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.

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,…

Nature | Rescue Information | Wildlife

If you are still using our Amazon Smile link, please know that we are no longer benefiting Operation Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc.

Sadly, Amazon has pulled their ‘Amazon Smiles’ program. Instead of helping the ‘little guys’ which helped more than you or they will know, they are focusing their philanthropic giving to programs with greater impact and where it can make meaningful change. Of course, I have a lot to say about that but I won’t. For…

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…

Baby Season | Fran Kitchen | Rescue Information | Wildlife

To everyone that has supported Operation Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation in any way I want to say a big THANK YOU. My work could not go on without your support.

I’d like to share a few updates and some of our needs as the year moves ahead. BIRDS: We are now taking birds once again. Because of Avain Influenza we were not able to take in birds during 2022 and up until October of 2023. My facility is on a city lot and we simply…

Baby Season | Squirrel

First Babies of the Year

On Sunday, February 21, 2021 a call came in about three baby Grey Squirrels laying in a yard. I told the woman to get a bottle of hot water wrapped in a cloth or put inside a sock, and put it in with the babies to keep them warm. They can not be hydrated or…

Rabies: What Do You Know?

Rabies is a deadly virus that strikes the central nervous system of mammals and almost always results in death if not treated. The virus is spread through an infected animal’s saliva. People and pets do not have to be bitten in order to contract the disease; there only needs to be an open cut, scratch, pimple or…