Blue Ridge Wildlife Center

Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Release

The Blue Ridge Wildlife Center is a non-profit wildlife conservation and rehabilitation organization.

Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation

      Wildlife rehabilitation is the process of caring for injured, orphaned, and sick wild animals with the goal of releasing these animals back into the wild.

     These wild species have very different needs than our pets. They require very specialized and care and food. Care must be taken in handling them because they can be dangerous, their fear of humans can lead to stress which can kill them, and most importantly, to survive in the wild again, they must not become tame. This is why the law requires wildlife rehabilitators to have special training and permits before they are allowed to care for these animals.

     Our center rescues and rehabilitates 1,500 mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians each year. We save thousands more through prevention of wildlife disease and control of environmental toxins, and by promoting the preservation of wildlife habitat and coexistence of wildlife through our education programs, newsletters and our blog on facebook.

Rescue and Repair of Box Turtles
hit by Vehicles


	Box turtle shells are made of bone and will heal if repaired properly.				After 4 months of healing, this box turtle is ready for release.

Rescue and Rehabilitation of orphans


	Eastern screech owl hatchlings orphaned when the tree with their nest was cut down.		Orphan screech owls raised at the center and ready for release.

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mahatma Gandhi

For Advice About Wildlife Issues or Concerns, or for Wildlife Emergencies, Please call 540-837-9000

Raising Orphans Wild animals become orphaned when their parents are killed or their dens or nests destroyed. This is usually accidental, but when it happens, someone needs to step in and raise the babies and release them back into the wild to carry on for their species.

Ensuring wildlife diversity through native wildlife rescue and release.

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