Wildlife Wonderland

🐿️🎉 BIG NEWS!!! 13 squirrels have officially graduated to our outdoor pre-release enclosure! 🎉🐿️

This is one of the most exciting milestones in the rehabilitation journey. After weeks of growing, learning, and gaining confidence, these young squirrels are now taking their next step toward freedom.

✨️So, what is a pre-release enclosure?

A pre-release enclosure is a safe outdoor habitat designed to help rehabilitated squirrels transition from indoor care to life in the wild. Over the next 3 to 4 weeks, these 13 squirrels will remain safely inside the enclosure while experiencing the sights, sounds, and challenges of the natural world.

During this important learning period, they will:

🌳 Experience changing temperatures and weather conditions

👃 Become familiar with outdoor smells and environmental cues

🦅 Learn to identify potential predators and recognize danger

🐿️ Observe wild squirrels as they navigate the trees, forage, and communicate

🌿 Strengthen their climbing, jumping, nest-building, and survival skills

The pre-release enclosure gives them the opportunity to build confidence and independence while still having the safety and support they need before their final release.
Watching them explore, leap through the branches, and prepare for their future in the wild is incredibly rewarding. We couldn't be more proud of these amazing squirrels and how far they've come!!

Please join us in wishing these 13 graduates good luck as they spend the next few weeks learning the ways of the wild before their big day of freedom!!! 💜🐿️

The graduates are requesting nuts in the shell..... 💜🙏🌰🥜

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🍀 Hi friends!!! We are in desperate need of a few essentials!!! 🍀

We go through more than 25 pounds of Mazuri Rodent Blocks a week. We are down to our last bag. These are a major necessity and part of a complete diet for squirrels. All squirrels in care care have access to Mazuri blocks 24/7, but they're essential for the previously released squirrels as well.

We also need some more nuts in the shell to help teach our squirrels going into pre-release how to crack them, once found in the wild.

We could also use some Cheerios, for our young babies learning to eat solids. Honey Nut, Whole Oats, Multigrain, any will help!!

Quick links will be in the comments under the pictures.

Honorable mentions..... we're also about 1/3 of the way through our specialized formula. So, any monetary donations will go towards that , unless anybody wants to spend the $160 to purchase it. 😅🙏💜

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🍃 Welcome to Wildlife Wonderland!!
We are licensed wildlife rehabilitators!!

💜 Where are we located? Concord, North Carolina

💜 How do you contact us? TEXT (preferred) or call (leave a voicemail): 704-995-2152 or 704-691-9805

💜 When should you contact us? When you find orphaned or injured wildlife

💜 What wildlife do we rehabilitate? We take Small Mammals (Non RVS) including Squirrels (all kinds), Groundhogs, Beavers, Opossums, Chipmunks, and limited space available for Cottontails.

💜 What animals are we not able to take even if you find it outside? We are not licensed for Raccoons, Fox, Skunk, Bats, Fawn, Raptors, Song Birds, Weasels, Snakes, Reptiles, Amphibians, or any Domestic Pets.

🙏 If you find an animal in need please TEXT or Call us before bringing in the animal. We are available every day of the week. We are not usually able to pick up animals. Although, depending on the circumstances we may be able to find volunteer transport.

‼️ As always if you find orphaned or injured wildlife do NOT give it food or water. Please safely contain the animal and keep it in a quiet temperature controlled area while you reach out to us or your other local rehabbers using Animal Help Now.

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✨ ️Our newest intakes!✨️

Enjoy these ADORABLE pictures of some of our recent intakes!! Guaranteed to melt your heart!!

🎓🎉 We also have 13 squirrels about to move outside into the pre-release enclosure!! One step closer to their graduation to freedom!! 💜🙏🐿

Caring for these babies requires specialized formula, medical care, therapy time, and around-the-clock monitoring — and we can’t do it without you. 💜

Please consider supporting their journey through donations, shares, or sending encouragement her way. Every bit of support helps us continue giving injured and orphaned wildlife a second chance.

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Thank you for being part of their story.

Wildlife Wonderland is participating in the global to donate $5 in her name to a rescue or rehabber who needs the support- started by The Pipsqueakery!! What an amazing kind gesture in memory of their beloved Agnes!

