Newhouse Wildlife Rescue

01/01/2026

It’s a collaboration and it’s one I’m excited about for 2026! We have worked with many wonderful police officers for years now. We have set up meetings with police officers in multiple towns to discuss handling wildlie situations.

It’s not to fight. It’s not to accuse.
It’s to understand.

It’s to understand what sort of wildlife calls they receive and what aid they generally have available to them. It’s explaining what we do and how wildlife rehabilitators can support them in wildlife matters. It’s for both sides to be educated so we can better support each other. ❤️

And ladies - I know they are attractive. You’re welcome. One’s my brother in law, so go easy. I know you guys! 😂

12/31/2025

When her paw gently touched my arm, I nearly jumped. It was so cold - just like the rest of her body. It hurts my heart to know what her little body has had to endure.

She was rescued by Dracut Animal Control this morning when she was found lying on the snow and not moving. This opossum is so cold that her temperature won’t register on a thermometer. I can’t imagine what that must feel like. Right now she is slowly being warmed in an incubator, grateful to be out of the cold. We are going to get her through this.

We are thankful to her finder and Dracut ACO, Colleen, for making sure she got the help she needed.

Also, don't forget, today is the last day to get a tax write off for 2025. We are a 501c3 and could really use your support! ❤️🙏❤️

12/29/2025

This poor cottontail was hit by a car and lay helpless in the middle of the road on this cold and rainy evening. Thankfully for him, a kind woman drove by and noticed him suffering.

He appears to have some blunt force trauma and an injury to his leg. For now, he has pain meds on board, has been treated for shock and is in a warm, dry incubator. His night would have ended much differently without the kindness of a complete stranger who took him off the road and brought him to our door for help. ❤️

12/28/2025

This year we said good bye to some people and animals we never wanted to leave. Whether they crossed the rainbow bridge or just moved onto the next chapter in their lives, we will always cherish the time we had together. We will remember the lessons learned. We will reflect back on the good times. We will cherish the memories. Even if it ends in heartache, it was worth the adventure.

After all, isn’t life just a series of fleeting moments? We must treasure every one of them…

12/27/2025

Alright. I’m going to speak up, because it’s been bothering me for a while. Please read this in its entirety before commenting. Please let me finish this thought.

This Cooper’s Hawk came in on Christmas Eve. After assessment, it was clear the wound in his chest was irreparable and he was suffering. He was humanely euthanized. That was his Christmas present this year - a quick and painless end to his suffering.

Some animals aren’t so lucky. There seems to be a disconnect our state and many others need to work on. Police officers are here to defend our citizens but often get called out to wildlife issues that they are not trained nor prepared for. This often results in an unnecessary painful ending for an animal that may have even been savable.

A young beaver shot multiple times in front of residents while searching for a new territory. A sick goose shot multiple times and stomped on by officers instead of calling a wildlife rehabber for help. Recently, a raccoon intentionally run over multiples times by an officer in front of children on Christmas morning. All in Massachusetts this year. There are more…

I have been called in situations where officers were about to shoot an animal and residents stopped them - specifically a coyote and a bobcat. Both animals with treatable ailments that we were able to save.

Let me be very clear - I work with police officers and animal control officers on the regular basis that go ABOVE AND BEYOND to get animals the help that the need - so I am NOT trashing police officers. I very much value them.

I believe, in most of these situations, there was ignorance on how these situations should be handled and those officers are working with the only tools and information they have.

But this is not OK. This needs to stop. This is pointless, meaningless suffering and death and our state can do better.

Our police officers need specific training on how to handle these situations and relationships with local wildlife rehabilitators need to be prioritized so that officers aren’t put in situations they aren’t trained to handle, residents aren’t scarred from witnessing horrific deaths and our wildlife don’t suffer needlessly.

ENOUGH

12/25/2025

Brought our educational beaver, Nibi, inside to get a quick picture of her by the Christmas tree. It didn’t exactly work out as planned.

12/24/2025

My heart ❤️❤️❤️

Our goal has always been to give the wildlife in our care the best possible chance of survival. This can be incredibly difficult as many of them come to us on the brink of death.

I have had my eyes on this $7000 incubator for years now. I hate having to put sick/injured coyotes in our other incubators, as they barely fit. Even the foxes are a bit cramped. This life saving piece of equipment will give us the ability to give the larger animals we care for the very best chance of survival: from heat to oxygen, humidity and more! Our amazing blood donor, Ruby is also in the picture. ❤️

This was only possible due to your generosity.
We are forever grateful. There simply are no words….

Merry Christmas!!!! 🥰🎄🎁🙏

12/20/2025

Hi there! Just letting you all know, we will be closed this weekend. Don’t worry, everyone is OK. We will open again on Tuesday and will be open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for emergencies.

Happy Holidays 🎄🎁❤️

12/19/2025

Make no mistake.

No, we aren’t friends.
No, he doesn’t like me.

It’s a game. A game that is temporarily paused.

We didn’t make the rules. Mother Nature did.

We’ve called a temporary truce because someone cheated in a game whose rules were set long before either of us existed.

His meals were poisoned.

That compromised his immune system and made him vulnerable to a parasite that nearly killed him.

Poisoning mice and rats was never part of nature’s design. Coyotes, foxes, weasels, owls, hawks - they were her solution. They are Mother natures’ means of keeping rodents in check.

Make no mistake, if the muzzle came off, I would be bitten. This isn’t a fairy tale. We aren’t meant to be friends.

But for now, he is defeated.
He was almost dead when he was found. Not because he lost fair and square…but because we did something to offset the balance.

Our species cheated in mother nature’s game and this is us making it right.

We’ll restore the balance. And when he’s healed, the game will begin again. We’ll pretend we don’t know each other. That we aren’t friends.

But both of us understanding this simple truth:
This is what Mother Nature intended and neither of us is evil.

We each serve a purpose on this planet. Our purpose should never include poisoning the very earth which gives us all life….

12/18/2025

We are all teary eyed here after saying good bye to Boots…

We received him when he was found as an orphan - likely abandoned because his parents knew something was wrong with him. Boots is unreleasable as he has no sense of smell and his jaw is very misaligned. He would slowly starve to death if left in the wild.

He is the first unreleasable fox our team has ever experienced and it allowed us to the rare opportunity to get close to him. We usually keep our distance to keep the animals here wild. This was a whole new experience and one that will forever stay in my heart. It makes it twice as hard to say good bye.

He is off to start his new chapter at Drumlin Farm, where he can help all their visitors to fall in love with foxes and learn more about them. He will become an ambassador for his species.

We will miss you Boots. We are forever grateful to have been a stepping stone in your journey. To be privileged enough to see behind the curtain of an animal that is so misunderstood is a gift I will treasure forever. We know you are meant for great things. You will be forever in our hearts. ❤️

12/18/2025

Update on the Chelmsford coyote found barely responsive and severely hypothermic. Our friends at Berkshire Wildlife Services are working their magic on him. 🥰

The young male coyote rescued by Newhouse Wildlife Rescue is making steady progres! His mange is being treated, and new hair is starting to grow in. He is steadily gaining weight, and much more active and alert. Because of his emaciation, we have been slowly introducing solid food back into his system, and he will stay with us until spring, in a heated environment as it will take that long for his coat to regrow. At that point, he will be released back where he came from into familiar surroundings. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation towards his care, or the care of any of the other animals, we are overwintering. 100% of your donation goes towards the cost of feeding housing, veterinary care and vaccinations, and we appreciate your support!!