Baby Season


Baby Season is our busiest time of the year and it lasts from March through September. Our animal hospital will receive up to 50 animals a day all in need of care and medical attention, many of whom need months of loving care and rehabilitation before returning to the wild.

The 2025 Baby Season Fundraiser will help provide much needed items and funds to help all of our rescued wildlife. Busch Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1983 to care for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals, while promoting wildlife and habitat conservation, through a variety of community environmental outreach programs.

Our goal through the 2025 Baby Season Fundraiser is to raise awareness and sustain the two-fold mission of wildlife rehabilitation and environmental education.


Did you find a baby bird or small mammal?

In most instances, a baby bunny, squirrel, or bird is venturing out from the nest for the first time. It may look lost or hurt but is perfectly fine. To understand better if they need help please review the appropriate flow chart below to help. Call Busch Wildlife Sanctuary for any additional questions or concerns!


Thank You to our Sponsoring Heroes!

Alligator Hatchling
Lynne & Perry Feyk
Susan Cohen & Doug Williams

Red Fox Pup
Judith Allen
Carole & Norman Barham

Bruce & Sara Boyd
Bill & Sue Conaty
“Jonathan’s Landing Hand Elbow Foot Group”
Bob & Signa Hermann
Walter Jay Johnston & Tracy S. Maxwell Charitable Foundation
Travis & Genia Leonard
Nancy McAllister

Robert L. Meyer
Gordon & Halina Meyer
Henry Minichew
Alex “Sandy” Myers Esq. & Barbara Sommers CPA
Sally Neumann
Elizabeth A. Reich, MD
Sharon Sanders
Lloyd Schiller
Dave & Lois Smith
Cynthia Swol
Robin A. Sykes, M.D., P.A.
Keith & Jo-an Wanner
David & Laurie Wolf
Anonymous
Anonymous

Opossum Joey
Advisor Expressions
Charlene Darville
Denise Dickens

Double Roads Tavern
Emily & William Griffin
Kirk Harris
Peter W. Klein & Jennifer Ungers-Klein
Glen & Carmel Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. Nicole Pasqual
Victoria Preuss
Sunny Quinn
Susie & Stanley Trotman
Ann Wiley
Mr. & Mrs. Eric & Meg Weinberger
Anonymous
Anonymous

Panther Cub
George J. & Pauline M. Michel

Raccoon Kit
Dawn Allen
Dan & Nancy Allen
Carole Atwater
Lenne Bryan
Jody Brown

Chrysanthi Berger
Charles & Barbara Birdsey
Craig Briones
Joan Busch

Christine Churchill
Jack & Jan Clark
Megan Conn, in honor of Diane Chandler
Janine Crane
Winnie DiPaolo
Denise Errico
Traci Fitcher
Jennifer Fritts
Jamie George, in memory of Angel and Jacob
Letticia Gnazzo
John Grady
Frances Gragg
Catherine & Chelsea Groelle
Cindy Herman
Fred & Dana Hill
Dana Hole
In Memory of Adam Gleicher
Carol Jerrell
Alice Kemper
Cheryle Kerksieck
Sandy Kight
Jean Kovacs

Jackie & Rick Lanier
Bob Lange
Mark Lynch
Veronica Marino, in memory of Semy
Leslie McKenna
Veronica Marino
Gregory Marino
John Mack
Lindsay Mesches
Elaine Meier
Robin Monde
Nancy & Roger

Bill & Kim Owens
Nina Paganini
Ron & Debby Parr
 
Pamela Patterson
Lauren Perry
The Potts Family
Susan Radovic
Irv & Geri Ratner
David V. Reese

Stacy Sacco, in honor of Liz Bernstein
Donald L. Sasso
Irina Satz
Janet & Malcom Shaw
Lauren Shrage
Geoffrey & Jean Simpson
Marc & Denise Taylor
Theodore G. Thoburn
Carol M. Trautschold
Steven Weber

Michele Wegman
Lorri M. Wesselman

Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Linda Whalin
The Wheelihan Family
Anita Warner-Starck
Anonymous
Anonymous

Great Horned Owlette
Leslie Adams & Leslie Shaw
Kimberly Bayless
Jan S. Clark
Diken Foundation
Jeanette & George Gentile
Hulett Environmental Services
Kurt Leckler
Ruth Lynch & John T. Lynch, DVM

In honor of Wyatt and Shaylee Kapell
Bill Meyer
Deanna Mitchell
Ocean Grill
Hedy Rossmeissl
Zboyan Family

Black Bear Cub
Sharon E. Glasrud

Bald Eaglet
D. Michael & F. Heather Danneker
In memory of Elisabeth Cord Hamm
The Murray & Sylvana Klein Family Foundation
Tim Kuhn
Catherine Lewis
Dennis & Shelly Manes
Lloyd Schiller & Brooke Samples
In memory of Barbara Tucker