The Giaquinto Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

07/04/2025

06/19/2025

About 1 out of every 3 bites of food you eat exists thanks to amazing pollinators! From bees to butterflies, birds to bats, these creatures are vital for three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and 35% of our food crops. Let's protect them!

06/18/2025

🌿 A Gentle Reminder: What to Do If You Find a Fawn 🌿

Earlier today, Marlborough Animal Control responded to a heartbreaking call of a young fawn was struck and killed after likely being spooked and running into traffic. These incidents are all too common during fawn season and often preventable with a little awareness.

🦌 If you find a fawn in your yard or nearby:

•It’s NORMAL to find a fawn alone. Mother deer leave their babies hidden in tall grass or brush for hours at a time while they forage. She is usually nearby, watching and listening. ‼️

•Do not approach. Keep your distance and do not attempt to move or touch the fawn. ‼️

•Leash your pets immediately. If your dog finds a fawn, remove them from the area right away.‼️

•Never chase a fawn. Stress can cause the fawn to flee into danger, like traffic. ‼️

•If the fawn appears visibly injured, is in an unsafe location (such as in the road), or you’re unsure what to do:

➤ Contact a licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator or local Animal Control for advice.
➤ Call MassWildlife at (508) 389-6300
➤ Contact the Environmental Police at 1-800-632-8075

• Please remember: Most fawns DO NOT need rescuing, they need space and safety. Intervening unnecessarily can do more harm than good.

• Let’s all do our part to protect our local wildlife during this sensitive season.

🤎 Thank you to Marlborough Animal Control for responding with compassion this morning.

06/18/2025

It’s Pollinator Week! 🦋🌼

We’ve let the milkweed grow wild in one area of our yard, and now it’s bursting with beautiful pink blooms. Each day, we watch butterflies and hummingbirds visit, feeding, fluttering, and bringing the space to life.

If you’ve ever considered planting native pollinator plants, now’s the perfect time. Give them a place to thrive, and you’ll be amazed at the beauty and life they bring to your yard. 💚

You can play a role in wildlife conservation, especially for pollinators! Many pollinators, like these monarch caterpillars, can benefit from small green spaces with native plants and native milkweed.

Not sure which milkweed you should plant? Send us a message with your zip code or state and USDA hardiness zone and we'll recommend the perfect plants!

📷 Courtney Celley/USFWS

06/17/2025

Scientists have identified that habitat loss is the biggest overall driver of bird declines. When habitat disappears, all the birds that live there lose their homes. Habitat loss occurs when land is converted for agriculture, development, resource extraction, and other uses.

What are the other causes of bird declines?

Aside from habitat loss and degradation, other human-caused threats to birds come from cats, window collisions, vehicles, power lines, communication towers, and wind turbines.

Courtesy of 3 Billion Birds

06/13/2025

Hi friends, followers, and wildlife lovers,

As the busy season ramps up, we want to kindly remind everyone that all wildlife-related calls and texts must go through our official rescue line at 978-558-9068. Right now we are not accepting any new intakes.

We understand that some of you may have our personal numbers or reach out through Facebook Messenger, and we truly appreciate how much you care about helping animals. However, we’ve been receiving an overwhelming number of wildlife calls to our personal lines, and it’s become difficult to manage—especially when trying to carve out time for our own family.

Wildlife rehabilitators are unpaid, and most of us operate solely through donations—many of which don’t even cover basic expenses. While we do this work out of love, we also need to protect our personal time and space.

So going forward, please only use our wildlife number for rescue-related matters. We will no longer be able to respond to wildlife calls or messages sent to our personal cell phones or personal Facebook accounts.

Thank you so much for understanding and for continuing to support our mission. We couldn’t do this without you.

Thank you ♥️

06/10/2025

Last night, I had the pleasure of joining Mass Audubon at the Northbridge Town Hall to speak with residents and town officials about the dangers of rodenticides. Together, we’re making progress, one town at a time, raising awareness and advocating for safer, wildlife-friendly communities. I’m incredibly proud to be part of Mass Audubon’s Rescue Raptors campaign and grateful for the important work they’re doing across the state.

Many thanks to Newhouse Wildlife Rescue for allowing us to share Trek’s incredible story of recovery from rodenticide poisoning and mange with the residents of Northbridge. 🦊

06/06/2025

Bella’s been busy!

Last week, we spoke to the Hudson Board of Health about the dangers of rodenticides and how they impact our wildlife. The room was filled with town staff and residents eager to learn more and find safer solutions.

Bella also visited the Stanley School in Waltham to teach students all about owls and native wildlife. The kids asked amazing questions and left us feeling so hopeful about the next generation of conservationists.

Next up: the Save Northbridge Wildlife event with Mass Audubon! Bella will be there helping spread the word about protecting wildlife from harmful rodenticides.

We’re so proud of the work she’s doing shes an amazinging ambassador! 🤎

06/03/2025

Join Us at the Save Northbridge Wildlife Event!

Bella and I are excited to join Mass Audubon this Monday at 6:30 PM for the Save Northbridge Wildlife event!

Come hear valuable insights from Mass Audubon and learn about the importance of protecting our local wildlife. Bella, our ambassador barn owl, will be there to meet you—and we’ll share how raptors play a vital role as nature’s best pest control.

We hope to see you there!

05/29/2025

📣 Calling All Teachers and Classrooms!

✅ Are your students passionate about wildlife conservation?

✅ Do they go above and beyond in learning how to protect our native species and care for the natural world around them?

If so, we want to hear from you! 💚

Please email us at: [email protected] and tell us what your students are doing to learn about, protect, and advocate for wildlife. Whether it’s reading books about animals, creating nature projects, cleaning up outdoor spaces, or simply showing a love for local wildlife—we want to celebrate their efforts!

If your classroom shows that they are true Wildlife Heroes, they may be selected as one of Bella’s Wildlife Heroes and receive:

▪️A feature on our page and website
▪️An in-person classroom visit from Bella, our educational ambassador barn owl
▪️Bella’s Wildlife Heroes stickers for each student
▪️A certificate of recognition for their efforts
▪️A professional photo of Bella, taken by Walker Pet Studio

Let’s recognize and inspire the next generation of conservationists—starting in your classroom!

🍎 As the 2024–2025 school year comes to a close, we couldn’t choose just one class—so we’re starting this new tradition by recognizing two exceptional classrooms that stood out this year. These classes will be the very first to be officially named Bella’s Wildlife Heroes!

Congratulations to the Worcester JCC Turquoise Room Pre-K Classroom and to the Kindergarten Class at Oliver Hazard Perry School!!! 🎉

Let’s celebrate the next generation of conservationists—one classroom at a time! 🐾🌿

✅ Visit our website to learn more about the incredible work these brilliant young minds have done—and see why they’ve truly earned the title of Wildlife Heroes.

https://www.giaquintowildlifecenter.com/bella-s-wildlife-heroes