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Wildlife rehab baby season is in full swing. With all of these critters pouring into our care, it’s been tough for our team to pick a stand-out Patient of the Month. So, we’ve got a tie for now…until you pick the winner by voting at the end!

The wildlife patients are rolling in at RWS. As our first wave of baby squirrels is calming down, we’re quickly admitting opossums, cottontails, flying squirrels, and songbirds. Amidst the critter chaos, we’ve received a number of phone calls about injured Canada Geese.

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.

With a sparkling new refrigerator here at RWS, we’re ready to take on baby season! Learn about the complex, fascinating process behind hand-feeding the hundreds of baby mammals we receive.

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. 🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊

Ahhh, the classic snow day: slow mornings, cozy movies, hot cocoa, and…trudging through the woods carrying a basket of squirrel meals!? 🤔

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!

They say slow and steady wins the race, but this critter is typically the fastest to greet visitors at Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary. Meet our new Yellow-bellied Slider education ambassador! 💛