Costs of Caring for Wildlife |
| Below are listed several species of animals rescued each year by the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley and the costs of basic care and feeding. These costs are exponentially higher if the animal is injured or ill. WCSV cares for over 5,000 animals each year. |
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Newborn / Juvenille - $105 / week It costs $4,500 to feed a pup or kitten from newborn to release (an average of 9 months). |
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Fledgling - $35 / weeks Caring for an injured adult during it's rehabilitation costs a minimum of $200. Rehabilitation typically lasts 4-6 weeks, though some birds can stay as long as 6 months. |
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Opossums |
Raccoons |
Foxes |
| $5 per week $40 will feed an opossum from joey to release - an average of 8 weeks. |
$10 per week Raccoons have an extended period of dependency - up to 9 months. $40 feeds a racoon for a month. $350 feeds a raccoon from newborn to adulthood. |
$70 per week It costs $1,800 to fee a fox pup from intake to release - an average of 6 - 8 months. |
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Ducklings - $4 per week |
Nestlings - $5 a week Songs are in our care an average of 5 weeks - cost is approximately $20 to fee a songibrd from hatchling to release. |
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$15 per week |
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Not only do our wildlife require food, but a place to live as well! Contributions to our Bill Paker Building Fund enables us to construct new raptor and predatory mammal enclosures and to improve existing housing facilities. In addition, Bill Paker, one of the Center's Stellar volunteers, matching each gift donated to the fund. |
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