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501(c)(3) Nonprofit | NYS Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator
Specializing in Foxes and Coyotes
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11/01/2026

Peekaboo, Lake Placid! Hope here! 🦊❤️

Bob and Paula rescued me from Lake Placid when I was very sick with mange… and look at me now! 🥰

Today they’re heading back to help more foxes who need a second chance like I got. The sun is finally out, so they’re hoping for better luck than yesterday! ☀️

They’ll be in Lake Placid today from approximately 12:30–4 p.m. Please keep your eyes peeled, and if you spot any of the foxes in need of help, text Paula right away at 518-232-3397 with the location. 📍

Please share to help us reach more Lake Placid residents. Let’s give my fox friends their chance to feel better, too! 🦊🐾

11/01/2026

Since everyone loved watching Hope run on the cat wheel, here are a few more of our foxes taking a turn! 🦊🐾

A little Sunday fun to bring a smile to your face. Some run like they’re training for a marathon, while others take a more leisurely approach! 😂❤️

These wheels give our foxes another way to stay active and busy while they’re in our care—and we certainly enjoy watching them!

Who else could watch those little paws go all day? 🥰

Visit our Heart of the Wild Rescue page and tap Follow for more fox fun and updates!

10/31/2026

🦊🚨 LAKE PLACID—WE NEED YOUR EYES TODAY! 🚨🦊

These are a few of the foxes we are desperately trying to locate and help today. If you’re out and about in Lake Placid, please keep an eye out!

📱 Please text sightings directly to my cell: 518-232-3397. Include the exact location, the time you saw the fox, and which direction they were heading. A photo is helpful if you can take one without disturbing them.

Areas where they’ve been seen include:

📍 Wesvalley Road parking lot and apartments
📍 Oneida Avenue
📍 Youth Center
📍 Olympic Oval
📍 High School
📍 Ski jump area
📍 Blueberry Ridge
📍 Town garage

We are all meeting at the Wesvalley parking lot. If you’re helping us look, that’s our meeting spot!

We are running out of time. With colder weather coming, this may be our last opportunity to safely trap these foxes and get them the care they desperately need. 💔

Please don’t approach or chase them. Watch from a distance and text me right away so we have the best chance of reaching them before they move on.

Please share this with anyone in the Lake Placid area. Help us find them while there is still time. 🦊❤️

Heart of the Wild Rescue | Adirondack Mountains, Upstate NY

10/29/2026

🦊 Lake Placid friends—I need your help. Who’s in?

There are still several foxes suffering terribly from mange in the Lake Placid area, and residents are seeing them regularly. Three that I know of have eyes that are almost completely swollen shut. These foxes desperately need help. 💔

The challenge is that Bob and I live an hour and a half away.

Last night, we made our second trip up this week to fix a trap on Blueberry Ridge. While we were there, Mary, one of our local eyes and ears, called about a fox sleeping in front of the apartments on Wesvalley. We headed over, and Bob got extremely close—but unfortunately, the fox heard him and ran into the woods.

I’m considering coming up this Saturday around noon, and I’m hoping to gather a few residents willing to help us look. With the sun out, we may find these foxes resting in warm spots or moving around looking for warmth.

🚗 What I need is a few people willing to slowly drive through the areas where these foxes have been seen and let me know right away if they spot one. Having more eyes around town could give us a chance to safely net one or more and get them into care.

Please don’t chase or approach them—just keep your distance, watch where they go, and contact me so I can handle the capture.

If you could help around noon on Saturday, please comment below. If you’ve been seeing one regularly, please let us know where and when.
We will be meeting across from the apartment complex on Wesvalley and if for some reason I need to cancel, I will do a Facebook post so everyone keep your eye out for that.
Please share this with your Lake Placid neighbors. Help me help these foxes. 🦊❤️ this one was hanging out at the Olympic oval and I can tell by the photo this is this year‘s baby😢

Heart of the Wild Rescue | Adirondack Mountains, Upstate New York

10/28/2026

Look at Renee go! 🦊❤️ Just TWO WEEKS after having her right rear leg amputated, she is running, jumping, digging, and burying her food—all those normal fox behaviors we love to see!

For our newer followers, Renee came into our care just three weeks ago, missing the lower part of her leg and paw. We suspect a foothold trap caused her injury, although we can’t know for certain. She underwent surgery to amputate the damaged leg, and she has been adapting so well.

Her staples have been removed, her incision has healed nicely, and her cone is finally off—which she is VERY happy about! 🥰 She is now sharing an enclosure with Mason, and the two are doing great together.

Seeing her back to being a fox after everything she has been through makes my heart so happy. The countdown is on to her release back into the wild come spring! 🌿🦊❤️

10/27/2026

🚨 LAKE PLACID — NASH STREET AREA: HOMEOWNER HELP NEEDED 🦊💔

I received a call about a fox with severe mange seen on Nash Street in Lake Placid. From the picture, I can see that his eyes are swollen and crusted shut. This poor fox is in horrible condition, and I’m afraid he doesn’t have much time left without help.

