Wildcare Foundation

“Board reviews 990 before it is sent to the irs.”

“The board did extensive research regarding compensation and looked at various factors including but not limited to the size of facility, length at job, qualifications, degrees, and training.”

“All documents are made available upon request at their physical location.”

“Wildcare accepted 7,670 animal patients representing 237 distinct species in 2020. This was a record year for wildcare in terms of number of patients admitted and diversity of patients treated. The survival and release rate of animals surviving the first 24 hours in care was 72% for all mammal patients, 54% for all bird species, and 83% for reptile and amphibian patients. Caring members of the public rescue animals struggling to survive from across the entire state of oklahoma; they bring them to wildcare because they are injured, ill, or orphaned. The veterinary team or senior rehabilitation staff assess each animal's condition, and then staff provide appropriate medical care, housing, and food. Staff care for and monitor each animal patient daily until they are fully developed or healed-they are then released back into the wild for a second chance at life. Wildcare manages a large portfolio of landowners that make available large swaths of land onto which patients are released. Despite the pandemic, wildcare remained opened 365 days in 2020, serving more animals than ever in the organization's history due to quick and radical changes to protocols to ensure animals, staff, and volunteers were kept as safe as possible. Wildcare was unable to provide many in-person education events; however, it expanded its reach by providing virtual educational events starting in april 2020. Wildcare continued to operate its wildlife hotline answering on average 120 calls from april through september. In 2020, 81 volunteers donated 3,911.25 hours of service to wildcare with its ten-member, all-volunteer board of directors donating an estimated 360 hours.”