Tidewater Wildlife Rescue

07/11/2025

This Saturday!!!!

Tattoo fundraiser for EVELYN'S WILDLIFE REFUGE / Tidewater Wildlife Rescue being held by thrillerstreettattoo!!!

Choose from designs based on locally rescued critters!

First come, first serve.
Designs begin at $100
Arms & legs only

Tattoos
Ambassador animals
Raffles
Food by Lee’s Food

All while supporting our local wildlife 🦊🦆🦇🦉🐢🐍🦎🐇🦝🦫🦦🦨🐿️

Some of the designs below:

07/10/2025

Yesterday was quite depressing to say the least. It’s hard enough getting the calls on a daily basis for injured animals that are technically accidents. But the ones that are maliciously on purpose are the definitely the hardest.
Yesterday we received a call from a local apartment complex in Virginia Beach stating someone was actively shooting geese.
We immediately reached out to Department of Wildlife Resources and to our rescuers to get on the scene.
It was horrible to say the least.
We immediately found 3 deceased geese. We then found an older gosling alive but in very rough shape. One injured goose was actively bleeding but was able to get in the water for safety.
The rescue team worked vigorously to capture her as well as check other geese in the area for any injuries.
One of our senior rescuers immediately took two injured geese to the vet. On the way one passed and the other was so severely injured she needed to be euthanized.
All rescuers on the scene were some of our long time senior rescuers. Rescuers that have seen many horrible scenarios, but this scene hit them hard.
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources was amazing. They were on the scene within minutes. Even though the residents couldn’t identify the shooter, they started investigating all leads. We have high hopes they will solve this case and get justice for these poor geese.
If anyone has any information leading to the capture of the monster who did this, please reach out to us privately.

07/08/2025

07/04/2025

Annually on Fourth of July families and friends gather to fire up the grill, swim and play outdoor games. The real excitement, of course, comes at night. Once the sun starts to dip below the horizon, the fireworks will start.
When the fireworks go off, wild animals are known to run in blind panic. Animals such as deer charge into roads, increasing the number of animal-related accidents. Nesting birds are known to abandon their nests in the confusion, leaving their flightless chicks alone, sometimes to die. Some birds have been known to fly into buildings while in panic.
Even after the event is over, fireworks continue to cause harm to wildlife. The smoke from the explosions can cause damage to birds’ respiratory systems. Chemicals and debris pollute ponds and lakes for weeks, which can drive the death toll steadily upward.

However, there are ways for everyone to help:

Minimize the noise: The noise is the key in these events. Choose quieter options to avoid disrupting wildlife too much.

Choose fireworks with minimal waste: If you can’t clean up after it, maybe you shouldn’t shoot it off. Try to pick fireworks you can swiftly and easily dispose of after the display.

Steer clear of areas with a heavy wildlife population: If at all possible, try to shoot off fireworks in areas with as few wild animals as possible.

Laser shows: Similarly dazzling, laser shows are far less disruptive to the environment.

Dazzlers and sparklers: Opt for lesser impactful options like dazzlers and sparklers. It’ll result in slightly less noise to startle wild animals.

Drive slowly: Animals are going to be running scared. Be prepared to brake suddenly and avoid collisions.

Hope everyone has a SAFE and HAPPY 4th of July. 🇺🇸

07/02/2025

Attention all Kroger shoppers.....lol 😁
With the upcoming holiday many of you will be shopping for your 4th of July barbecues. This is a great opportunity to help the animals while doing just that.
If you are a Kroger shopper and you have a Kroger Plus Card that gets you those wonderful discounted prices.......Please take a moment to go under your account and add Evelyn's Wildlife Refuge as your non profit organization to earn community rewards.
You can benefit EVELYN'S WILDLIFE REFUGE simply by shopping at your favorite neighborhood Kroger store.

https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow

07/01/2025

A CHANGE IS COMING!!!!

We are excited to announce a change is coming to our hotline name as well as our logo!

Tidewater Wildlife Rescue will be changing to Eastern Virginia Wildlife Rescue.
We hope to have everything changed over by September 1, 2025.

‼️‼️The phone number will remain the same‼️‼️

This change reflects how we have expanded in not only serving the Tidewater area but Eastern Virginia. While our name may be changing, our commitment to providing top-quality service with exceptional customer service remains the same.

We want to thank all of you for your continued support!

07/01/2025

Baby opossum calls are coming in for round two this season.
If you should find a small opossum alone please contact a licensed rehabilitor to assess the situation and to help make the decision on whether the opossum is in deed in need of help.

