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Rescue |
Glue
Board Bat |
Sarcoptic
mange
before
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Injured
Red fox |
The Ghost AKA Caspyr AKA "The Pony" |
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lost Peregrine falcon, a falconers bird, was captured spring of
2003 by imitating a technique used to train these birds. Fox
Wood donated this beautiful and very well trained bird to a local
falconer for use in his educational program. |
This
is a Big Brown Bat that was caught on a glue board - a very inhumane
method of trapping ANY animal. |
The
top photo is what a typical Red fox looks like that is ravaged by
Sarcoptic mange. The second photo shows the same fox a few
months later after successful treatment. This fox was released
back to the wild. |
This
Red fox is suffering from a broken leg that healed in a backwards
position. Had this fox been in good body weight, it would have been
released to enjoy a life of freedom. Sponsor this fox on our patients
and residents page! |
This frightened young Great Pyrenees dog was dumped by its owner. Shortly after,he was hit by a car and his hip was shattered. This brave dog lived through our Buffalo winter on its own, despite our daily efforts to capture him through many various methods. Finally in January 2005 "Ghost" was captured and renamed Caspyr (the friendly ghost!). He is now recovering at Fox Wood. For more on this legendary dog, check out or sponsor page. |
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| Injured
Gray Fox |
Baby Beaver |
Fox release |
Pizza
Box Fox |
Gray
orphaned fox |
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Gray fox was shot in the face and struggled to live for weeks by
eating birdseed from the ground beneath a feeder. He weighed 2 lbs.
Because of the suffering and severity of his injuries, he was humanely
euthanized. Sadly, we commonly see horrible things that have happened
to our New York State wildlife. |
Beavers stay with their families for at least two years. This little guy was found wandering on the side of the road. He weighed less than one pound. We surmise that his dam was destroyed and the parents killed. He is now at a rehabilitation facility that specializes in beavers.
Wildlife rehabilitators often specialize in certain species and we like to work together for the sake of the animals. |
We raised this fox named "Freeway" by its finders, and 7 other orphaned fox pups in 2004. They were so large and wild that we have to box trap them from their pen so they can be relocated to the slow release site. We have permission to release our foxes on 1000 acres of protected land. Injured adult foxes are released back to their own territories. |
"Pizza
Box Fox" Affectionately named because of his amazing story
of survival. Scooped off the road with a shovel by a Policeman,
this fox was placed in a pizza box and left outside the police
station while I traveled over an hour to get him. Naturally, a
pizza box that is wide open won't contain a healthy animal so
little hope was held for his survival. However, with some special
care and the will to survive, this fox was ready for release just
five weeks after his accident
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This
gorgeous female fox has blue eyes!!!! Gray foxes are the only tree-climbing
fox. Interestingly enough, they are not susceptible to sarcoptic
mange, but they are highly susceptible to canine distemper.
Fortunately, all our residents are vaccinated with a brand new and
safe vaccine called PURVAX Ferret Distemper Vaccine. |
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| Fox pens |
Rescued coyote |
Hydrocephalus |
Clinic |
Silver fox |
| Ever wonder what our fox enclosure looks like? This is one of our fox pen areas.we are constantly looking for funds to improve the facility for our animals. |
This young coyote was curled up in a barn and we were called to help. She was covered with lice, and had internal parasites. We theorize that she had likely been hit by ba car and suffered a head injury. Within three weeks this girl was up and ready for release. |
This
fox pup has the dome shaped skull typical of congenital hydrocephalus.
Unfortunately, hydrocephalus is very painful and is not a treatable
condition.The only help we can offer is humane euthanasia. |
This
unique little building is our hospital area for the animals. The round section on top is an observatory. Medical supplies and handling equipment are major costs for wildlife rehabilitators. We are not paid by any government agencies, contrary to what the genral public might think. |
How many different ways can we convey that foxes do not make good pets? This
fox was surrendered to us after 14 days of her purchase from an unscrupulous exotic pet breeder.Unfortunately, ex-pet foxes are taking up the pens that we used to use for wild fox who truly need our help. This fox needs a spopnsor! See our sponsor page! |
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| coyote pup |
Injured
Foxes |
Samantha |
Baby Bat |
weasels |
| This
pup was orphaned during Spring Turkey season. His momma was shot by a hunter surprised that his turkey calls were answered by a hungry female coyote. |
These
are just two examples of some of the injured foxes we take in at
our center every year. They are seen by veterinarians and
cared for. We have a very high success rate at Fox Wood. |
Samantha was dumped by her owner- because she was one week away from delivering six unwanted puppies. After she was tossed from the car, she was hit by another car and as she lay cowering by a fence the dog warden on the scene was stopped from shooting her by onlookers. Samantha had her puppies here and all, including Samantha were adopted to responsible loving homes |
Baby bats occasionally fall to the ground from their roosts. This little guy was quickly reunited with his mom with the use of an extension ladder. |
Weasels are the BEST!!!! we raised two weasels from newborns in 2004. They were so much fun we toyed with the idea of changing our name to "Weasel Wood Wildlife Wescue" ! Our weasels were released and are wild and free now. |
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Fox pup w/head injury |
Opossum trap injury |
Fox Wood |
Fox hit by car |
Cheyenne |
| "Airhead" is now fully recovered and a wild fox |
Traps can inflict basty injuries. This opossum somehow survived this injury. We amputated the leg and the opossum is fine and active again! |
This is a view of our front yard at Fox Wood. |
This fox pup that was hit by a car is being held by a volunteer, Jim. |
This malamute, Cheyenne lived on her own for a year. This picture doesn't do her justice. We re-homed Cheyenne in a wonderful loving and permanent home |
