On March 9th Wolf Hollow receive the first baby animals of 2023; two little Grey Squirrel kits that came from Whidbey Island. They were found on the ground after a tree was cut down. They were about 2 weeks old and still had their eyes closed, but apart from being a little dehydrated, they were…
Celebrate Wolf Hollow’s 40th birthday by joining us for guided tours of our facility and a piece of birthday cake. Please visit our Events page for further details.
Hello Wolf Hollow Supporters! As many of you know, the center has housing for the hard-working interns that join our rehabilitation and education staff each summer. We also have a seasonal employee that joins us for six months each year. Finding summer housing on San Juan Island is difficult and very expensive. The center needs…
Our Seasonal Wildlife Rehabilitator this summer is Rachael Harmon. Rachael was an intern with us last summer and returned this year to continue gaining experience of wildlife rehabilitation. She graduated from Western Washington University in June 2021 with a degree in Environmental Science and a minor in Music. Rachael is looking forward to spending the…
In early April 2021 people began seeing sick and dead deer on the islands. This was reported to local authorities who then informed Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Samples were collected and by late May the cause had been identified as Adenovirus Hemorrhagic Disease. This disease only affects deer and does not affect…
To celebrate Earth Month in April we invited everyone to go outside and enjoy the wild creatures around them, then share their photos in our wildlife photo competition. We received many beautiful photos and would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took part. The winners were:Young Photographer- Milo MartinInsects – Brad…
Elizabeth Bukovec Wolf Hollow welcomes our Seasonal Wildlife Rehabilitator, Elizabeth Bukovec. Elizabeth travelled all the way from New Jersey to join us for the summer, and will be with us through September. Before travelling west, Elizabeth worked at Mercer County Wildlife Center in New Jersey. She has expressed interest in moving to the Pacific Northwest…
You can now order Wolf Hollow T-shirts, sweat shirts, hats, cards, stickers and coloring books at our on-line store. Perfect gifts for friends and family who love wildlife. Shop | Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
THANK YOU GIRL SCOUTS! In mid-March, Girl Scout Troop 41873 from Snohomish carried out their spring work weekend at Wolf Hollow for the 12th year in a row. With lots of smiles, enthusiasm and hard work, they cleaned carriers and enclosures, planted flowers, weeded, cleared debris from paths, pressure washed concrete walkways and helped spruce…
We welcomed Megan Perry to our staff team in January 2019. Megan first visited San Juan Island in 2010 for an internship with Wolf Hollow. The experience sparked her interest in wildlife rehabilitation, and she returned in the summers of 2013 and 2017 as our seasonal Wildlife Rehabilitator. She graduated with a BA in Human…
Madrona, a Red-tailed Hawk, is one of our unreleasable education birds. She has been with us for over 20 years and has made numerous appearances at presentations and children’s activities in the local area. Volunteers built her a nice enclosure when she first arrived, but, over the years, our damp climate had taken its toll…
As his community project, local student Merritt DeShon decided to lead a guided walk up Mt Young and invite participants to make donations to support Wolf Hollow’s work. The weather didn’t cooperate, but we all had fun, and learned all kinds of interesting facts about local plants and animals from our knowledgeable guide. Our thanks…
Chanda Stone joined Wolf Hollow as Executive Director in September 2018. A native of southern California, Chanda has many years of experience as an arborist, wetland restoration coordinator and volunteer specialist. She earned a graduate degree from Portland State University and created TEAM Tualatin, a summer program for teens to restore natural wildlife habitats. Volunteering…
After 4 months of care at Wolf Hollow, four young otters were released on the shores of a sheltered bay. They ran along the shore, investigated the rocks and seaweed, explored the driftwood and splashed in and out of the water. When they arrived at Wolf Hollow in June and early July the kits were…
On Tuesday August 28, we released our first three seals of the season–Muenster, Danbo, and Brie. After our seal pups reach a healthy weight, we are able to let them back into the ocean to experience life back in the wild Pacific. Muenster was found alone in bustling Roche Harbor and hauled out on July…
Wolf Hollow’s education team “flew” over to the mainland to participate in the Anacortes Children’s Festival. To honor the Year of the Bird, kids colored hummingbird flyers, tested their knowledge with our build-a-bird game, and practiced their bird watching skills with our scavenger hunt. Thanks to a grant from the Skagit Community Foundation, we were able to…
This 4th of July, some of our animals went for a rockin’ ride in intern Erin’s truck as part of our Wolf Hollow float. The parade theme of “music through the decades” inspired us to equip the animals with guitars, trumpets, drums, and the like, to bring Friday Harbor a debut rendition of Springsteen’s “Born…
At the end of May this female Elephant Seal pup was brought to Wolf Hollow for care. She was found stranded on shore near an RV park in Ocean Shores, WA. When she arrived she was extremely emaciated, weighing only 35 kg, and was very weak, so she needed intensive care. We provided the necessary…
Ren DiBona is an accomplished young artist who lives on Lopez. She has always loved animals, so decided to create a piece of art that could be made into cards and prints and sold to raise funds to support Wolf Hollow’s work. She created this beautiful image of a young Red Fox and more than…
Our Open House on March 31st was a great success thanks to more than 200 guests who came for a guided tour of our facility, to chat with staff and board members, meet our education birds and enjoy a slice of our 35th Anniversary Cake. A special thank you to Kraig Hansen of San Juan…
Girl Scout Troop 41873 carried out a work weekend at Wolf Hollow for the 11th year in a row. They worked hard, with lots of enthusiasm and completed an amazing amount of work in a short time, including pressure washing, digging up thistles, cleaning pet carriers and enclosures, planting flowers, oiling benches and clearing blackberries….
A group of students from Arizona State University decided to carry out projects on the San Juan Islands for their alternative spring break. We were delighted to have them spend a day at Wolf Hollow building a songbird aviary and a deck for waterfowl tubs. They were a great work crew and helped us make…
This winter, while we have few animals in care, our Facilities Manager, Mark Billington, and volunteer Jerry McElyea, are hard at work rebuilding some of our older enclosures. Wet weather and constant use had taken their toll on wood and netting, so the enclosures needed to be replaced. Raptor Mews In our woodland area we…
The sole surviving young heron from the injured chicks that were brought to Wolf Hollow after strong winds damaged nests at the Skagit Land Trust heronry in late May, was successfully rehabilitated and released back into the wild on Monday, 8/21. Many thanks to the volunteers at the Skagit Land Trust heronry and the Skagit Heron…
Our new Heron Cage is complete and ready for it’s first occupant. A grant from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife enabled us to build this new enclosure, which is 36 feet long, 16 feet wide and 12 feet high.
Scouts Help to Rebuild Aviary Local Scout, Max Mattox, and his family, friends and fellow scouts in Troop 4090 helped rebuild a Songbird Aviary at Wolf Hollow as Max’s Eagle Scout Project. They had fun taking down the old aviary and rebuilding the new one, which is now completed and ready for our busy summer season….
We have added a new section to the website called “Human Impacts on Wildlife” where you can find information, statistics, and suggestions about hazards to wildlife caused by human activity. Although this section is currently under construction, our page about domestic cats is ready for viewing. Do you know how many wild birds are killed…
Check out our new section called Living With Wildlife under “Education.” In this section we explore common wildlife related issues that people run into at their home or workplace. You will find helpful hints for a variety of wildlife, from Raccoons to Raptors! If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, or you have found…
Take a look at our new Video section, to watch a crazy heron chick, bouncing fawns and night activity of flying squirrels.
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