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Savage Hart

Dedicated to the rehabilitation and conservation of native Georgia wildlife. This page is not constantly monitored for messages, tags, or comments.
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We provide specialize care for injured and orohaned wild animals while educating our community about responsible wildlife stewardship. For wildlife emergencies, please call or text our hotline at (888) 444-1810.

08/06/2026

Meet the Team: Tiffani & Laura

(The original duo behind Savage Hart)

You've gotten to know some of our interns and volunteers, so we thought it was about time we introduced ourselves. Laura is Savage Hart's Founder & Executive Director, and Tiffani is our Director of Rehabilitation.

After years of working side by side, we've built the kind of partnership that only comes from sharing thousands of patients, wildlife hotline calls, rescues, releases, and everything in between. We finish each other's sentences, somehow communicate with little more than a look across the clinic, and know exactly when the other needs to step away, jump in, or simply be reminded to eat lunch. We've learned to trust each other's instincts, and there isn't a major decision made at Savage Hart that we don't talk through together.

One of the biggest reasons our partnership works so well is that we've learned to lean into each other's strengths. We both do a little bit of everything, but Laura often takes the lead on grant writing, planning, and building the partnerships that keep Savage Hart moving forward. Tiffani is usually the first to volunteer for ladder climbs to reunite young raptors, late-night rescues, and the nitty-gritty medical cases (especially the ones with maggots that Laura would rather avoid). We're constantly learning from each other and pushing one another to become better wildlife rehabilitators.

Some of our best conversations happen sitting on the clinic hallway floor after a long day, talking through difficult cases before grabbing a piece of chocolate and heading to our cars. Even after we leave, we're often texting each other to pull up the patient cameras, compare observations, and see what our patients are up to after hours.

When you follow Savage Hart, you're usually seeing one chapter of a patient's journey. Behind every update are countless conversations, second opinions, shared decisions, and a partnership built on trust.

If you've followed Savage Hart for a while, thank you for allowing us to share this journey with you. We don't say it often enough, but we're really glad you're here.

08/05/2026

It's Wishlist Wednesday! This week's need: Cotton Balls!

It may not be the most exciting item on our wishlist, but we go through loads of them every single day caring for our neonate and juvenile wildlife patients. They're one of those simple supplies we always need more of during baby season.
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Thank you for helping us keep our nursery stocked and our smallest patients well cared for. 💚

08/03/2026

Thank you to the Harris County Chamber of Commerce for featuring Savage Hart as a Community Champion in their recent newsletter.

We're grateful for the recognition and proud to provide a free service that protects native wildlife, supports our community, and helps keep Harris County wild.

Thank you for helping us share our mission.

07/31/2026

When this adult male gopher tortoise was struck by a vehicle near Buena Vista, the person who found him didn't just drive away. They stopped. They called for help. They stayed with him. And once we confirmed we could accept him, they immediately brought him to our wildlife hospital.

Based on what we could see upon arrival, we weren't sure he could be saved. We contacted our advising veterinarian immediately, believing humane euthanasia might be the kindest option. His injuries were extensive, and the damage beneath his shell couldn't be fully evaluated until he was safely sedated.

After a thorough examination, we, along with Dr. Carey, believed he had a reasonable chance of recovery. After carefully considering his prognosis, long-term quality of life, and the extensive care his recovery would require, we made the decision to treat rather than pursue humane euthanasia.

This tortoise has multiple shell fractures and is missing a section of his carapace (top shell). While his injuries are too severe to share publicly, his shell has been stabilized, and he's receiving pain medication, antibiotics, and intensive supportive care. His recovery will require ongoing wound management, careful monitoring, and many months—possibly more than a year—of rehabilitation.

As a state-protected keystone species, gopher tortoises are among Georgia's most important native wildlife. That's why we're committed to giving them every reasonable chance of recovery, even when it requires an extraordinary investment of time, expertise, and resources.

As a nonprofit wildlife hospital, we rely on donations to care for patients like him. If you'd like to be part of his recovery, please consider making a donation today. Your support helps provide the medical care, supplies, and rehabilitation that he—and so many other injured and orphaned native wildlife patients—depend on.
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Visit https://www.savagehartwildlife.org to learn more about wildlife rehabilitation and the many ways you can support our mission.

07/30/2026

Meet the Team: Brittney

Brittney is one of our Columbus State University wildlife rehabilitation interns and is wrapping up her summer internship with us. Currently pursuing a degree in Biology with a concentration in Biomedical Sciences, she joined Savage Hart to gain clinical experience while doing something she genuinely enjoys. With a lifelong love of animals, wildlife rehabilitation was the perfect fit.

