South Mountain Wildlife Rehabilitation Center is a registered non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization dedicated to the preservation of native wildlife through public education, rehabilitation and release.

Because humans and their activities are often responsible, directly or indirectly, for the injuries suffered by wildlife, we believe that humans have a responsibility to assist in the healing process. SMWRC provides a means for caring people to give injured and orphaned wildlife a second chance to live out their natural, wild lives.

Located in Essex County, New Jersey, one of the most densely populated counties in the state, SMWRC receives and cares for animals all year long. SMWRC is run by a trained wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife. For a current list of Wildlife Rehabilitators in New Jersey please visit the Division's website at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/rehablst.htm.

SMWRC cares for the small mammals that the residents of Essex County commonly encounter: raccoons, tree squirrels, flying squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, opossums, groundhogs, skunks and bats.

Injured and orphaned animals are provided special diets appropriate for the species, age and condition. Medical and supportive care is also provided. During their convalescence, care is taken to avoid dependence on the care-givers so that our wild patients remain truly wild and have a better chance of survival once they are released. All patients are appropriately housed until they are fully recovered and ready to return to the wild to live out their lives.

Your tax deductible gift makes it possible for South Mountain Wildlife Rehabilitation Center to continue to care for our native wildlife so that you may continue to appreciate these beautiful creatures and their place in the natural world.