This pup came to us for rehabilitation because it was no longer with its mother. We're not sure what happened to her. 
Coyotes are shy and don't really want to be around humans. He will be taken care of until he can be released later this year. 

This red fox kit was found by someone near Sidney, Nebraska.  He was caught on barbed wire and hanging on a fence. Our new member, Michelle, was able to save him and get him to another rehabber who is caring for her now.

These raccoons are enjoying their wilding cage.  You can see the trees and waterfall that the rehabber has provided, letting them play with their food!

This Cuckoo flew into a window in West Omaha and was discovered by a caring family who picked him up and called WRT.  He hit the window hard enough that he needed a couple days before he felt good enough to be released and fly away. 

Tonight we received our first opossums! Mama had been hit by a car and these were saved. They were cold, but warm and cozy now.

This Loggerhead Shrike was discovered by a West Point family.  He was sitting by the side of the road next to their mail box.  We are not sure what happened to him, but he might have flown into a vehicle.  The family found him on Sunday and got him to us on Monday the 15th.  The interesting thing about Shrikes is that they will eat things like mice and other birds by impaling them on small twigs or barbed wire fences and then eating them.  After a few days, the Shrike was able to be released in a nice wooded area where he can find the kind of lunch that he likes.

Severe storms hit the Lincoln and Omaha areas this evening.  Many areas received hail and unfortunately along with the hail stones falling to the ground, there were also birds falling.  The night of the storms these two birds were discovered by the public and the next morning WRT was contacted to assist with helping these birds.  The Hooded Merganser had an injured wing and needs time to recuperate.  The Lesser Scaup more than likely received a concussion from the hail stones.  When the Scaup was picked up, even though it was the next morning, there were still 1/4 sized hail stones all around him.  After a few days of recuperating, he was released at an area lake.

This bunny was found in a yard and was taken to a local vet.  Unfortunately, the homeowner was unable to find the bunny nest, which would have been the best place for this bunny.  He is less than one week old, and you can see his size compared the the dollar bill in the photo.

On the afternoon of March 29, we received a call about a duck that was tangled in fishing line and was unable to swim.  We went over to the lake to find that two Good Samaritans were in a paddle boat and were trying to catch the duck.  They were able to catch the duck and bring it to shore, where we got the rest of the fishing line off of him.  The line had gotten caught around his neck and leg.  Every time he tried to swim he was pulling on his neck.  Turns out that this duck is a Lesser Scaup and was migrating through Nebraska.  We took him home and gave him time to recuperate from the stress of the fishing line.
The next night we took him to a different lake where there other ducks.  One of the Good Samaritans was there to assist with the release.  When she let him go he flew all the way across the lake to join up with some buddies.  It was a happy ending!