildlife patients get only the very best when it comes to wildlife rehab haute couture. We were privileged to bear witness to a true fashion statement from Northern Mockingbird 25-514 this month!