WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF MINNESOTA

WRC EXPERIENCED A 15% INCREASE IN PATIENTS THE HIGHEST INCREASE SINCE THE "COVID BUMP" FROM 2019 TO 2020. IN 2025, WRC ANTICIPATE TREATING MORE THAN 22,000 PATIENTS, SOLIDIFYING OUR POSITION AS ONE OF THE BUSIEST WILDLIFE HOSPITAL IN THE WORLD. IN OTHER SIGNIFICANT NEWS, DESPITE THE 15% INCREASE IN PATIENTS, WRC MANAGED TO TRIM OUR EXPENSES TO $2.5 MILLION, VS THE $2.8 MILLION BUDGETED. INDIVIDUAL GIVING THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE GRANTS, BEQUESTS, ETC., SURPASSED BUDGET FOR A 13.2% INCREASE COMPARED TO 2023. WRC ALSO HAD ONE OF THE BEST PATIENT OUTCOMES YEARS IN RECENT HISTORY. OF THE PATIENTS IN CARE, 68.8% WERE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED AND RELEASED. THE MAMMAL NURSERY, WHICH IS THE BUSIEST SEGMENT OF OPERATIONS, BROKE 10,000 PATIENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WRC'S 46-YEAR HISTORY. WRC ADMITTED 201 UNIQUE SPECIES IN 2024, INCLUDING THE SECOND VESPER SPARROW IN OUR HISTORY AND THE FIRST RED-BACKED VOLES. THE FULL SPECIES LIST IS ON OUR WEBSITE IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT (WWW.WRCMN.ORG). PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, WRC PROVIDED FREE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO MORE THAN 45,000 PEOPLE WHO CAME TO US FOR HELP WITH WILD ANIMALS. THROUGH OUR EMAIL, PHONE AND IN-PERSON SUPPORT, WE HELPED PEOPLE DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT ANIMALS NEEDED TO COME TO THE HOSPITAL, HOW TO REUNITE YOUNG ANIMALS WITH THEIR WILD FAMILIES, AND HOW TO FIND WAYS TO CO-EXIST WITH WILDLIFE. WE ARE NOW SEEING THE SECOND GENERATION OF CLIENTS BRINGING IN THEIR CHILDREN. THIS IS INCREDIBLY POWERFUL AND PERSONALLY MOTIVATES ME TO DO ALL WE CAN TO HELP BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. OUR WORK INSPIRES GENERATIONS OF COMPASSION AND EMPATHY.