Alpine Wildlife Rehab

09/08/2025

This sweet male sparrow was found in a sticky trap and removed by the finder. Unfortunately he lost all of his tail feathers needed for flight.

Spent about a month here to grow his feathers back and has been released where he was found.

*Please never use sticky traps, and wait for a professional to remove animals from it- especially birds whose bones and feathers break very easily. You can rub dirt on all the sticky area to prevent further sticking if needed.

Best of luck buddy 💚

08/08/2025

Living creatures are not fun DIY projects. Please never try to raise or feed a wild animal you find.

06/08/2025

She told me she was laughed at by one company and hung up on by another. Deanna has been volunteering for us for months now and wanted to make sure any pest control company she hired didn’t use anticoagulant rodenticides. She witnessed first hand how our predator species suffer from eating poisoned prey and didn’t want to contribute to the problem.

Like many pest control companies, they denied that rat poison is affecting our wildlife. When I posted about our Salem hawk that has trouble clotting, a few pest control companies appeared in the comments accusing us of lying and making up this whole narrative.

Here is a picture of our Salem hawk while he was alive. Despite our best efforts, he did not survive.
Beside him are his bloodwork results. Positive for multiple types of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides…

Deanna eventually contacted Banner Pest Control, where she was treated fairly, her concerns were validated and her rodent problem was addressed- without harming the surrounding wildlife.

Don’t waste your time or money on pest control companies that care more about making a buck than they do about the damage they are doing to our environment.

A big thank you to Cape Ann Wildlife, Inc for helping us with this hawk. ❤️

05/08/2025

These 2 came from completely different towns but have formed a bond and are growing beautifully together 💚

28/07/2025

28/07/2025

This baby beaver’s lodge was being excavated when the workers heard a tiny little cry and out popped a vulnerable newborn baby beaver. Just moments before, the baby’s mother had swum out of the lodge trying to get away from the destruction of the lodge. We almost never suggest baby beaver reuniting because baby beavers are extremely prone to pneumonia and it’s often an emergency situation when one was found. But this was a rare case where we knew mom was right there and so we gave it a chance.

The machinery was cut off and the baby was placed in a cardboard box next to the water. After just an hour, the crew returned to check on the baby beaver and there was a clear track where the momma beaver came up the bank, smashed the cardboard box down and retrieved the baby. The work was stopped and the remaining lodge was left alone.

Moral of the story: Wild animal moms are incredible. They love their babies fiercely and, when given the chance, will do whatever it takes to get them back. While reunions aren’t always possible, they should always be a priority when they are. We can care for orphaned animals, but we’ll never be a true replacement for their natural mothers. Their love and instincts are real—and powerful. ❤️

17/07/2025

In a study of dead raptors, 49% tested positive for rat poison. When birds, foxes, or other animals eat rats, the poison is enough to kill them.

10/07/2025

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08/07/2025

Parent your kids.

08/07/2025

Capture Myopathy kills! And it often “appears” the animal is comfortable but it is not

Yes, they’re cute, but don’t do this! Baby animals picked up by people think that they’re about to be eaten. In nature, most baby animals are never, ever picked up at all. When they are, it’s only by their own mothers. Even newborns, who may not be able to see what’s going on around them, can instinctively tell that something is very wrong when they’re picked up, and they instinctively believe that they are about to be predator food.

Stressed baby animals don’t always look stressed. Most will become very still and quiet, paralyzed by fear, and might even be mistaken for being comfortable. But this stress is serious for these delicate little ones. It can compromise their immune systems, impair their growth, or even cause their hearts to fail.

Baby animals are also very susceptible to the nastiness on human hands. We might think our hands are clean, but the germs we carry every day can be deadly for newborn baby animals, whose immune systems are still developing. (You wouldn’t want wild animals getting their germs on YOUR brand-new baby, would you?)

Please have respect for wild animals and give them space to raise their young freely and without fear. If you absolutely must pick up a baby animal (such as to bring it to a rehabilitator) please promptly put it somewhere warm, dark, and quiet and try to handle it as little as possible.

29/06/2025

Never ever feed a baby bird you find. Spread the word, save a life!

Please NEVER syringe-feed a bird

We are seeing an alarming number of birds coming into our care after well-meaning members of the public have syringe-fed them water, and in one tragic case, milk. Sadly, none of these birds survived, despite our best efforts.

Birds have very delicate airways, and syringe-feeding (even just water) can cause them to inhale the liquid, leading to aspiration pneumonia or drowning. This is extremely painful and almost always fatal.

Pictured is the entry to the airway of a jay. The opening to a bird’s airway, known as the glottis, sits at the back of their tongue. Even a tiny drop of water spilling into this passage can be fatal.

Birds do not need to be given water via a syringe - especially not baby birds. They get the fluids they need from proper food, and their hydration should only be managed by trained professionals.

If you find a bird that you think needs help:
* Keep it warm, quiet, and safe
* Do not feed it anything
* Call us immediately

We know you’re trying to help, and we appreciate your kindness, but the best way to help is to leave the feeding and fluids to trained rehabbers. Please share this message to help prevent more unnecessary suffering.

Thank you 💚