Outback WildLife Rehab

12/15/2023

11/13/2022

Our newest patient from Wild Florida Rescue. Hit by car on Friday with multiple fractures and post-trauma issues, but improving and working well with us. Such a magnificent creature! Send him/her good wishes as he/she potentially has many weeks of rehab. We are so happy he started eating today.

09/29/2022

Just a little squirrel info. If you find babies after the storm please don’t kidnap them. If they are not hurt place then in a small container with a warm t-shirt Google baby squirrel cries on your phone. Play these a few times as loud as you can and move away from the babies. If Mom is still alive she will come and get her babies within a 15 minute time frame. Wildlife Momma’s are awesome and will look for their babies for days. Squirrels also make multiple nests so if something happens to one they have a readily available new one. Please we are happy to take in babies but only the ones that really need us. Momma is a much better option. Thank you

08/03/2022

This is really getting old people. This is the 5th obliterated tortoise this year that WAS STILL ALIVE and left to suffer. PAY ATTENTION !!! STOP THIS SENSELESS KILLING.

07/20/2022

Poor babies, not so sure about this storm.

06/21/2022

BREAKFAST!! and INSTANTANEOUS mess!

06/19/2022

We got in an unusual juvenile osprey a couple days ago. Can you tell why?

06/06/2022

Reminds me of those pregnancy ultrasound images. But surprise!!

05/27/2022

Interesting story

A just-published study on captive vs. wild big cats shows that confined cats have compromised bone density due to lack of physical activity.

05/24/2022

Oh the joys of a successful rehab!

05/17/2022

05/09/2022

This is the pelican just posted. Big oops on including these pics.

05/09/2022

Last Friday we got a call in from Wild Florida Rescue about a young pelican with fishing line badly wrapped from a hook that was swallowed and then wrapped around a wing. Because of Avian Influenza still in the area, there are not a lot of options for places that can/will help, so we want to do all we can. the fishing line had him cinched tight so his poor head was up against his wing and he could barely move. Dale received him and he was taken to surgery to remove the line. He did have some tissue damage to the wing that should heal quickly, but he did really well with surgery and was ready for his celebratory meal. So Saturday morning, he got his fill and he was taken back to the Port and released. Always good to have a happy ending. And hopefully this guy will be a little more careful with the fish he consumes to assure no fishing line or hooks still attached!

04/14/2022

Great story.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An orphaned and emaciated mountain lion cub spotted by hikers in the San Francisco area was brought to the Oakland Zoo, where veterinarians have named her "Rose" and are trying to nurse her back to health. An initial exam indicated that Rose had not eaten in weeks, Dr. Ale...

04/07/2022

Awesome story and footage!

https://youtu.be/tv8UhuZ4T58

Surprise! For the first time in Cornell Hawks cam's history, Big Red has laid a fourth egg during the breeding season. While it's not unusual for Red-tailed ...

04/03/2022

Maybe if I act like a Koala, no one will notice 🤦🏻‍♀️.

03/31/2022

Just little boy raccoons figuring out how to be raccoons. 🦝💝

03/29/2022

Tortoises are starting to wake up and move around now that it's getting warmer!
How can you help?
If you see a tortoise crossing the road, safely pull over and assist them. Make sure to put them on the side of the road they’re heading for (they really are going somewhere.) Never remove a tortoise from the area where found. They have about a mile home range that they spend their whole lives in and if you move them and take them home to the farm or somewhere that you deem a safer location, even though you’re trying to help them, they can stress themselves to death looking for their home again. And of course, hit by car tortoises with a cracked shell can often be repaired and that shell will grow back together just like our human bones do! Please contact your local rehabber or wildlife hospital for assistance

03/27/2022

This is something not all realize. The pouch on opossums is quite massive with very long ni***es that extend to the pups stomach. She diligently keeps the pouch quite clean as they develop.

03/27/2022

We would like to share this information and give a friendly reminder as we all start getting outside and working on our yards this spring. If you find a rabbit nest do not disturb the young or the nest. The female has not abandoned her young. To keep predators from finding the young the female only visits the nest twice a day to nurse them, typically once in early morning and again in the evening. Young rabbits develop quickly and will leave the nest when they are about three weeks old. The best way to protect young rabbits in your yard is to leave them in their nest. Keep cats and dogs away from the area, and be careful when mowing overgrown lawns. Maybe bunnies typically leave the nest of around three weeks. If you have a known nest in your yard refrain from mowing if possible near or around the nest. 🐰

03/26/2022

Our orphaned Racoon kits sure enjoyed all the enrichment they got this afternoon. They explored a climbing tree, played in a palm and learned to scavenge for food. This keeps them from being bored, but mainly helps build muscles and teaches them skills they will need in the wild. 🦝🦝💕