WMC Blog

Enrichment for Wildlife Patients

When someone gets a new pet, be it a dog, cat, or ferret, one of the most fun aspects is buying new and fun toys for our animal to enjoy! The value of this act…
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Snapping Turtle Rounds

The University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic’s mission prioritizes providing care and treatment to sick, injured, and orphaned wild animals. Through this mission, we have the unique opportunity to offer hands-on training to volunteer veterinary…
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Today, the Wildlife Medical Clinic is Sponsored by Deb and Denny!

As the year and the holiday season comes to a close, we recognize our friends Deb Bolgla and Denny Rowan for their respect and gentleness for all wild creatures, even the ones that so frequently…
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WMC in the News: Ring-necked Duck Case

Our Facebook friends were in for quite a ride following our recent Ring-necked duck patient’s case! The initial details of the case were even featured on Fox Illinois- read the article here: https://foxillinois.com/news/local/ui-wildlife-clinic-performs-blood-transfusion-from-owl-to-duck!

Tips on Keeping Critters Out This Winter

https://www.facebook.com/ciliving/videos/1208076062726604/?v=1208076062726604 This November, Wildlife Medical Clinic Director Dr. Sander and third-year veterinary student Ally brought our ambassador ball python, Bucket, with them to visit ciLiving and chat about the different ways wild animals make it…
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Quiz: Which Ambassador Animal Are You?

If you have been following the Wildlife Medical Clinic for any period of time, then you have seen how much we love all of our ambassador animals, and you have probably fallen in love with…
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In Memory of Poppy

Thank you to Randy and Patricia Rushing for sponsoring a day at the Wildlife Medical Clinic. They chose to sponsor November 27th in honor of their beloved golden retriever Poppy. Poppy joined their family as…
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