City Wildlife
@dccitywildlife.bsky.social
Washington DC's first and only Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Since 2013, we have cared for over 18,000 animals, representing more than 290 different species.
Learn more at citywildlife.org
Learn more at citywildlife.org
We are caring for >20 hatchling until spring, as they hatched too late for release this year. They will spend the winter growing past the most vulnerable early life stages in the safety of our clinic.
Please remember to slow down for wildlife & help turtles cross. Their mom should still be here. ❤️
Please remember to slow down for wildlife & help turtles cross. Their mom should still be here. ❤️
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We are caring for >20 hatchling until spring, as they hatched too late for release this year. They will spend the winter growing past the most vulnerable early life stages in the safety of our clinic.
Please remember to slow down for wildlife & help turtles cross. Their mom should still be here. ❤️
Please remember to slow down for wildlife & help turtles cross. Their mom should still be here. ❤️
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... 🦈
These hatchling snappers may be lurking in the water with a monstrous appetite, but there's no need to fear... unless you're a tiny insect, worm, or veggie on their menu! 🦗🪱🥦
#turtles #snappingturtle #washdc
These hatchling snappers may be lurking in the water with a monstrous appetite, but there's no need to fear... unless you're a tiny insect, worm, or veggie on their menu! 🦗🪱🥦
#turtles #snappingturtle #washdc
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... 🦈
These hatchling snappers may be lurking in the water with a monstrous appetite, but there's no need to fear... unless you're a tiny insect, worm, or veggie on their menu! 🦗🪱🥦
#turtles #snappingturtle #washdc
These hatchling snappers may be lurking in the water with a monstrous appetite, but there's no need to fear... unless you're a tiny insect, worm, or veggie on their menu! 🦗🪱🥦
#turtles #snappingturtle #washdc
Yesterday's mystery toes belonged to an #AmericanCoot! 💚
Found on a balcony in DC, we believe he crash-landed and became stranded. These birds require running takeoffs across water to fly.
With no signs of injury/illness, he was released into a body of water with other coots!
#nature #birds
Found on a balcony in DC, we believe he crash-landed and became stranded. These birds require running takeoffs across water to fly.
With no signs of injury/illness, he was released into a body of water with other coots!
#nature #birds
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Yesterday's mystery toes belonged to an #AmericanCoot! 💚
Found on a balcony in DC, we believe he crash-landed and became stranded. These birds require running takeoffs across water to fly.
With no signs of injury/illness, he was released into a body of water with other coots!
#nature #birds
Found on a balcony in DC, we believe he crash-landed and became stranded. These birds require running takeoffs across water to fly.
With no signs of injury/illness, he was released into a body of water with other coots!
#nature #birds
Whose toes are those?? 🤔 Comment a wild guess! 💭
A few hints:
❔They are often described as chicken-like.
❔Their lobate toes are specialized for swimming, diving, and walking on aquatic vegetation.
❔They are almost exclusively herbivores.
Tune in tomorrow for the answer and this patient's story! ♥️
A few hints:
❔They are often described as chicken-like.
❔Their lobate toes are specialized for swimming, diving, and walking on aquatic vegetation.
❔They are almost exclusively herbivores.
Tune in tomorrow for the answer and this patient's story! ♥️
November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Whose toes are those?? 🤔 Comment a wild guess! 💭
A few hints:
❔They are often described as chicken-like.
❔Their lobate toes are specialized for swimming, diving, and walking on aquatic vegetation.
❔They are almost exclusively herbivores.
Tune in tomorrow for the answer and this patient's story! ♥️
A few hints:
❔They are often described as chicken-like.
❔Their lobate toes are specialized for swimming, diving, and walking on aquatic vegetation.
❔They are almost exclusively herbivores.
Tune in tomorrow for the answer and this patient's story! ♥️
While the boy is done with treatments, his sister is still battling neurologic signs. But with continued medications and physical therapy, she is on a positive trajectory and we are hopeful for a full recovery.
This pair will stay with us until warmer weather allows for a springtime release. 🌱
This pair will stay with us until warmer weather allows for a springtime release. 🌱
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
While the boy is done with treatments, his sister is still battling neurologic signs. But with continued medications and physical therapy, she is on a positive trajectory and we are hopeful for a full recovery.
This pair will stay with us until warmer weather allows for a springtime release. 🌱
This pair will stay with us until warmer weather allows for a springtime release. 🌱
What a difference a day makes! 👀
This #EasternGraySquirrel and his sister (not pictured) are our youngest patients in care. After a fall from the nest, they were found helpless on a sidewalk with signs of internal trauma.
