25 years rescuing Bay Area wildlife
Give Bay Area wildlife a second chance.
We rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured and orphaned wildlife in San Francisco. Every animal is fed by a donation and cared for by a volunteer.
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Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Rescue gives injured and orphaned wild animals in the San Francisco Bay Area a second chance at life, and teaches people to share their city with wildlife.
- Rescue and release
- We rehabilitate injured and orphaned urban wildlife and return every animal we can to the wild.
- Educate
- We visit classrooms and community centers so Bay Area kids can learn compassion for their wild neighbors, and understand why they are worth protecting.
- Coexist
- We give people humane, step-by-step ways to resolve conflicts with wildlife, so nobody has to call a trapper or an exterminator.
Found an injured or orphaned animal?
Four things first, in this order. Then call or text us, any hour.
- No food, no water. The wrong food, or food in the airway, kills more rescued babies than the injury did.
- Warm. A box with a soft cloth, holes in the lid, half on a heating pad set to low.
- Dark and quiet. Away from kids, pets, and voices. Stress alone can kill.
- Hands off. Gloves or a towel, always. Raccoons, skunks, bats, foxes: never bare skin.
- 700+
- animals helped every year
- 25
- years serving the Bay Area
- 100%
- volunteer-run, no paid staff
- $50–$400
- to treat one animal
Monthly gifts keep animals fed year-round. It's our biggest need. Other ways to give
We're 100% volunteer-run. That means you.
Some hold a bottle at 3 a.m.; some hold a drill. There is a team for the time and space you actually have.
On-Site Team
Work shifts at our San Francisco intake center feeding animals, cleaning enclosures, and keeping the place running.
Infant Care Team
Raise a small group of orphaned baby squirrels, opossums, or raccoons in your home until they're ready for the outdoors.
ReWild Team
Host an outdoor enclosure in your yard where animals acclimate for a month or two before release.
Annual Report
2024 in a nutshell
726 animals given a second chance, from hummingbirds and deer mice to fawns, a coyote pup, and a bobcat kitten. A renovated, rat-proofed facility, and a hard look at 2025.
Read the reportPress
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