Northern Colorado Wildlife Center

https://youtube.com/shorts/8RNgDB-NDWI?si=uJY4CV-H6s2tcQaK This Woodhouse’s toad was the victim of a tragic accident—a city employee performing landscape maintenance at Southridge Greens Golf Course in Fort Collins unknowingly stabbed him with a gardening knife, causing catastrophic injuries. The blade pierced his body cavity so deeply that his lung prolapsed outside of his body and a portion of his liver was left exposed. It was a trauma few animals survive. But instead of walking away, the employee acted quickly and responsibly—bringing the toad straight to our wildlife hospital. Our team stabilized him and coordinated emergency surgery at CSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where their exotics team performed a high-risk, delicate procedure to save his life. Now, he’s recovering in a cozy enclosure at our hospital—next to another rescued Woodhouse’s toad—receiving pain relief, antibiotics, and a whole lot of rest. The surgery cost $531, and his post-op medications, monitoring, and re...

Double the Trouble? Nope. Double the Win for Nature. Today, our Executive Director and licensed wildlife rehabilitator, Tallon Nightwalker, released not one, but two feathered friends back into the wild! This house finch and western kingbird were both admitted to our wildlife hospital on separate days, suffering from different injuries—but both were rescued from the same natural area. Though they didn’t come in together, they both received dedicated care, and their road to recovery found the same destination: back to the wild—healthy, free, and thriving. Watching them take flight again reminds us exactly why we do this work. Every single release is a celebration—and these two? Double the joy. Thank you to everyone who supports our mission and makes moments like this possible. Whether it's a donation, a kind word, or sharing our posts—you’re part of every life we send soaring back into nature! #birdrelease #secondchances #housefinch #westernkingbird #wildliferehab #fortcollins #noco...