If you guys aren't following The Pipsqueakery, please do!! They're an AMAZING wildlife rehabbers who specializes in Beavers, Groundhogs, all types of Squirrels, Rodents & more!! Agnes sparked my passion for Beavers! We will raise enough money to build a Beaver enclosure, one day!!

Let's raise a bunch in her honor!

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From their page: "Anyway, if you're a rescuer or rehabber and want to borrow an Agnes picture or video or montage to do your own fundraiser you have our permission. We think you all deserve support too! "

Rescues working together- That's the way it should be!! 💖
Thank you all!

🛠️🌿 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 🌿🛠️

Wildlife Wonderland is looking for a few helping hands to assist with outdoor enclosure projects and property improvements for our rescued wildlife residents! 🐿🦫

We have several projects that need extra support, including:
✅ Outdoor Enclosure Maintenance
✅ Digging to add more hardware cloth under the enclosures to ensure safety.
✅ Yard cleanup and landscaping
✅ Other miscellaneous tasks

Whether you’re handy with tools, enjoy outdoor work, or simply want to make a difference for wildlife, we would love your help! 💜🙏

Volunteering with us is a wonderful way to support local wildlife, meet compassionate people, and directly impact the animals in our care.
If you’re interested in volunteering or would like more details, please send us a message or comment below! 🐾

Thank you for supporting Wildlife Wonderland and the animals who depend on us! 🌎✨

If you're unable to volunteer, but still want to help, here's how you can.

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Sorry, but us rehabbers are exhausted & honestly a ridiculous amount of time is being wasted arguing with finders. Every single day we are spending sometimes literal HOURS begging people to hand over babies and injured animals while being told “Google/ChatGPT said this” or “I already gave it water/formula because I’m not letting it starve.” There are reasons we tell you NOT to give food or water. A cold baby cannot digest formula. Wrong feeding causes aspiration. Every species is fed differently with different formulas, amounts, schedules, weights, and methods. Water can kill dehydrated wildlife if done incorrectly. We are not trying to be difficult. We are trying to keep them alive long enough to actually help them.
🚩And please do not say you “found another rehabber” just to avoid listening/keeping the creature etc. We are all full, networking constantly, and we know who is who.

In North Carolina, by law, you only have 24 hours to transfer wildlife to a licensed rehabber. The longer babies sit in boxes being fed random things from the internet, handled constantly, stressed, dehydrated, or kept around pets and children, the worse their chances become.The top causes of death we see are cats and finders. That is the reality.

Rehab season has us elbows deep in feedings, meds, wound care, tubing, cleaning cages, laundry, breathing treatments, being bit and scratched, sleepless nights, and trying to place animals when everyone is overloaded. We cannot have volunteers around wildlife unless they hold the proper permits, so unfortunately there is not much “extra help” coming in either. We do not have hours to spend arguing over why a squirrel should not have cow’s milk, why a bunny should not be kept (Google capture myopathy) because someone got attached overnight, or being cussed at and called names for trying to help. What in the Sam hell?

When you hand wildlife over to a rehabber, consider donating toward their care if you are able. Formula, syringes, heating pads, meds, gas, cages, laundry detergent, supplies, and food all come out of our own pockets. The majority of us are not paid to do this. We are volunteering our homes, time, sleep, money, sanity, and entire lives during baby season trying to save them.

If you truly want to help wildlife, and it is free: HEAT.KEEP SAFE AND QUIET.CONTACT A LICENSED REHABBER.BE PATIENT.LISTEN TO THEIR INSTRUCTIONS.TRANSPORT.

That is all.

💜🙏🐿 Wow!!! 🐿🙏💜

Mystery solved!!!! THANK YOU, Toni Sanderson Freer!!! You are such an AMAZING supporter of our cause!! I literally about cried!! We appreciate you sooo much!!!

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✨ ️Super busy 2026 season!!✨️

Check out these ADORABLE reasons why we've been so busy lately!! Guaranteed to melt your heart!!

Caring for these babies requires specialized formula, medical care, therapy time, and around-the-clock monitoring — and we can’t do it without you. 💜

Please consider supporting their journey through donations, shares, or sending encouragement her way. Every bit of support helps us continue giving injured and orphaned wildlife a second chance.

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Thank you for being part of their story.