Our native wildlife needs you
Learn how you can help support injured or orphaned wildlife.
Our native wildlife population faces adversity daily from storms, predators, and also from us. Wildlife rehabilitators routinely rescue animals that have been impacted directly or indirectly by humans. Cars often kill females who may have cubs, dens are disrupted during construction or tree removal, and sometimes animals just decide to raise their young in our chimneys and attics. Not everyone has the necessary knowledge, skills, or time to raise or rehab these creatures, but everyone has the ability to help.
Welcome to Baby Season 2022
This season kicked off with several fox rescues. They may be adorable but foxes have a natural odor that smells quite “skunky.” We can’t wait until they are big enough to move to an outdoor enclosure!
Meet Puff
Hi! My name is Puff. I am a red fox who thankfully found my temporary home at Mountain Tails Wildlife Rehab. I was found all alone with a pretty nasty infection on my head. Here I am 2 months later, my head is healed and I’m a happy bouncy girl!
This red fox “pounced” me while I was cleaning his enclosure. No doubt he’ll be a successful hunter!
Our organization
Our mission is to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned or injured wildlife, and release them back to their native habitat.
My name is Marybeth Rood and I am a permitted wildlife rehabilitator in the state of Tennessee. I have over 20 years of experience dealing with all kinds of wildlife, but I specialize in foxes, raccoons, beavers, groundhogs, and skunks.
Although I am permitted by the state, no funding for my work is provided. Wildlife rehabbers are volunteers, and many of us also have “real” jobs to support our calling to conserve and protect wildlife. Your donations will help support this effort by providing funds for medicine, formula, enclosures and maintenance. All donations are used for animal care and support, rather than salaries or administration fees. I work for the animals, and my only rewards are seeing them run free on release day, and knowing that I gave them a fighting chance at survival.
Mountain Tails Wildlife Rehab is a non-profit organization under IRS 501 (c)(3). Your donations are tax deductible!
Take action
Your tax-deductible donation makes a difference in the lives of these creatures. Please help give them a chance.
