Sydney Oliveira, WMC Program Coordinator, and Roxanne Lisowsky, Wildlife Ambassador Care Coordinator and DVM candidate 2027 talk about scavengers. They also introduce us to the Wildlife Medical Clinic’s newest ambassador animal, a young male Virginia… Read More >
We recently made the difficult decision to humanely euthanize Petunia, our resident Virginia opossum. Petunia was a huge part of our ambassador program at the Wildlife Medical Clinic, and she will be greatly missed. Petunia’s… Read More >
Several weeks ago, we made the difficult decision to humanely euthanize our resident barred owl, Vara. This decision came about due to an overall decline in her quality of life. Although Vara did not travel… Read More >
Sydney Oliveira, WMC Program Coordinator, brought Onslo (Blue Tongued Skink), a Wildlife Medical Clinic animal ambassador along on her visit to CiLiving. He is one of eleven ambassador animals that individuals may have the pleasure… Read More >
Sydney Oliveira, WMC Program Coordinator went on CiLiving with our American Toad ambassador, “Basil”. Follow along to learn about Basil and American Toads.
The Wildlife Medical Clinic’s Ambassador Program is absolutely thrilled to introduce our newest member – Basil the American toad! Basil was found injured in Meadowbrook Park in Urbana, IL in late October 2024. They were… Read More >
Sydney Oliveira, WMC Program Coordinator and Sarah Hollander, vet student and Wildlife Ambassador Care Coordinator, introduce us to one of the WMC ambassadors, Maize, the corn snake. Learn about Maize and why snakes are so… Read More >
It’s that time of year where we are getting into the Holiday season. As you are shopping and looking for gifts for loved ones, keep in mind, the Wildlife Medical Clinic has some unique giving… Read More >
The Ambassador Team held their second annual pumpkin carving event last month. Since the ambassador volunteers primarily do their shifts individually or in pairs, social events are a great way to bond as a team… Read More >
Enrichment, What is it? In addition to the daily husbandry of our resident ambassador animals, we also provide training and enrichment. The goal of enrichment is to provide mental (and sometimes physically involved) stimulation while… Read More >
