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Willows Wildlife Rehab
At Willows Wildlife Rehab, we are volunteers running small in-home clinics led by licensed wildlife rehabilitators in Arlington and Auburndale.
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Our group depends solely on donations to cover the cost of caring for our patients.
Our costs include medications, equipment, food, and caging.
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All our volunteers have full-time day jobs and donate their time
and skills to get these animals back to the wild.
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To find resources to help wildlife until a volunteer
can respond to your questions, see:
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Wildlife Rehabilitators' Association of Massachusetts:
Check out the "ORPHANED/INJURED WILDLIFE" menu
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On the Massachusetts Wildlife site see:
"What to do if you find a wild animal that might be sick or hurt"
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Often it is best to observe wildlife from a distance, take photos and videos, and note down your detailed obsevations and details of the location.
Keep watch over the animal to ensure she gets the help she needs.
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Armed with your photos and videos and crucially, while you are still watching the animal from a distance, call and leave a message with
a wildlife facility or licensed wildlife rehabilitator stating:
your name,
phone number,
precise address where the wildlife is currently located,
and your detailed concerns.
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No one has the capacity to search for wildlife without an active engaged finder
helping us locate the animal and understand the concern.
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Unfortunately, at this time there is no state or federal funding for wildlife rehabilitation.
That means all wildlife rely on your generosity and volunteers for help.
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Please help us by being patient and staying at a safe distance observing
the animal until a volunteer can answer your questions on how to proceed.
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Always confirm care is needed before intervening and
please, please stay at a safe distance from the animal.
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Before bringing wildlife to any facility,
call and confirm they are open and accepting that species
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For a wild animal that is bleeding, weak or shivering, is not moving around normally, or is known to have suffered a traumatic injury,
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Please contact us or another Massachusetts licensed facility:
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​Reach out to our
Willows Wildlife Rehab Call Line
if you are concerned that a
wild animal needs help:
781-819-4996
Our volunteers all have full-time day jobs and try our best
to return calls as soon as we can.
Please do not wait for us or any particular rehabilitator to call back.
Please continue calling to find help.
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Massachusetts Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/find-a-wildlife-rehabilitator
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508-362-0111
Accepting Admissions 10am - 3pm Daily
Go to Cape Wildlife Center website to confirm hours
New England Wildlife Hospital
781-682-4878
https://www.newildlife.org/wildlife-hospital/
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Tufts Wildlife Clinic
508-839-7918
Foster Hospital for Small Animals (24x7)
508-839-5395
https://vetmed.tufts.edu/foster-hospital-small-animals/
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Whether we take wildlife you find into our clinics or reach out to our network,
you can be assured our small, dedicated group of volunteer licensed wildlife rehabilitators work tirelessly to care for wildlife in need and
release wildlife back to the wild where they belong.