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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Centre Wildlife Care temporarily closing doors due to max capacity
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – Centre Wildlife Care in Port Matilda is temporarily closing its doors due to max capacity. Centre Wildlife Care (CWC ) is a 501c3, a non-profit, tax-exempt, licensed organization dedicated to caring for injured, orphaned, sick, and displaced wildlife to release them back into the wild. The organization said hundreds of animals have maxed out cage space. 'We're full right now. We can't take any more animals, and we feel really bad about that because we want to help. But all of our cages and enclosures and incubators are full in the clinic,' Executive Director & Founder of Centre Wildlife Care, Robyn Graboski said. 'Right now, we have hundreds of animals. I couldn't tell you how many. I haven't counted, but I know we have over 40 ducks, dozens of songbirds.' This is not the first time the center had to close; they reach max capacity occasionally, as this is the only wildlife center in Central PA. 'We take animals from over a third of the state, and it's not really sustainable for us to do that. So, you know, we do have to close occasionally.' Graboski said. Graboski founded Centre Wildlife Care in 1995 in her own home and has grown it to what it is today. Now, they are looking to expand to help more animals in need. 'We need a bigger facility. We would like to build it in another location so we can expand, so that's what we'd like to do. So if somebody out there wants to help us do that, we need big money to do that. It's not cheap to build a new facility,' Graboski said. If people want to find a different rehabilitation center, they can look at or call the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
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PHOTOS: Electrocuted eagle rescued in Blair County
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A wildlife rehabilitation center is now looking after a Bald Eagle that was electrocuted. According to the Logan Township Police Department, on Tuesday, April 4 officers were called about a Bald Eagle that was believed to be electrocuted when it landed on live wires. The bird fell to the ground and officers along with the Pennsylvania Game Commission came to the rescue. The eagle was rescued and taken to Centre Wildlife Care to be rehabilitated. As you can see below, the eagle may not have been very happy with the officers, but they hope to see him released after proper care. Centre Wildlife Care thanked officers for their actions and noted that it's the second eagle they have in their care being treated for electrocution. Bald Eagles as well as being the nation's symbol are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. These acts prevent the killing, selling and harming of the birds and their eggs. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
