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We Respond.Rehabilitate.Release. THE BEST WAY TO REACH IS VIA OUR PHONE 340-643-WILD (9453) OUR GOAL - SAVE all wildlife in need on St. St. BUT, WE NEED YOU NOW!

John USVI thru our network of compassionate, caring volunteers! YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!

24/7/365, our volunteers give their all to SAVE wildlife in desperate need, giving them another chance at life! These selfless volunteers stand between another chance, and no chance at all! John is an island of compassionate and caring individuals who value animal life. Our vision is to empower people to help

provide needed rehabilitative care and support to island animals. DONATE TODAY! GIVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE!

30/01/2025

Mark you calendars for Saturday, March 15th 5- 8 PM and join us at Our Place for our 2nd Annual Event! Auction! Family Friendly! Live Music! 50/50 Raffle, Food and Drink! Hope to see you there!

04/12/2024

Hoping to get more signatures to help bring the mother and baby donkey back as well as protection for the feral herd!

Officials with St. John Wildlife Rehabilitation are seeking the return of two donkeys from St. John’s feral herd that they said were taken last month by a St. Thomas business owner, and have begun a petition to help in their efforts.

Read the full story from the Daily News about the alleged perpetrator and the mission to return Biscuit and Kammy here: https://bit.ly/4gkbLMc

Photo by Valerie Miller.

St John Wildlife and Donkey Rescue Incorporated

02/12/2024

Please sign our petition in hopes of getting the mother, Biscuit, and baby, Kammy, donkeys back to St. John as well as future protection for the feral donkey herd!

December 2, 2024 The donkeys on St. John are enjoyed by both visitors and residents alike who view these animals – who have been free-roaming here for many generations - as an intrinsic part of the island. St. John Wildlife Rehabilitation (STJWR), a nonprofit organization, has been documenting and...

10/09/2024

We are watching out for you as well as the donkeys when we say, “Please don't pull over, feed or interact with the donkeys.” These are WILD ANIMALS! Getting close to them - especially during mating season - can lead to unexpected and serious human injury. One of our lead rehabilitators - with 20 years experience - learned this first hand. In the comments are two pictures of the injury she suffered. She was bitten by a donkey while assessing a wound on the animal from a distance. We believe the donkey was startled when another male donkey entered the area. The rehabber’s injury has become infected and has required another trip to the clinic for treatment. Please! Keep your distance.

20/08/2024

Just a friendly reminder and hope you can join us tomorrow!

CALLING ALL KIDS!

Want to learn how you can help wildlife?
We're introducing our new youth program at
Our Place in Coral Bay
Sunday, August 25th, 10-11:30am
and plan to make this a fun event!

*Learn how to be an Animal Detective
*Challenge yourself with Animal Trivia
*Help us with our Storm Corn Project by bagging and distributing
cracked corn for post-storm feeding of ground-feeding birds

Temporary tattoos and “I'm Kind to Animals" badges will be given out.

What age? Ideally age 6 to 16, but we would like to include any children who are interested!

Call or text us to R.S.V.P. or with any questions:
340-643-WILD (9453)

19/08/2024

GOT BERRIES?!
We are looking for pigeon berries for a young
Scaly Naped Pigeon who came in for care right after the recent storm.
If you have it growing on your property and are willing to collect some (or let us come to pick it) please let us know!!
THANK YOU!

12/08/2024

UPDATE: Unfortunately due to a lot of time dealing with pre and post storm issues this week, our volunteers are stretched thin so we will have to postpone this event until a later date. Stay tuned!

CALLING ALL KIDS AGES 6-16!
Want to learn how you can help wildlife?
We're introducing our new youth program at
Our Place in Coral Bay
Sat. August 17th, 11-12:30 and plan to make this a fun event!

*Learn how to be an Animal Detective
*Challenge yourself with Animal Trivia
*Help us with our Storm Corn Project by bagging and distributing
cracked corn for post-storm feeding of ground-feeding birds

Temporary tattoos and “I'm Kind to Animals" badges will be given out.
Fresh fruit snacks will be available

Call us with any questions 340-643-WILD (9453)

03/07/2024

We are thrilled to help support the ACC by helping coordinate and volunteering for this much needed program.
Please considerer donating to them!
Thank you!

The ACC of St. John is looking for your help in raising $65,000 fo… Ryan Moore needs your support for Help Support a Spay Neuter event on St. John in November

21/06/2024

It’s donkey deworming time! Our St. John Wildlife Rehab donkey team drives around the island and deworms the feral heard approx. every six months - as recommended by our local equine vet, Dr. Laura, and Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, the largest equine rescue in the country. Don’t be worried if you see a donkey with green on the left ankle; we mark them with temporary food coloring so we know the animal has been treated.

25/05/2024

25/04/2024

HAPPY EARTH DAY WEEK!
Keeping plastic out of the environment helps wildlife.
Did you know that you can get many cleaning and body care products that aren't packaged in plastic?
Consider switching to biodegradable-packaged laundry sheets, dish washer tabs, shampoo and conditioner bars, deodorant, toothpaste, floss, lip balm, just to name a few.
We've tried them and they're great!

Many of these items can be locally purchased at Pirate's Cove in Coral Bay or ordered on Vitacost.com.

22/04/2024

It’s Earth Day! Water helps wildlife! Join us today (Monday, April 22, 2024) at Powell Park in Cruz Bay ‘til 2 pm to learn how to set up a safe water vessel. And get your photo taken as part of Team Water!

10/04/2024

One of our volunteer responders, Jeremy, recently saw a baby goat sitting under a visitor’s jeep, so he quickly jumped out of his car and stopped the driver to make sure the jeep didn’t move forward.
He pulled the baby goat out and reunited it with its mom up the hill.
It was a last-minute decision for him to take that road so we're glad he did and was able to rescue the baby goat in time (the momma goat was glad, too)!
Want to join our team of over 100 volunteer responders on STJ and growing on STT? Give us a call 340-643-WILD (9453)!

