Bella Martinez attends Oregon State University and is a senior earning a B.S. in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences with a focus in Wildlife Rehabilitation. She has volunteered at another rehab center in her hometown of Corvallis and served as an NW Outdoor School leader, teaching wildlife behavior for two years! Originally from North Plains, Oregon,…
Jessica Jimenez Trujillo graduated from Washington State University with a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Sciences and minors in Forestry and Biology. She gained experience working at a wild ungulate facility in eastern Washington and volunteered at the local humane society. Back home in Oregon, she worked at a small veterinary clinic and interned…
Exciting News!! Each year Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center cares for Harbor Seal Pups that are injured or orphaned. The center is licensed by NOAA to care for these Marine Mammals and naming them is part of the protocol for tracking all the health information. Each year, we choose a theme to name the pups….
Abbie Niskanen is a senior at Western Washington University, where she’s completing a B.A. in Environmental Education & Eco-Social Justice. She has previous experience working with grades K-12, teaching students about salmon in the Pacific Northwest as well as local riparian health and restoration efforts. Abbie is looking forward to learning more about the wildlife…
Hanna Velicer attends the Colorado State University and is completing a B.S. in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability along with a Zoology minor. She has experience working with both domestic and exotic animals through volunteering at an animal sanctuary for abused farm animals and working at an animal science camp not far from her hometown of…
MeiLing Maddox attends the University of New Hampshire (UNH), where she is currently a junior. She is earning a B.A. in Zoology and minors in Animals Behavior and Wildlife & Conservation Biology. Although she goes to school at UNH, she is from Washington State. She gained experience with animals through pet sitting and working with…
Amelia Bradecamp is currently a junior at the University of Vermont, where she is completing a B.S in Animal Science on a pre-veterinary track. She has experience working with livestock animals at the University of Vermont and has had experience providing care for rescued domestic animals at the Humane Society in Burlington, Vermont. She is…
Gabrielle Gilham joined our staff as an Education Coordinator in April 2024. She has a degree in Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior from Rutgers University, and completed her Master’s in Animal Law, at Lewis and Clark Law School, prior to joining Wolf Hollow. While in graduate school, she volunteered at a big cat sanctuary, and…
Sydney Bregman graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Environmental Management and Protection in 2023. Sydney has accumulated two years of wildlife rehabilitation experience through volunteering and working for multiple wildlife rehabilitation centers including The Marine Mammal Center and Pacific Wildlife Care. She is from Los Angeles, California but has spent…
Shona Aitken, Wolf Hollow’s Education Coordinator, is retiring at the end of March after working with the organization for over 33 years. Shona started out in 1990 as an animal care volunteer a couple of mornings a week, but before she knew it, she was volunteering full-time. With a degree in Biology and Environmental Science…