And the Walls Came Tumbling Down

The dilapidated house was being torn down to make room for new construction. If anyone had thought about what might be living under the house, they would have assumed that the ruckus had scared everyone away. Deconstruction went just fine until the workmen began removing the sub-floor.  Imagine the surprise when an armadillo bounced out [...]

Lucky Survivors

Weather reeks havoc on native wildlife in the Houston area. 
If you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes and it will change.  This seems very true here in the Houston area the last few weeks.  We have seen snow, freezing temperatures, sunshine, wind and rain.  Our native wildlife as been seen trying to adjust [...]

Hawk Shatters Window

Over the Thanksgiving week a first year Red Shouldered Hawk flew into a window.  The window shattered and the hawk was severely cut.  The homeowner gently scooped the bird up and contained it.  By the time it got to the Wildlife Center it was in shock.  An initial exam showed a gaping hole in its [...]

Brown Pelican Rescue

United States Fish & Wildlife brought a juvenile brown pelican to the Wildlife Rehab & Education Center Thursday November 5, 2009 for evaluation and treatment. The young pelican had been observed near a dock at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Galveston and was apparently injured. 
A thorough exam revealed many complications for the bird. It presented very [...]

Third Annual Golf Tournament 2007

  Yet another huge success!  
Baywood Country Club, located in Pasadena, TX, hosted this year’s tournament on Monday, March 26th, 2007.  Birdies were flying as the 25 teams swung their way to fabulous prizes.  Sam’s Boat Richmond donated and catered a tasty lunch.
First place Joe Watts, Donnie Anderson, Jeff & Susan Standridge Team Second place Egret [...]

Letter from the Director – Summer 2009

Wildlife Rehab and Education grieves the loss of our longest lived Education Ambassador
Wildlife Rehab & Education’s oldest educational ambassador died peacefully in his sleep during November of 2008.  His mesmerizing golden eyes were photographed by amateur and professional alike. The public usually  responded to the eyes first, talons second then finally to his sheer presence.
WR&E [...]

Golf Tournament – 2008

    DIVOTS FLY TO AID NATIVE WILDLIFE
 4th Annual Wildlife Rehab and Education Benefit Golf Tournament
The WR&E annual golf tournament is the single largest fundraiser hosted by WR&E. Proceeds from this tournament help provide food and medications necessary to care for the thousands of injured and/or orphaned wildlife which will enter our doors throughout 2008.
We extend [...]

Letter from the Director – Spring 2008

  Winter Hustle and Bustle
Sharon Schmalz, Executive Director
Winter is normally a time for rehabilitators to regroup and prepare for the upcoming cycle of Spring. While the absolute number of animals was down compared to spring months we remained quite busy. In order to give our readers a perspective, please note the shortlist of activities…
•Volunteers [...]

Operation Rescue

  OPERATION RESCUE
Hundreds of orphaned and live trapped opossums and raccoons are brought to the center by the general public and animal welfare organizations each year. With neighborhood expansions, many of these youngest opossums are found on or around dead mothers in our roadways or brought to owner’s doorsteps by family pets. Raccoons often [...]

Raccoon rescue

One of the greatest joys for a wildlife animal rehabilator is the successful reunion of a mother and her babies.  Lots of books have been written about living in peace with the local wildlife. Even how to foster an environment to encourage wildlife without having them wreck YOUR home and eating all of your landscaping.
However, [...]