Remember:

It's extremely rare moms will come back for the babies if they fell off while she is traveling.

Smaller baby opossums require trained tube feeding.

Opossums are very prone to metabolic bone disease so are required a special diet.

Please follow this guide to help you make the decision to call a permitted rehabber. And always remember that in the state of Virginia it is illegal to possess or rehabilitate any wildlife without a license.

06/30/2025

Thank you so much Paddle Round the Island Race!
You all are amazing. This will help so many of our local wildlife in need. ❤️

We’re super excited to announce that thanks to our hard working volunteers, our generous sponsors, and our awesome racers, we are able to donate $4,008 to our beneficiary organizations. We’re also donating $250 to the Williamsburg Boat Club to thank them for their support and help with our race.

Today we had the honor of gifting of Tidewater Wildlife Rescue their check for $2,004. Tidewater Wildlife Rescue, , is a volunteer-based organization led by our favorite protector of critters, Julie Wobig, and a subsidiary group of . They cover all of Southeast VA for dispatch, rescue, and transport of injured wildlife. Dispatch spends a lot of time during baby season explaining renesting and reuniting plans, protection of bunny and turtle nests, and giving your closest rehabber information. When there is an animal in need of assistance, they are your first responders!! We thank you for caring about the critters, most especially our friends on the water, and hope that our donation will assist with your efforts!

06/29/2025

Bram Koese is one of the best freshwater zoologists of the Netherlands and lives in a town, surrounded by wetlands and canals, some 30 kilometers south of Amsterdam where speeding cars often hit wildlife. He saw entire families of graylag geese (Anser anser) and barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) being mowed down.

Prompted by these sad encounters, and curious about the actual impact of the traffic on wildlife, he began logging his roadkill sightings. For a whole year, on average every other day, he would ride up and down the road, scanning with a headlamp if it was dark, and record and photograph every dead animal. His sightings amounted to 642 carcasses. Shocked by the volume of his data, and disenchanted by the lack of response he got from the municipality, Koese then hatched a secret plan for a clever guerrilla campaign.

Koese managed to round up some 25 coconspirators and assembled 642 roadside shrines. Each cross would come to represent a separate roadkill exactly at the spot where it had taken place. The name of the species and the date of its demise were stenciled on the crossbeam, and a picture of the live animal was placed next to a QR code that led to the record on the Observation International website, where a photo of the animal in its flattened state could be viewed. - Nautilus Magazine

06/28/2025

Wildlife animals in need are at the mercy of their finders....
We see lives lost all the time because the animal’s finder lacked either the knowledge or the motivation to help during a critical time.

Be the finder that saves a life.

1. STOP - be willing to stop for a moment and observe the situation. If you think an animal is harmed or in danger, take the time to pull over or stop what you are doing to really take a look at the situation. If you think the animal may be deceased, watch for a minute to see if it is still breathing.

2. BE SAFE - don’t put yourself in a situation where the animal may bite or scratch you. This may not only harm you, but may result in the animal having to be euthanized for rabies testing.

3. ACT QUICKLY - If something doesn’t seem right, don’t wait hours or days to contact someone. You can always call a local wildlife rehabilitator and ask if this is a situation where an animal needs assistance, if you aren’t sure.

4. CALL YOUR LOCAL PERMITTED WILDLIFE REHABBER - Leave messages and text them. Be the animal’s advocate. Most state websites have a section where permitted wildlife rehabilitators are listed.

5. WARM, DARK, QUIET - If you can safely contain the animal, keep it in a warm, dark and quiet place until you can get it to someone who can help.

6. DON’T OFFER FOOD OR FLUIDS - Do not offer food or fluids unless asked to do so. In many circumstances, giving food or fluids can actually make things worse. For example, if an animal is hypothermic, it’s body can not process anything until it’s temperature is normalized.

7. BE WILLING TO DRIVE - Be willing to take the animal to where it needs to go. Time could be the difference between life and death. Remember most rehabbers have many animals in care so coming to pick up other animals would take away from those already in care.

8. CONSIDER DONATING - Wildlife rehabilitators are unpaid volunteers. Often, they use their personal funds to cover the cost of care. If you can spare it, it will be appreciated.

A finder’s quick response to an animal in need can often be the difference between life and death! 🙏🙏🙏

06/27/2025

Just a little update on the skink that we rescued and was featured on the DoDo.
The rehabber, Linda, named him Jalapeño Coconut. He is doing great. Finally able to move his legs properly. Now waiting for his upcoming release.

Here’s the DoDo story.

https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/woman-sees-legs-and-tail-sticking-out-of-her-concrete-porch-then-they-move