Wildlife Center Friends is a community: People who recognize that the abundant wildlife inhabiting Mercer County and our region is a treasure that makes this an extraordinary place to live, to work and to call home. As more people choose this area as their home, however, our wild neighbors are harmed more often.
Increases in traffic, residential and commercial development, as well as a changing climate, all pose a constant threat. Native wildlife habitats continue to shrink and disappear. As a supportive partner to the Mercer County Wildlife Center, Wildlife Center Friends is working to correct this harmful dynamic.
Increases in traffic, residential and commercial development, as well as a changing climate, all pose a constant threat. Native wildlife habitats continue to shrink and disappear. As a supportive partner to the Mercer County Wildlife Center, Wildlife Center Friends is working to correct this harmful dynamic.
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What to Do
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If you find an animal in distress, please call the Mercer County Wildlife Center at 609.303.0552. The animal may not actually need assistance and removing it from its environment may cause more harm. We will help you decide whether the animal needs care and, if necessary, ask you to bring it to the Center.
Birds
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Parents of young songbirds come back to the nest to feed their young often throughout the day-at least every hour. Beginning in early summer, you may notice fledglings (young birds that are just learning to fly and have just left the nest) on the ground or even perched on your patio furniture. These birds may look abandoned but their parents are most likely nearby, either watching for danger or finding food.
Mammals
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If white-tail deer visit your property throughout the year, do not be surprised if you discover a fawn curled up, much like a sleeping cat, close to your house during May and June. This fawn is not abandoned and does not need your help. The mother will return at night to care for the fawn. If it is still in the same spot the following morning, call the Center for further information.
People
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People give in many different ways. One of the impressive points to be made about friends of the Wildlife Center is the extraordinary dedication of so many people. Individuals with a diversity of talent and motivation sustain the effort to preserve the future of our native wild species. Staff, volunteers, supporters and a variety of veterinary specialists enable MCWC to be one of the most effective facilities of its kind.
Animals
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In Mercer County New Jersey, along the Delaware River Valley and the surrounding region, we share space with a great number of animals-wild animals. The variety of wildlife we can encounter on any given day is impressive.
Hawks and woodchucks; squirrels, flying squirrels, bats, foxes, raccoons and songbirds; deer, rabbits, skunks and opossums; turtles, snakes, geese and owls; coyotes, beavers, black bears and eagles; are just some of our wild neighbors!Both visibly and invisibly, these animals contribute to a way of life that continues to attract businesses and families to our region.
Hawks and woodchucks; squirrels, flying squirrels, bats, foxes, raccoons and songbirds; deer, rabbits, skunks and opossums; turtles, snakes, geese and owls; coyotes, beavers, black bears and eagles; are just some of our wild neighbors!Both visibly and invisibly, these animals contribute to a way of life that continues to attract businesses and families to our region.
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