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Wolves

By Amanda Gabryszak My classmates and I were leaving Yellowstone that day. On one last assignment, we trudged over the snowy hills at...

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Bat Appreciation Day

by Karen Slote Today is a day to celebrate bats. I am going to do things a little differently. I am not going to tell you why bats are...

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Born To Be Wild

Hey, I’m Amanda. I wear several hats with WildCare; I coordinate social media, write and edit blog posts, help Karen with the bats from...

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The Magic of Nature

By Beverly Jones As Karen mentioned previously, we thought it would be a nice idea to share a bit about ourselves and explain why we are...

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The life of a battyloon: the humble beginnings of WildCare of WNY.

So first, an introduction! My name is Karen. I am a mom and a nature-lover. I love to fix things and following along that path, became a...

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Make an Impact: How to Prevent Bird-Window Collisions

By Amanda Gabryszak & Karen Slote Window collisions are one of the leading causes of death in birds worldwide. There’s a lot we can do to...

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Adventures of a Purple Martin

A beautiful male purple martin (Progne subis) came into my care on May 3rd of this year. He was found injured at a colony in Lockport,...

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A Loony Visitor from the North

Red-throated loons AKA gavia stellata, are the smallest of the loon family. Our North American red-throated loons breed in remote coastal...

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If You Build it, Bats will Come!

WildCare of Western New York came to be because of an idea. Three experienced wildlife rehabilitators (with a combined total of 84 years...