On behalf of myself, Fran Kitchen, and Operation Orphan Wildlife Rehabilation, Inc., I want to give a big congratulations and a welcome aboard to Nichole Thomas Quill Cottage Wildlife

August 28, 2023August 30, 2023

Finally after more years than I can remember Summit County has another rehabilitator. She is new and is a Catagory 1 and can not get a Catagory 2 for three years.

Her phone number is 330 284 6260, website at https://quillcottagewildlife.org/

I have been the only rehabilitator for Summit, Portage and Wayne County for years. I am very happy to have her in our County.

Baby Season | Rescue Information

Out Of Office Notice: We are FILLED TO CAPACITY with baby wildlife and as soon as we get some of the babies eating on their own we can open again!

Facts | Rescue Information | Wildlife Story

Pure Ignorance

Dear Friends – Something happened over the weekend that ripped my heart out and made me so mad that I was too angry to write about it until now. I have been rehabilitating wildlife for 56 years and the one thing that I can’t seem to get through to people is to NEVER leave an…

Beaver | Operation Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation | Rescue Information | Wildlife

BABY BEAVER UPDATE: Growing Big!

The baby Beaver that was brought into us in July (see brief history below) has grown a lot over the winter! Our photographer, Dana Giron, showed up at dinner time last week, and was able to capture him holding one of his favorite vegetables, corn on the cob🌽… which he later stashed in his house,…

Operation Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation

We Are Open Again

Hello Friends! Just wanted everyone to know I am feeling much better (thank you for all the well wishes) and have re-opened. As always, If you have an orphan or uninjured animal please call me directly at 330-745-2947 as I DO NOT MONITOR FB messages on a regular basis and I don’t want an animal…

Rescue Information | Wildlife

Please snip all plastic sealers/rings from milk and other bottles. It will only take a second and will hopefully save a life.

A “Grab” Times Four

A number of years ago on a cold rainy day in April, I received a call from a Tallmadge dispatcher for the police and fire departments. The fire department was at the scene of an abandoned house fully engulfed in flames. When the firemen went into the house they could hear something crying and thought…