Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Revenue and Competitors

Established in 1977, Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (WRR) receives over 7,000 wild animals per year for rehabilitation and release as well as providing permanent sanctuary for more than 500 resident non-releasable indigenous wildlife, non-native wildlife (large mammals, primates, reptiles and birds) and domesticated farmed animals. The WRR Sanctuary and Wildlife Hospital is located on 212 acres in beautiful Texas Hill Country, near Austin and San Antonio. Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation's mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release native wildlife and to provide sanctuary, individualized care, and a voice for other animals in need. WRR rescues orphaned, injured, and displaced wildlife and returns the majority to the wild. We also provide permanent care in large natural enclosures to farmed and unreleasable wildlife. Among the latter are native and nonnative wild animals who were victimized by the pet trade, held in roadside zoos or used in research. These include black bears, primates, mountain lions, other mammals, and numerous species of birds and reptiles. In addition, WRR offers assistance, on a limited basis, to homeless companion animals and feral cats and provides advice and assistance for dealing with human-wildlife conflicts in a nonlethal manner. WRR staff work to educate the public about more appropriate and respectful relations with nature and wildlife. Whether through training, education, advocacy, or direct animal care, WRR fulfills its commitment to wildlife protection and ethical, sustainable relations between humans and the natural world. Because of our commitment to respect the rights and needs of wildlife, the main WRR facilities and grounds are not open to the public.