Wildlife Rescue information

Do you need assistance with an injured animal? Look here for helpful information and how to contact BACK TO THE WILD®.

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1. What is the BACK TO THE WILD® rehabilitation center?
   

2. You can virtually visit the Education Center.
   

3. What programs do we conduct for the public?
   

4. Wildlife education is an important component of the center.
   

5. We welcome kids in organized tours. At home or school, children's groups and individuals can make a difference too!
   

6. We have some permanent residents who cannot be returned to the wild.
   

7. Take a look at the cages for our program birds.
   

8. A large raptor flight cage allows raptors to exercise before being released back to the wild.
   

9. We have many temporary "wildlife patients" who arrive daily for rehabilitation before returning them back to the wild. Check out some of our visiting animals.

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How does BACK TO THE WILD® help?
Peruse some statistics from our busy 1999.

How can YOU help?
You can 'adopt' a resident and/or you can donate materials, cash, or your time.

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What is BACK TO THE WILD®? BACK TO THE WILD® is a volunteer, non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and nature education center located in northwest Ohio. Its primary mission is to rehabilitate and ultimately release into their natural habitat, injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife. BACK TO THE WILD® also presents educational programs to schools and to members of youth groups and community organizations. For further information, contact Mona Rutger at 419-684-9539 or e-mail mona@backtothewild.com. Contact Information Mailing address: BACK TO THE WILD, P. O. Box 423, Castalia OH 44824 Telephone: 419-684-9539 e-mail: mona@backtothewild.com

Artwork courtesy of Bill Kuhlman.

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It is easy to mistake UNATTENDED baby wild animals as "abandoned". Please watch from a distance and evaluate the situation. If you are unsure, call a rehabilitation center before removing them from their nest. In many cases, the mother is nearby, feeding or hunting for her young and will return when she feels it is safe to approach her nest. Even if you've mistakenly rescued a nest of babies, it is possible to REUNITE baby wild animals with their parent. In many cases, the mother will accept them back, even if you have touched them.

Do not plan on raising baby wild animals on your own. Young wildlife require special diets and care beyond what the average household is prepared to manage. Wildlife rehabilitators are fully licensed by both state and federal agencies, are able to provide proper diets, housing, and medical attention, and are adequately trained to care for and prepare an animal for survival and return to the wild.

If you are aware of a wild animal which you think needs assistance, you may contact BACK TO THE WILD® by telephone at 419-684-9539.

The center is located east of Castalia, Ohio at 4504 Bardshar Road. The center is about three miles south of the State Route 2 and State Route 101 intersection. Take SR 101 south about one mile to the intersection with Bardshar Road. Go south (left) on Bardshar one and a half miles to the center.

Castalia is about five miles southwest of Sandusky, Ohio.

See the interactive map below.