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AND WE'RE ALREADY SEEING BABY WILDLIFE ARRIVE

April Showers bring...baby animals to CWCC

Every year, more than 1,000 orphaned and injured baby animals arrive at Carolina Wildlife Conservation Center. They come to us hungry. They come to us alone. They come to us after storms, accidents, and loss and right now, they are starting to arrive. 

 

Baby season is one of the most critical, and overwhelming, times of the year. These tiny lives require around the clock care and safe spaces to grow strong enough to return to the wild. 

 

This is where you come in. 

 

Our annual wildlife baby shower helps provide the essential resources these animals need to survive, including: 

 

  • Lifesaving formula and food 

  • Critical medications and medical supplies 

  • Safe, species specific housing and enclosures 

  • Daily care from our dedicated rehabilitation team 

 

Every single donation directly supports a second chance for a baby animal who wouldn’t survive on their own. 

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We have a huge goal this year... 

With your support we know we can make it happen!

As baby season begins, we are preparing for one of our busiest years yet. 

To give every animal a real chance at survival, we are working toward a goal of $31,216.20 covering both the daily care these animals depend on and the critical space we need to house them. 

Every dollar directly supports an animal in need. Every gift, no matter the size moves us closer to this goal and helps ensure that we can say yes to the next animal that needs us and not have to turn any away.  

Meet some of the sweet babies your support is helping save. 

What is the cost to rescue over 1,000 animals a year?

Every dollar goes directly toward the daily care these animals need to survive. Your donation is going to formula for newborn and orphaned babies. Weaning diets as they grow stronger. Fresh food tailored to each species. Medications and medical supplies for injury and illness. Daily care essentials to keep them safe and healthy. These aren’t one time needs, this is every day and for every animal. 

Formula

$2,413.85

Specialized formula to nourish fragile baby animals in their earliest days.

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Food & Diets

$11,554.08

Daily nutrition including produce, supplements, and species-specific diets for growing animals.

Medical Care

$7,191.77

Life-saving medications, treatments, and medical supplies for injured and sick wildlife.

Prefer to send supplies?

You can also support our patients by purchasing items directly from our wishlist. From formula and feeding supplies to enrichment and medical essentials, every item goes straight into the hands of our care team. Some of our most needed supplies are: 

  • Paper Towels & toilet paper

  • Scent- Free laundry detergent & bleach

  • Miracle Syringes (3mls, 5mls, 10mls)

  • Heating Pads (no auto-shut off)

  • Formula

  • Outdoor Dog Houses

  • Kibble & rodent block from our Chewy Wishlist 

  • Small baby blankets

  • Reptile lights and heaters

  • Small animal carriers 

  • Rescue Liquid and Wipes

Our biggest limitation isn't compassion, it is space.

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Help us build a safe start for baby opossums

Right now, orphaned baby opossums are arriving in our care faster than ever, many are unable to survive without constant warmth and protection. ​​

This year, we are raising $9,608.50 to build two specialized opossum enclosures giving us the opportunity to safely care for more babies more efficiently while drastically improving their outcomes. 

These aren’t just enclosures, they are life saving nurseries. 

Each enclosure: 

  • Houses 6 individual care units 

  • Can support entire litters of baby opossums together 

  • Maximizes safe space for growth and recovery 

  • Efficiency of being on wheels 

  • Allows our team to care for multiple intakes at once in a low stress environment

Our goal is to purchase two enclosures that total out to 12 “apartments”, this allows us the capacity to care for multiple animals at once. 

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Build Their Home - Choose Your Impact

Every contribution, no matter the size, helps us care for and save baby opossums during their most vulnerable stage of life.

 

Because of that, we’re inviting you to choose the impact you want to make.


Whether you support a small piece or an entire space, you are helping create a safe place for them to heal and grow.

Every contribution helps to build these enclosures. 

You don't have to fund a full unit to make a difference. Your gift of any amount helps move us closer to creating a safe space. 

$800.71

Buy an apartment

Help fund one individual care unit within the enclosure.
Supports warmth, safety, and early recovery for a baby opossum.

Includes a personalized name plaque on the unit.

$1,601.42

Buy a townhome or penthouse

Fund two connected care units to support multiple opossums at once.
Provides safe, shared space for growing and social development.

Includes personalized name plaques on the units.

Sponsor an entire unit

$4,804.25

Fund a full enclosure with all six care units.
Supports dozens of baby opossums and expands our ability to rescue more wildlife.
Includes a personalized name plaque on the enclosure.

Are you interested in continued support?

Join our Wildlife Warriors program and become a monthly sponsor! 

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Join here

What is the Wildlife Rehabilitation? 

Wildlife Rehabilitation is the practice of rescuing wildlife and providing any means necessary to release a healthy animal back into the wild. This means raising orphaned babies and teaching them how to survive and thrive as wild animals. CWCC specializes in trauma cases and we provide surgeries , medication and specialized care to many of our patients. 

Wildlife has a brighter future because of you

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NOTICE: Contact us BEFORE bringing an animal to CWCC at
980-389-1133. Please
DO NOT bring an animal without speaking to us first.

Drop off hours: 10am-6pm


722 N Ingleside Farm Road
Iron Station, NC 28080

This organization is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt charity organization under the North Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act.

EIN  83-2040636

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