With treatment, the duo is doing well and growing rapidly!
This #EasternGraySquirrel and his sister (not pictured) are our youngest patients in care. After a fall from the nest, they were found helpless on a sidewalk with signs of internal trauma.
With treatment, the duo is doing well and growing rapidly!
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
What a difference a day makes! 👀
This #EasternGraySquirrel and his sister (not pictured) are our youngest patients in care. After a fall from the nest, they were found helpless on a sidewalk with signs of internal trauma.
With treatment, the duo is doing well and growing rapidly!
This #EasternGraySquirrel and his sister (not pictured) are our youngest patients in care. After a fall from the nest, they were found helpless on a sidewalk with signs of internal trauma.
With treatment, the duo is doing well and growing rapidly!
Eastern Cottontails are a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in the #DistrictofColumbia due to significant population declines. Habitat loss/fragmentation 🛣️ and domestic animals interactions 🐈🐕 are their primary threats. This makes every individual returned to the wild all the more special! 🙌
November 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Eastern Cottontails are a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in the #DistrictofColumbia due to significant population declines. Habitat loss/fragmentation 🛣️ and domestic animals interactions 🐈🐕 are their primary threats. This makes every individual returned to the wild all the more special! 🙌
Cottontails can be difficult rehab patients because they are particularly sensitive to stress. Thankfully, a quiet, isolated, and naturalistic enclosure kept her calm. With medications, fluids, and lots of wild-foraged greens, she made a full recovery and was released in just under two weeks! ❤️🩹
November 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Cottontails can be difficult rehab patients because they are particularly sensitive to stress. Thankfully, a quiet, isolated, and naturalistic enclosure kept her calm. With medications, fluids, and lots of wild-foraged greens, she made a full recovery and was released in just under two weeks! ❤️🩹
This #EasternCottontail came to us weak and struggling to stand. She was found lying in someone's #WashingtonDC backyard.
Examination revealed head trauma (that cocked head is adorable, but it indicates injury to the brain 🤕), a facial fracture, and ticks! We suspect she was struck by a vehicle.
Examination revealed head trauma (that cocked head is adorable, but it indicates injury to the brain 🤕), a facial fracture, and ticks! We suspect she was struck by a vehicle.
November 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This #EasternCottontail came to us weak and struggling to stand. She was found lying in someone's #WashingtonDC backyard.
Examination revealed head trauma (that cocked head is adorable, but it indicates injury to the brain 🤕), a facial fracture, and ticks! We suspect she was struck by a vehicle.
Examination revealed head trauma (that cocked head is adorable, but it indicates injury to the brain 🤕), a facial fracture, and ticks! We suspect she was struck by a vehicle.
We have #CommonSnappingTurtle babies! 🐢🥚
Their mom came to us in summer after a vehicle strike in DC. Sadly she didn't survive, but she laid all her eggs!
Now, 36 have hatched and 3 are unhatched. Many were released when the weather was warm enough, but we will need to keep the rest until spring!
Their mom came to us in summer after a vehicle strike in DC. Sadly she didn't survive, but she laid all her eggs!
Now, 36 have hatched and 3 are unhatched. Many were released when the weather was warm enough, but we will need to keep the rest until spring!
October 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We have #CommonSnappingTurtle babies! 🐢🥚
Their mom came to us in summer after a vehicle strike in DC. Sadly she didn't survive, but she laid all her eggs!
Now, 36 have hatched and 3 are unhatched. Many were released when the weather was warm enough, but we will need to keep the rest until spring!
Their mom came to us in summer after a vehicle strike in DC. Sadly she didn't survive, but she laid all her eggs!
Now, 36 have hatched and 3 are unhatched. Many were released when the weather was warm enough, but we will need to keep the rest until spring!
🫵 You can help save the world's #birds during #GlobalBirdRescue. Join us to rescue & document birds that have collided with buildings. Visit globalbirdrescue.org
In DC, also report window strikes to lodc.cw@gmail.com. Alive? Call us at 202-882-1000 (9-5). After hours, call DCACC 202-888-7387 ext.3
In DC, also report window strikes to lodc.cw@gmail.com. Alive? Call us at 202-882-1000 (9-5). After hours, call DCACC 202-888-7387 ext.3
September 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
🫵 You can help save the world's #birds during #GlobalBirdRescue. Join us to rescue & document birds that have collided with buildings. Visit globalbirdrescue.org
In DC, also report window strikes to lodc.cw@gmail.com. Alive? Call us at 202-882-1000 (9-5). After hours, call DCACC 202-888-7387 ext.3
In DC, also report window strikes to lodc.cw@gmail.com. Alive? Call us at 202-882-1000 (9-5). After hours, call DCACC 202-888-7387 ext.3
She will need to stay with us until spring when her species returns. Being in captivity so long is a stressful ordeal.
