Last year we took in over 200 raccoon kits for care, many of who were orphaned because their mom made her home in someone’s attic, and pest control dispatched her (as we believe they are required to do by statute when a rabies vector species is found inside someone’s home). Now is the perfect time to prepare your home to keep out (or get rid of) unwanted critters, and to allow mama raccoons (and others) to find somewhere safe to have their...

As you may have seen on the news or on our Facebook page, there is an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza/H5N1 (also known as the Bird Flu) in the Northeast Pennsylvania area. HPAI is largely fatal to birds, but has also resulted in deaths of other animals, including cats, foxes and, most recently, a young flamingo and a seal in a Chicago zoo. While this virus has had an impact nationwide, it has been most prevalent in Pennsylvania in...

We need your holiday help! Winter can be a very rough time for our wildlife friends. We currently have a hefty load of patients that will be spending the winter with us, and many of them are on a medication protocol that is not funded. We pay out of pocket for all compounded medications and we spend thousands on Penn Vet orders monthly. We also pay out of pocket for labs, blood tests, chem tests, and any other "specialist" services. This...

Senator Rosemary Brown paid us a visit at the wildlife center this month to feature us in her monthly Legislative Report! It was a great opportunity to get to connect on the animal issues we care most deeply about and provide the public with some insight into who we are and how we run our operations. Her team put together an excellent in-depth video, which we'd love for you to watch! https://vimeo.com/1018399761/10585651d4 Thank you Senator...

Another exciting day at Pocono Wildlife! A new baby beaver has arrived all the way from Massachusetts to come be friends with our little buddy Timber! Timber the Baby Beaver Darla the Baby Beaver Timber came to us after a couple from Lansdale came upon him while kayaking. The little fella walked right up to them and was clearly in need of a helping hand. Since he arrived, he's been the only beaver at Pocono Wildlife. Fortunately, our friends up...