Wildlife Rescue Team, Inc.

Nonprofit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to the raising and rehabilitating of orphaned and injured wildlife from the state of Nebraska, with the goal being to release them back into the wild.

We were created in Lincoln in 1979, due to one woman being the person in the neighborhood who cared for wild animals that people found. It is illegal to care for wildlife, so she talked to Nebraska Game and Parks and created a group and rec'd a permit from Game and Parks where we can rescue, rehab and release wildlife that are native to Nebraska. We also have permits from US Fish and Wildlife in order to handle migratory birds and waterfowl. We have our mail sent to Lincoln, but we are in-home rehabbers - we do NOT have a facility to work out of, we all work from our homes, garages, barns, acreages in order to care for wildlife. We have people who volunteer across the state of Nebraska (we are ALL volunteers) to be rescuers and rehabbers. All of the money that is donated to us as donations and/or membership dues goes to care for the animals - vet bills, formula, food, caging, bedding, medical supplies, etc. We care for over 2,000 animals each year.

Testimonials

They took in the squirrels that I found in my yard after the storms at the end of July.

They helped me with a baby bird I found in my yard.

I didn't know what to do with the baby raccoons I found, and Wildlife Rescue Team, Inc. took them in to care for them.