So far she's got a good appetite, so we're hopeful that she'll do well. But this should never have happened in the first place.
Stop using glue traps! 💔i
So far she's got a good appetite, so we're hopeful that she'll do well. But this should never have happened in the first place.
Stop using glue traps! 💔i
September 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
She will need to stay with us until spring when her species returns. Being in captivity so long is a stressful ordeal.
So far she's got a good appetite, so we're hopeful that she'll do well. But this should never have happened in the first place.
Stop using glue traps! 💔i
So far she's got a good appetite, so we're hopeful that she'll do well. But this should never have happened in the first place.
Stop using glue traps! 💔i
Glue traps are indiscriminate & inhumane!
This #CommonYellowthroat was southbound when she spotted a buffet of bugs. Little did she know that beneath was a deadly trap.
Several of her primary feathers & her tail are destroyed.
She will not be able to complete migration. 💔
#birds #nature
This #CommonYellowthroat was southbound when she spotted a buffet of bugs. Little did she know that beneath was a deadly trap.
Several of her primary feathers & her tail are destroyed.
She will not be able to complete migration. 💔
#birds #nature
September 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Glue traps are indiscriminate & inhumane!
This #CommonYellowthroat was southbound when she spotted a buffet of bugs. Little did she know that beneath was a deadly trap.
Several of her primary feathers & her tail are destroyed.
She will not be able to complete migration. 💔
#birds #nature
This #CommonYellowthroat was southbound when she spotted a buffet of bugs. Little did she know that beneath was a deadly trap.
Several of her primary feathers & her tail are destroyed.
She will not be able to complete migration. 💔
#birds #nature
🚨 Peak migration is here! 🚨 Many more high traffic nights, and sadly window strikes, are on the horizon.
Migrating #birds face perilous journeys due to threats like:
🌃 Window/building collisions
💡 Light pollution
🐱 Domestic animals
🌱 Habitat loss & food scarcity
Read on for how you can help👇
Migrating #birds face perilous journeys due to threats like:
🌃 Window/building collisions
💡 Light pollution
🐱 Domestic animals
🌱 Habitat loss & food scarcity
Read on for how you can help👇
September 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🚨 Peak migration is here! 🚨 Many more high traffic nights, and sadly window strikes, are on the horizon.
Migrating #birds face perilous journeys due to threats like:
🌃 Window/building collisions
💡 Light pollution
🐱 Domestic animals
🌱 Habitat loss & food scarcity
Read on for how you can help👇
Migrating #birds face perilous journeys due to threats like:
🌃 Window/building collisions
💡 Light pollution
🐱 Domestic animals
🌱 Habitat loss & food scarcity
Read on for how you can help👇
Stay tuned for plenty more squirrel shenanigans. Our clinic will be pretty nuts 👀 for a while longer! ❤️
September 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Stay tuned for plenty more squirrel shenanigans. Our clinic will be pretty nuts 👀 for a while longer! ❤️
A few groups have already graduated from hand-feeding, now focused on honing survival skills before release back to the wild. 🌳
September 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
A few groups have already graduated from hand-feeding, now focused on honing survival skills before release back to the wild. 🌳
These little gluttons keep us on our toes, requiring syringe-feedings of formula as often as every two hours! At the same time, many of these babies are becoming more squirrely and independent by the day.
September 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
These little gluttons keep us on our toes, requiring syringe-feedings of formula as often as every two hours! At the same time, many of these babies are becoming more squirrely and independent by the day.
The majority are true orphans, found alone, thin, & often burdened by parasites. 🪰 Others are caught by domestic animals or injured in a rough fall from the nest. 🤕 Ocassionally they're also unecessarily taken & fed by well-intentioned, but misinformed, people.
September 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The majority are true orphans, found alone, thin, & often burdened by parasites. 🪰 Others are caught by domestic animals or injured in a rough fall from the nest. 🤕 Ocassionally they're also unecessarily taken & fed by well-intentioned, but misinformed, people.
We are deep into squirrel season with nearly 50 #EasternGraySquirrel babies currently in care. 🐿️💚
Read this thread for more about these squirrely patients... cute pictures included! 👇
#babysquirrel #squirrelsky #washdc #nature
Read this thread for more about these squirrely patients... cute pictures included! 👇
#babysquirrel #squirrelsky #washdc #nature
September 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
We are deep into squirrel season with nearly 50 #EasternGraySquirrel babies currently in care. 🐿️💚
Read this thread for more about these squirrely patients... cute pictures included! 👇
#babysquirrel #squirrelsky #washdc #nature
Read this thread for more about these squirrely patients... cute pictures included! 👇
#babysquirrel #squirrelsky #washdc #nature
Remember this #EasternBoxTurtle? After 396 days in care recovering from a vehicle strike, she's back in the wild!
