I have been rehabbing for about 17 years now. I am doing this primarily due to the loss of habitat due to destruction of wilderness. Our volume of wildlife has increased dramatically. Here are the number of animals we received in 1995 and so far this year. As you can see the numbers are only going up and up...

I am both State and federally licensed. What this means is that I am legally able to handle and rehab all species native to Virginia as well as rehabbing all birds on the endangered list. The expense for  providing medical care, food and caging for wildlife has been out of our own pocket all this time. Now that we are both retired, it has become increasingly difficult for us to care for the sick, injured and orphaned wildlife.