Nuisance wildlife?

Nuisance wildlife is a term I rarely use, but hear almost on a daily basis from callers in the community.  The definition of nuisance wildlife is any animal that interferes with other human activities or that is menacing, or destructive.  There are the...

Top 10 questions asked on the wildlife hotline

Photo: Julian Hochgesang via Unsplash At the New England Wildlife Centers located in Barnstable and South Weymouth, we answer wildlife calls from the public seven days a week.  We answer approximately 15,000 wildlife calls a year.  These lines are answered...

Cooperation between wildlife agencies

Managing the health and well-being of injured, orphaned or abandoned wildlife takes a lot of individuals working with different agencies throughout Massachusetts.  The Cape Wildlife Center works with licensed wildlife rehabilitators in the community, other...

Heartworm in wildlife

I’ve been a dog owner all my life and I am familiar with canine heartworm and the need for prevention.  All my dogs are on monthly heartworm preventative and get tested yearly.  Still, I was extremely surprised when a coyote that came into the Cape Wildlife...

Living peacefully with coyotes

People can live among coyotes and never see them.  Coyotes have been interacting with and adapting to people for the last 100 years.  Coyotes are curious and smart, and urban areas can provide the perfect balance of food, shelter and water for them to...

Cape Wildlife Center: Adapting During Covid-19

As everyone has, the Cape Wildlife Center has been severely impacted by Covid-19.  We are continuing our mission to care for sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife, and had to figure out a way to do it that would benefit wildlife while keeping our staff and the...