One of her favorite things about wildlife rehabilitation is that every shift is different. She enjoys caring for a variety of native wildlife and learning something new each day.

When she's not at the wildlife hospital, Brittney enjoys shopping, watching movies, trying new restaurants, and spending time with her Great Pyrenees, Lola, and her cat, Haru.

Brittney has brought so much positivity to every shift. Her smile, upbeat attitude, and contagious laughter have made her a joy to have on our team, and we'll certainly miss her as her internship comes to an end. Thank you, Brittney, for all of your hard work this summer.

07/29/2026

Alright, folks... with all these wild mouths to feed, we're bringing back Wishlist Wednesday!

Throughout baby season, we'll share one item each week that would make a big difference here at the wildlife hospital.

This week's need: Rescue Sanitizing Wipes!

We're down to our last few containers, and with patients arriving daily, we go through them fast. If a few refill packs found their way to the clinic, we'd be incredibly grateful.

As always, thank you for helping us keep the clinic clean, safe, and ready for the next wildlife emergency. 💚
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07/28/2026

One of the best parts of wildlife rehabilitation.

By midsummer, many of the opossums, owls, skunks, and countless other native wild patients we've spent weeks (and sometimes months) caring for are finally ready to return where they belong.

These are just a few of the 82 native wild patients we've released so far this year. Every release is a reminder of why the long days, late nights, and countless feedings are worth it.

Of course, release season doesn't mean things slow down. As one group returns to the wild, the next wave of patients is already arriving. Our nursery currently holds 37 orphaned Virginia opossums alone, along with many other wildlife patients receiving care throughout the hospital. More arrive almost every day.

That's the rhythm of wildlife rehabilitation. One journey comes to an end just as another begins.

Thank you for being part of it. 💚
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Want to learn more about our work or help care for Georgia's native wildlife? Visit our website to learn more, support our mission, or make a donation.
https://www.savagehartwildlife.org/

07/27/2026

Mark your calendars!🗓️🍻

We’re just one month away from Wild Trivia Night at Southern Brewhouse - Chattabrewchee! Come enjoy an evening of trivia, great beer, and friendly competition while supporting native wildlife.

For every beer sold during the event, $1 will be donated to Savage Hart to help care for injured and orphaned native wildlife.

Tag your friends you’d like to bring and help us spread the word! We can’t wait to see you on August 27!

07/23/2026

Meet the Team: Anna

When she's not caring for patients as a nurse, Anna is caring for injured and orphaned native wildlife at Savage Hart.

Anna began volunteering on our wildlife hotline last November and joined our rehabilitation team in the clinic this spring. Since then, she has become an essential part of our team. Whether she's answering wildlife hotline calls, feeding and medicating patients, assisting with rescues and releases, or jumping in wherever help is needed, Anna is always willing to help.

Her favorite patients in the clinic are opossums, and she enjoys learning the many facets of wildlife rehabilitation. Looking ahead, Anna hopes to earn her own wildlife rehabilitation permit so she can continue making a difference for Georgia's native wildlife.

We are incredibly grateful for Anna's dedication and willingness to serve both people and wildlife. From answering wildlife hotline calls to caring for patients in the clinic, her contributions make a meaningful difference every week. Thank you, Anna, for everything you do!

07/21/2026

These patients have something in common...Every one of them has received care from more than one wildlife organization.

These photos represent more than individual patients; they represent the collaboration that makes wildlife rehabilitation possible. We're grateful to work alongside our colleagues at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine and Chattahoochee Nature Center Wildlife Rehabilitation, whose commitment to collaboration helps ensure injured native wildlife receives the specialized care it needs throughout recovery.

Most people don't realize that wildlife rehabilitation often involves more than one organization. Depending on a patient's injuries and stage of rehabilitation, it may receive surgery at one facility, post-operative care and physical therapy at another, flight conditioning and testing somewhere else, and eventually continue its recovery with another rehabilitation organization before being released. In reality, many patients move between different regions of Georgia as they recover.

Wildlife rehabilitation is a collaborative network. Every organization has different permits, specialized facilities, equipment, and areas of expertise, so we work together to provide each patient with the care it needs at every stage of recovery. None of this would be possible without the dedicated transport volunteers who spend countless hours on Georgia's roads connecting wildlife with the specialized care they need.

Every transfer is made for one reason: to give that patient access to the care, facilities, and expertise it needs at that stage of recovery. Together with our partners, we're able to provide a level of care that no single organization could offer alone.

Address

P. O. Box 451
Fortson, GA
31808

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+18884441810

Website

https://www.savagehartwildlife.org/

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