Our Mission
To provide a safe and compassionate emergency first response service for wildlife in need of urgent medical attention.
Due to the ever-increasing population and urbanization in the state of Florida, conflicts between people and wildlife are both inevitable and commonplace. Those conflicts; often resulting in life or death situations for the affected wildlife, require a rapid response by trained wildlife professionals. After recognizing the constant and increasing need for wildlife transportation and rescue, Heather Pepe Dillon and Matthew Buice Co-Founded WILD Florida Rescue, registered as a 501(c)(3) Non Profit Corporation.
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You are helping WFR rescue wildlife in need of an emergency rescue and provide first aid and care while transporting to veterinarians and rehabilitators
Services
Capture
We aim to utilize the latest methods and tools necessary to minimize stress and reduce the chances of further injury during animal rescues.
Transport
Our company is founded on the idea that a rapid pick-up and drop-off offers the greatest chance of survival for the sick and wounded.
Our 24 hour service means no animal is left to suffer.
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Okay Parents with little ones! We will be doing story book reading at our station (520 Cinnamon Ave, Satellite Beach), Still needs some work but good enough for a visit 😊 We will have a read out loud story time from our library of wildlife books at 10 a.m with a scheduled dates as follows: 4/6, 5/4, 6/1, 7/6, 8/3,9/7,10/5, 11/2 and 12/7. Hope to see you there! And come meet our owl Alexa "Bubo" and ask it wildlife questions 😁🦆🐦🐥🐿🐇🐷🐱🦝🐺🦊🦢🦉🦤🐍🐢
Two baby opossums were shaken out of their mothers pouch when a German shepherd attacked her. The homeowner immediately locked the dog up , called in for help and searched for any babies on the ground while waiting. She was able to see where the mama went which was everything to us as opossums don't generally come back for dropped babies. Mother looked well and after checking the two babies out we extended them to the mother who was growling and angry and protecting her others. While her 2 cried out for her she came to the forefront and we handed them back via a tiny strip of wood. "After they both made it back to her she stopped growling , tipped her ears towards me and sniffed at me". Without a doubt she understood we gave them back and for just a moment she was curious who had done that for her 💓 With squeezed hearts we gotta say twas a good start this early morning with a very happy rescue! Thank you to Stephanie the quick thinking homeowner!!!🙏 #givingbabiesback #bestoutcome
FWH returned a coopers hawk to us for release after some care. There is nothing we love more than to return an animal we had to take out of the wild and return it back to the wild and freedom!!! Thank you to all who made this happen 🙏 Godspeed coopers!
Jacob and Mason of Indian River Colony Club (pest control) called about a juvenile Red Shouldered Hawk that was sitting under a tree and not moving. They waited until we could get on scene 💜🫶💜 The hawk was taken to Florida Wiildlife Hospital for further evaluation. Remember, bird flu is still out there don't use bare hands to touch birds if you do need to handle them, try not to handle them and wash well after being near or touching the bird. We are a bit close for comfort here 😬 but all turned out okay 👌 ❤️🩹
Thank you Crystal McClung for taking in these orphaned babies for us, raccoon babies appreciate you! 😁🩷🩵🦝
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Together, we can can protect the incredibly diverse wildlife that calls Florida home.
WILD Florida Rescue mailing address
1270 N. Wickham Road
Suite 16#218
Melbourne, Florida, 32935-8301
Please Note: We do not receive animal drop-offs at this address.
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR WILD Florida Rescue Corp., A FLORIDA NONPROFIT CORPORATION (REGISTRATION NUMBER: CH52014), MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL FREE 1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE OR VISITING THEIR WEBSITE HERE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.