Houston Humane Society Wildlife Center

TWRC Wildlife Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 1979, that serves the Greater Houston Area with the very best in emergency-medical and rehabilitative services for wildlife.  Each year we help care for nearly 5000 wild animals brought to us by the public.  We work with veterinarians and trained volunteers to provide services such as anesthesia, X-rays, pain control, wound treatment and administering medications to treat ill and injured wildlife.  We have onsite-care programs to provide temporary care until our home-based rehabilitators can take the orphaned and injured animals for further rehabilitation and release.  We also provide educational services to the community through our outreach programs.

Our Center provides a place for the public to bring rescued wildlife for care and a hotline to call for advice with any wildlife concerns. This young squirrel, for example, came to us when he was only a few days old.  Eyes still closed, this poor baby fell 40 feet from his nest in a tree, and then laid on the wet, cold ground until someone heard his cries and picked him up.  His rescuer brought him to us at TWRC Wildlife Center (TWRC), knowing we have the expertise and the people to care for the infant, nurse him to health and, when he is old enough, release him in the wild to lead the kind of life squirrels are meant to have.  

Would you help us save babies like this squirrel, and help us care for other wild beings unable to survive without our care?  

Campaign Update October 2017:

Now, more than ever, as Houston rebuilds from massive flooding due to Hurricane Harvey, we need your help to continue the work we do for the wild animals that share our fragile ecosystem.  As we do not receive assistance from Federal, State or Local entities, we rely solely upon the generosity of caring individuals, foundations and corporations to provide much-needed funding for our leased space, operations and programs.

In addition to our ongoing day-to-day expenses, we are also facing urgent and unique financial challenges in 2017-2018.  As our telephone systems, electronics (computers, monitors and printers) and medical equipment, such as incubators, are all now becoming obsolete and in disrepair, we are in desperate need of replacement units.  As most of these are, on average, 10-12 years old, we are dealing with both, outdated technology and unavailable product support and replacement parts.  Purchasing new, updated equipment will require approximately $20,000 in additional funding over and above our annual operating budget.      

Please help us reach our goal and continue our mission “To promote environmental conservation through public education and rehabilitation of Texas wildlife”.

Thank you for your concern and support!    

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Our incubators have started to fail. They are not keeping consistent temperature and humidity levels that are needed by baby birds, opossums, and squirrels. Young animals cannot regulate their temperature, so they need this life-saving support for their bodies to be able to digest the food they are given and grow. We currently have many baby birds and opossums that require incubators.

PLEASE HELP US HELP THEM! ALL DONATIONS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO PURCHASING NEW INCUBATORS

https://www.twrcwildlifecenter.org 


If you have been following TWRC, you may know that we care for hundreds of baby animals in the busy spring, summer and fall nesting seasons.  These animals come to us for a variety of reasons; injuries, often due to interaction with humans and predators (including domestic cats and dogs), weather-related displacement from the nest and separation due to death or injury of the parent(s), to name a few.
 
We often care for these little lives from infancy to release and they will typically require accommodations in various types of rehab enclosures as they grow and learn the skills needed to survive again in the wild. 
 
With over 700 wildlife admissions in the first quarter of 2019, our onsite Animal Care Program is currently caring for nearly 200 young squirrels and opossums. We are seeking assistance to fund additional equipment and caging to help in the earliest and latest stages of the rehabilitation process. 
 
Each animal admitted will undergo a thorough examination to assess for injuries, illness and dehydration. The very first step in rehab care is to provide warmth and hydration.  For most infants and young juveniles, this warming process will require a period of time in an incubator.  Our program is in need of 3 additional incubators to allow space for more animals in this initial stage of care.
 
Once the juveniles are fully-furred and able to maintain their own body heat, they will be moved, in small groups, to wire caging in our onsite Animal Care Program.  This type of enclosure will be used for several weeks during the formula-feeding stage and through the weaning process. 
 
After the weaning is complete and the older juveniles are at an appropriate weight, they will require a period of days or weeks in pre-release outdoor conditioning caging before returning to the wild.  This step allows the animals to hone their foraging and climbing skills, as well as give experience in the sights and sounds of the outdoors.  We are also in great need of additional outdoor caging for this important step in successful rehab.  We would like to purchase the supplies needed to construct an additional 6 large outdoor pre-release cages.
 
Our goal for this campaign is to:
 
Purchase 3 incubators at $900 each=$2700
Purchase supplies for 6 outdoor cages at $500 each=$3000
 
Total expenses=$5700

A donation of any size will bring us closer to meeting this goal and funding this project.  With your generous assistance, we can take even more animals in need from Warm to Wild Again!

Thank you for caring for wildlife!