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Sanctuary
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR)
provides permanent residence to over 600 animals.
We care for parrots, several species of primates, such as
lemurs, spider monkeys, macaques and marmosets, native and
non-native felines (African Lions, Jaguars, Mountain Lions,
Bobcats, Bears), as well as non-releasable native Coyotes,
Wolves, squirrel species, and many domestic chickens, sheep,
donkeys, goats, and pigs.
All of the animals who call WRR home are
non-releasable due to physical or emotional disabilities or
are non-native animals who, even if they were able to be returned
to their native lands, would have no chance of survival there.
WRR's permanent residents have been subject to a variety of
abusive and neglectful situations. They have been victims
of the exotic "pet" trade, rescued from roadside
zoos, abandoned on the side of the road, or used in research
laboratories. We care for Bobcats who have been declawed and
defanged, elderly macaque monkeys who have lived their entire
lives prior to WRR in a small box in a research lab, Mountain
Lions who were declawed and kept as pets, and farmed animals
saved from the slaughterhouse.
Each resident is provided with the best possible
captive living situation. We build and maintain large enclosures,
most of which are more than an acre, for example, we have
a 2.5-acre Wolf enclosure and a 6-acre primate compound. Each
animal is provided with what he/she needs. The 4.5-acre wooded
Mountain Lion enclosure is placed around a rocky bluff —
an environment perfect for climbing. Primate enclosures have
trees and wood climbing structures. No animal lives behind
bars in a small enclosure on a concrete slab. We have taken
what nature has provided and simply fenced it in for the animals
to give them a lovely home for the rest of their lives.
Our team of Animal
Caretakers and Interns
care for the animals 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They
provide a safe, clean and interesting place to live, the right
diet, and then step back to let the animals live a life as
close to what nature intended as is possible in their captive
settings.
Experienced, long-term Volunteers
may have the opportunity to assist the Animal Caretakers in
caring for these beautiful animals.
In keeping with our philosophy of respect
for wild animals, WRR is not open to the public.
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