As an IUCN Vulnerable species (high risk of extinction in the wild), every individual counts greatly. Turtles will soon be on move to find overwintering spots! Please drive cautiously.
As an IUCN Vulnerable species (high risk of extinction in the wild), every individual counts greatly. Turtles will soon be on move to find overwintering spots! Please drive cautiously.
September 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Remember this #EasternBoxTurtle? After 396 days in care recovering from a vehicle strike, she's back in the wild!
As an IUCN Vulnerable species (high risk of extinction in the wild), every individual counts greatly. Turtles will soon be on move to find overwintering spots! Please drive cautiously.
As an IUCN Vulnerable species (high risk of extinction in the wild), every individual counts greatly. Turtles will soon be on move to find overwintering spots! Please drive cautiously.
Worldwide vulture numbers have declined by >90% due to threats like poisoning, illegal killing, electrocutions or collisions with power lines, and more. 💔 Without vultures, pathogens build up in our environment and proliferate dangerous diseases. 😷
Thank your local vultures!
#birds
Thank your local vultures!
#birds
September 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Worldwide vulture numbers have declined by >90% due to threats like poisoning, illegal killing, electrocutions or collisions with power lines, and more. 💔 Without vultures, pathogens build up in our environment and proliferate dangerous diseases. 😷
Thank your local vultures!
#birds
Thank your local vultures!
#birds
Vulture facts:
❤️ One vulture can eat >100lbs of carrion annually!
🖤 Vulture stomach acid destroys viruses, including rabies!
❤️ There are 23 vulture species worldwide.
🖤 Some studies suggest that Turkey Vultures can smell carrion up to 5 miles away!
❤️ One vulture can eat >100lbs of carrion annually!
🖤 Vulture stomach acid destroys viruses, including rabies!
❤️ There are 23 vulture species worldwide.
🖤 Some studies suggest that Turkey Vultures can smell carrion up to 5 miles away!
September 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Vulture facts:
❤️ One vulture can eat >100lbs of carrion annually!
🖤 Vulture stomach acid destroys viruses, including rabies!
❤️ There are 23 vulture species worldwide.
🖤 Some studies suggest that Turkey Vultures can smell carrion up to 5 miles away!
❤️ One vulture can eat >100lbs of carrion annually!
🖤 Vulture stomach acid destroys viruses, including rabies!
❤️ There are 23 vulture species worldwide.
🖤 Some studies suggest that Turkey Vultures can smell carrion up to 5 miles away!
It's #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay!
The DC has 2 species-- Turkey Vultures & Black Vultures.
As one of nature's most impressive janitors, #vultures prevent the spread of disease by efficiently consuming carcasses that could otherwise breed pathogens. 🦠
Read on!👇
#birds
The DC has 2 species-- Turkey Vultures & Black Vultures.
As one of nature's most impressive janitors, #vultures prevent the spread of disease by efficiently consuming carcasses that could otherwise breed pathogens. 🦠
Read on!👇
#birds
September 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It's #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay!
The DC has 2 species-- Turkey Vultures & Black Vultures.
As one of nature's most impressive janitors, #vultures prevent the spread of disease by efficiently consuming carcasses that could otherwise breed pathogens. 🦠
Read on!👇
#birds
The DC has 2 species-- Turkey Vultures & Black Vultures.
As one of nature's most impressive janitors, #vultures prevent the spread of disease by efficiently consuming carcasses that could otherwise breed pathogens. 🦠
Read on!👇
#birds
We talk a lot about making windows safer during migration. But this is a threat to birds year-round! You can prevent window strikes:
If you live or work in a building that causes window strikes, SPEAK UP! 🗣️ Reach out to info@citywildlife.org if you need advice. 💚
If you live or work in a building that causes window strikes, SPEAK UP! 🗣️ Reach out to info@citywildlife.org if you need advice. 💚
September 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We talk a lot about making windows safer during migration. But this is a threat to birds year-round! You can prevent window strikes:
If you live or work in a building that causes window strikes, SPEAK UP! 🗣️ Reach out to info@citywildlife.org if you need advice. 💚
If you live or work in a building that causes window strikes, SPEAK UP! 🗣️ Reach out to info@citywildlife.org if you need advice. 💚