05/03/2024

Bidding ends TODAY Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 5 pm on these amazing items! Help support the wildlife of St. John! What’s up for grabs? Vacation stays in Italy, Maine, North Carolina and St. John, charter boat trips, restaurant tasting and more! Go to: https://new.biddingowl.com/items?QueryAuctionId=2aefdf5f-cd58-46bd-8574-632ca5d0e7ad&QueryCategory=%20All

A special thank you to everyone who came out in person for our first silent auction/fundraiser held at Our Place in Coral Bay! So much love and support!

22/02/2024

Thank you, thank you to everyone who came out for our first-ever fundraiser at Our Place in Coral Bay, made donations, or otherwise supported our event!!! It was a great turnout with a casual Coral Bay vibe, beautiful weather, great music and food, and wonderful silent auction items! We thank all of our volunteers for months of work pulling this event together (including food, music, auction coordination, registration, parking, setup, cleanup, whew!!!) the many, many prize donors and bidders who supported our silent auction, and for all of the love and support for the Wildlife of St. John. A special thank you to Bev at Our Place for providing the perfect venue - to us and the community. ❤️

Missed the event? You can still bid until March 16th on our exclusive online items!! Go to: https://new.biddingowl.com/items?QueryAuctionId=2aefdf5f-cd58-46bd-8574-632ca5d0e7ad&QueryCategory=%20All

15/02/2024

What an honor to be featured in Visit VI - an annual publication distributed throughout the territory including vacation homes, hotels and other locations. We thank: Janet Simonsen for recommending St. John Wildlife Rehabilitation as the subject of a St. John feature story; her husband, photographer Steve Simonsen, for a wonderful photo shoot, and writer Andrea Milam, who helped capture the essence of what we do in words.

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9901 Emmaus
St John
00830

Website

http://www.stjohnwildliferehab.org/

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One of our volunteer responders, Jeremy, recently saw a baby goat sitting under a visitor’s jeep, so he quickly jumped out of his car and stopped the driver to make sure the jeep didn’t move forward. He pulled the baby goat out and reunited it with its mom up the hill. It was a last-minute decision for him to take that road so we're glad he did and was able to rescue the baby goat in time (the momma goat was glad, too)! Want to join our team of over 100 volunteer responders on STJ and growing on STT? Give us a call 340-643-WILD (9453)!

Sometimes a lot of things need to go right for a successful rescue. An American Kestrel was hit by a car on Christmas Eve on St. Thomas but luckily scooped up moments after the mishap. Time was of the essence. Rescuer, Melissa Vanderburg, put a lot of effort into getting the bird to us quickly on Christmas Day via “people ferry” after efforts to find closer help over the holiday were not successful. She was helped by a kind ferry company employee who hand delivered the boxed Kestrel to one of our responders who happens to be a bird rehabilitator. Upon exam, it was determined the bird had fractures of both the radius and ulna in one wing but the bones were not displaced. While a double break can be a long shot, the wing was quickly stabilized and the healing process began. This feisty female did very well and, with guidance from Sam Little of Audubon Birds of Prey in Maitland, FL, the bird made a full recovery and was released. We thank everyone who helped this beautiful holiday arrival get back out on its life path.

A Laughing Gull got very lucky when turtle monitoring volunteer, Chandler Minner, saw the bird at Little Maho, unable to fly and needing help. Willow Melamet, manager of the VI Nat’l Park Sea Turtle Monitoring and Protection Program, was nearby and able to safely get the bird in a box and quickly realized it had symptoms of avian botulism. As she stated in her email to the entire turtle team asking them to keep an eye out for other potentially affected birds, “Avian botulism is caused by the naturally occurring bacterium Clostridium, and when ingested can lead to paralysis and is often fatal if left untreated.” We are very fortunate as Willow is also a volunteer wildlife rehabilitator with our organization and is very knowledgeable about treating birds with this illness. After several days of care, the bird was released. Thank you to Chandler and a HUGE thank you to Willow for giving this bird a second chance!

Velvety free tailed bat gets a second chance! The bat had fallen from the rafters of an apartment but didn't appear to have any obvious injuries. It was assessed by a wildlife rehabilitator, received hydration, and seemed ready to get back into the wild. As dusk neared, we released the bat back near where it was found, and off he went! Thank you to Karen Granitz for rescuing the bat and to Bryan McKinney for taking the video!

A HUGE thank you to Melissa Harmon, one of our new responders, and the Cruz Bay Fire Dept. for rescuing a baby chick stuck in the storm drain by the passenger ferry. These folks are truly awesome!! Momma chicken was SO happy to have her baby back!

Are you wild about wildlife? We'd love to hear your stories and see your photos! Please share them with us!

PLEASE show love to our gentle wild donkeys. PLEASE DON’T “kill with kindness” by feeding them along the roadway; this encourages them to come to vehicles and risk being hit. Improper feeding can also cause Equine Metabolic Syndrome (Cushings Disease - see photo) Learn more: Equine Metabolic Syndrome: Causes, Signs, Treatment and Prevention THANK YOU!

Laughing gull release at Jumbie beach after 2+ weeks of rehabilitation for avian botulism. Such an amazing sight to see this bird, that wasn't able to stand a couple weeks prior, take off right away. After initially flying low, he gained loft and with a strong flight headed straight for Trunk Cay. Couldn't have asked for a better release!

Ani released back to the wild.

Adult Ani gets a second chance! Thank you to the Craig family for bringing in the bird for care, and for taking this slo-motion video of the bird going back into the wild.