What We Do
Several years ago the only facility in Northern Colorado providing care to non-raptor wildlife discontinued their services. Since then, we have been working to get another facility up and running. Our team, with over 50 years of professional wildlife experience, is dedicated to that goal.
Our Mission
Rehabilitate sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife, and when successful, release those animals back into their natural habitats.
Educate the public about the natural histories of wildlife native to northern Colorado, ways to peacefully coexist with them, and provide humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts.
Promote and advocate the preservation and restoration of native ecosystems that provide wildlife places to live and thrive.
“The future of life on earth depends on our ability to take action. Many individuals are doing what they can, but real success can only come if there’s a change in our societies and our economics and in our politics. I’ve been lucky in my lifetime to see some of the greatest spectacles that the natural world has to offer. Surely we have a responsibility to leave for future generations a planet that is healthy, inhabitable by all species.”
— David Attenborough
What We’ve Achieved
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The only wildlife rehabilitation center in Larimer County closed in 2012. This meant that over 2,000 wild animals a year went without help. Our founders wanted to fill that void. They didn’t know much about starting a non-profit, but they did know that wild animals were in need of help, and that they could do!
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Our licensed rehabilitators and founders, Bob and Tallon Nightwalker, taught students at Front Range Community College about wildlife rehabilitation and care.
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Our first field rescue was a call about a baby raccoon that had been separated from its mother and siblings. Our team was able to make a simple reunite box and return baby to mama!
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Four bags of trash and over 5,000 ft of fishing line was removed from Lake Loveland in our first ever team litter clean up!
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After building our outdoor turtle enclosure and having our facility inspected and licensed, we were finally able to open our doors to reptile and amphibian patients!
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After growing our roots in the community, we were able to sustain our first full time staff member! Our Director, Tallon Nightwalker, was able to dedicate more time to helping us help animals.
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Our team used to use their personal vehicles to store tools, medical equipment, and carriers. Once we acquired and stocked first dedicated wildlife rescue vehicle in Colorado, we were able to consolidate and increase our equipment and improve our rescue capabilities even further!
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We hit our 1,000th call of 2022 in June, only half way through the year. This means we are on track to triple our 600 annual average!
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Thanks to our incredible supporters, we were able to lease a facility that gives us over 6 times the amount of space than we previously had. This means we will be able to take in more species of patients and help so many more animals!