Forty Acre Wood Wildlife Rescue, Inc.

Forty Acre Wood Wildlife Rescue, Inc. FAW Wildlife Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Connecticut, primarily caring for creatures of the night and swamp things.

Two male, hit by car, painted turtles came to FAW yesterday, one much more damaged than the other. Both have been repair...
08/05/2026

Two male, hit by car, painted turtles came to FAW yesterday, one much more damaged than the other. Both have been repaired and are doing well so far.

08/01/2026

Courtney Love arrived a few weeks ago after being found outside near her mom, who had been deceased for some time. It’s a wonder that she survived those days without mom. Her strong will certainly played a part in that. I’ve never met a baby opossum more fierce and badass. 🤘☠️

07/25/2026

Crunch, crunch!

The first turtle I took in as an apprentice, who I call “Sherlock”, has moved on to phase 3 of rehab. Now he gets to be ...
07/24/2026

The first turtle I took in as an apprentice, who I call “Sherlock”, has moved on to phase 3 of rehab. Now he gets to be in a hospital tank with water deep enough to swim in.



Basking in the sun! ☀️

07/05/2026

*Graphic*
Turtle shell repair. 🐢

07/04/2026

She'll probably be gone in two years.

That's the part most people don't know.

The opossum shuffling across your yard tonight has one of the shortest lifespans of any mammal her size. Most survive only one to two years in the wild.

Just one or two years.

In that time she has to avoid cars, dogs, predators, poison, traffic, storms, and every other danger that comes with living alongside people.

And yet she spends those nights helping the places she passes through.

🌿 She eats pests.

🌿 She cleans up carrion.

🌿 She removes insects and other unwanted visitors from gardens and woodlots.

🌿 She asks for nothing in return.

When she's frightened, she doesn't attack.

She bluffs.

She hisses.

She drools.

Sometimes she collapses into an involuntary "playing dead" response because survival is all she has ever known.

Most people see an opossum and notice the teeth.

I see an animal trying to make the most of a life that will be over far sooner than it should be.

🐾 If you see one tonight, give her space.

Slow down on the road.

Let her cross.

Her life is already short enough.

And when she's gone, the night shift loses one of its quiet workers.

She won't be here long.

Be kind anyway.

07/04/2026

First live ever! Don’t get used to it. 😜

07/01/2026

The world becomes a little gentler every time we choose compassion over chasing something away

Rodenticides are killing much more than rodents. They should be banned.
06/17/2026

Rodenticides are killing much more than rodents. They should be banned.

After an unexpected outcome, I found myself with 6 more joeys. Now I have the teenies, the middle kids, and the big kids...
05/30/2026

After an unexpected outcome, I found myself with 6 more joeys. Now I have the teenies, the middle kids, and the big kids.

The Teenies: Orphaned after losing their mother to a dog attack. Weighing just 15-17 grams at intake, these are the smallest joeys I’ve had in care. With such tiny structures and fragile skin/tissues, they require a delicate, skilled hand to tube feed around the clock. Their condition is stable but guarded.

The Middle Kids: Orphaned after losing their mother and 6 siblings to a severe infection. Averaging 50 grams, these joeys are furred with open eyes, but still require tube feeding and incubation. Due to the infection they were exposed to in the pouch, they are on a 10 day course of antibiotics. One baby has some hind leg trauma and may not recover. All are in stable but guarded condition.

The Big Kids: Fell off and were separated from their mother when she was chased by a dog. Now weighing about 70 grams each, these babies are learning how to lap formula out of a dish and will soon be transferred to a big cage where they can practice their climbing skills and use their prehensile tails. While they could still be in an incubator, I needed to move them in order to accommodate the smaller joeys in care. These babies still receive supplemental heat via a heating pad and super warmers.

As a volunteer rehabber, all expenses are out-of-pocket and I rely on donations to offset some of this cost. Without the generosity of others, I couldn’t make this happen.

I have created an Amazon Baby registry with current needs for all three passels. If you are able to purchase or donate towards their care, it would be tremendously helpful and I will be eternally grateful.

Amazon Baby Registry:
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/3408CG48GF0XA?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ggr-subnav-share_9ZFAMYXNY8Y6C92MQZ2N&language=en-US

Venmo:

PayPal: https://www.fortyacrewoodct.org/donate

Address

Willington, CT
06279

Telephone

(959)3019545

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