Orphaned Raccoons Thriving at Wildlife Rescue Thanks to Donated Food
Andrea Powell
Photo: WildCare Oklahoma
Your generosity is changing and saving lives of all kinds of animals. Read on to see how.
Last year, WildCare Oklahoma took in and cared for over 8,417 individual animals, including many raccoons.
Animals in need continue to arrive thanks to kindhearted people who find the orphaned, sick, or injured animals and bring them to the wildlife center for veterinary and rehabilitative care. The goal is to return them all back to the wild once they have recovered.

The center shared, "Northern raccoons are a common patient. They are extremely intelligent, adaptable, opportunistic omnivores that have adapted to the radical environmental changes and challenges humans have created."
Your donations are helping to feed these adorable and often orphaned baby raccoons. Wildlife rescues need formula to feed wildlife babies as well as food as they grow.

"As omnivores, their diets are complex. Arriving at WildCare as neonates or infants, the rehabilitation team feeds them a raccoon formula to emulate the care their mother would have provided. Once they reach weight and developmental milestones, staff transition them to solid food diets. While vegetables and fruit are a big part of this mix, so is dog food," according to staff.

The donated dog food is then hidden in various objects and vegetables like pumpkins to engage their minds and make them work for food like they would in the wild.
Thanks to your generosity and the dedicated caretakers, wildlife are getting a second chance to return to the wild. The center can provide essential and nutritious food and use the saved money on medical care.

Help even more orphaned forest animals by donating formula here.

Andrea Powell is an animal enthusiast who resides in West Michigan. When not writing, she is exploring the great outdoors with her dogs and horses.