If you live in the area, please keep an eye out. If you’re seeing this fox regularly, please message our page or call 518-232-3397 as soon as possible. Knowing where and when he returns will help us make a plan to catch him.

It is becoming extremely difficult to trap these foxes safely. I need a homeowner who will be home to closely monitor a trap and who would be comfortable releasing an unintended catch, with our guidance, when safe to do so.

Please send us the location and time of any sightings, along with a photo if possible. Please don’t chase or approach him.

Please share this, especially with anyone living near Nash Street. You could help us reach the very person who can give him a chance.

Please help me help them. ❤️🦊

Heart of the Wild Rescue
Adirondack Mountains, Upstate New York
Call or text: 518-232-3397

10/27/2026

Run, Hope, run! 🦊💨❤️

Seeing this little girl go from struggling with severe mange to running like this makes my heart so happy. She has energy to burn, and she’s putting that wheel to work!

Foxes are naturally active, curious animals. While they’re in our care, we provide opportunities to exercise, explore, and stay busy. These wheels give them another way to run and burn off energy as they recover and prepare for life back in the wild.

And if you’ve ever wondered why you sometimes see cat wheels on our wish list—Hope would like to demonstrate! 🤭🦊 They’re a favorite with some of our foxes, and moments like this show just how much use they get.

Thank you for helping us give them more than a place to heal. You help us give them room to be foxes. ❤️

Follow Heart of the Wild Rescue for more updates on Hope and her friends! 🐾

10/26/2026

🦊❤️ Love these little faces? Please visit our Heart of the Wild Rescue page and tap Follow to keep up with their journeys! Every follow helps us help more animals🦊❤️

We’ve been getting lots of lovely comments meant for another rescue, so we wanted to introduce ourselves and clear up a little name confusion. 😊

We are Heart of the Wild Rescue, based in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York. We are a separate rescue from Wild Heart Ranch in Oklahoma. Similar names, different rescues—both caring deeply about wildlife! ❤️

I’m Paula, a registered nurse and licensed wildlife rehabilitator specializing in foxes and coyotes. If you’ve been watching Hope, Grayson, Renee, or little Mason, you’ve been following the animals in our care here in New York! 🦊

Every rescue has its own stories, and we’re so grateful you’re here to be part of ours. Please share this little introduction to help others find us, too! ❤️

10/25/2026

Little Mr. Mason had more than mange to overcome. 🦊💔

Visit our Heart of the Wild Rescue page and tap Follow to see updates on these foxes. 🦊❤️ First, a little name clarification: remember little Miss Mae? Well… meet Mr. Mason! 🤭

Bob and I got home with this little fox in the wee hours of the morning. Bob usually holds our new arrivals while I do a quick check for boy parts. Apparently, this little fellow’s jewels were keeping a low profile, because we thought we had a girl!

Once he was sedated for his procedure, we got a much better look and confirmed that Miss Mae was actually Mr. Mason. His little jewels haven’t fully descended yet—he certainly kept us guessing! 🦊💙

Mason came into care with mange and a limp in his back left leg. On his initial examination, nothing felt obviously broken, and after a few days of rest and care, his limp went away.

But a few days ago, he started limping again. I decided it was time for X-rays—and lo and behold, there were two pellets lodged in his leg.

We don’t know whether they came from a BB gun or a sh***un. What we do know is that this little fox had been shot and was carrying those pellets while also struggling with mange.

The pellets have now been removed, and Mr. Mason is already feeling better. ❤️

It is deeply discouraging to work so hard and drive so far to save a little life, only to discover that someone has been shooting at him.

We need to do better. Wildlife deserves compassion and the chance to live without unnecessary suffering. These little lives matter.

Mason now has a safe place to heal, good food, and the care he needs. I’m so grateful we were able to help him.

📍 Heart of the Wild Rescue | Adirondack Mountains, Upstate New York

Please share Mason’s story and follow our page for more updates on Mason and the other wildlife in our care. Every life deserves a chance. 🦊❤️

10/23/2026

There is HOPE for a fox with mange. 🦊❤️

📍 Heart of the Wild Rescue | Adirondack Mountains, Upstate New York

This is Hope—one of the sickest foxes I’ve taken in from the Lake Placid area, and one of 16 foxes we’ve helped from Lake Placid and Saranac Lake.

These pictures show her at intake, just two weeks into treatment, and today. The difference is incredible. ❤️

Today, I happened to catch a picture while I was out feeding. Most days, I rely on our cameras to see what everyone is doing because they hide when I come near. And that’s exactly what I want! Keeping their natural wariness of people is an important part of preparing them for life back in the wild.

Seeing Hope now, it’s hard to believe she’s the same little fox who arrived in such heartbreaking condition. Her recovery has felt nothing short of miraculous.

Mange can be devastating, but with treatment and care, recovery is possible. Hope is a beautiful reminder of the difference a second chance can make. 🐾

Follow along for more of Hope and the wild lives getting a second chance in our care.

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