Wildlife In Need Center's Fiscal Year 2021 Admissions

Top 10 Mammals Total
Eastern Cottontail 391
Virginia Opossum 306
Eastern Gray Squirrel 232
Raccoon 102
White-footed Mouse 66
Red Squirrel 47
Eastern Chipmunk 34
Deer Mouse 26
Woodchuck 11
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel 7
Top 10 Birds Total
House Sparrow 109
American Robin 91
Mourning Dove 71
House Finch 46
American Goldfinch 34
Mallard 34
Red-tailed Hawk 24
Northern Cardinal 23
European Starling 22
Cedar Waxwing 21
Top 10 Herps Total
Common Snapping Turtle egg 153
Painted Turtle 21
Common Snapping Turtle 15
Midland Painted Turtle 10
Painted Turtle egg 9
Common Garter Snake 6
American Toad 5
Gray Treefrog 4
Western Painted Turtle 4
Blanding’s Turtle 1
Top 10 Cities
Oconomowoc 394
Waukesha 394
Brookfield 152
Hartland 94
Watertown 93
Menomonee Falls 92
Peweaukee 84
New Berlin 76
Mukwonago 75
Dousman 73
Animals admitted by month
April 194
May 362
June 456
July 379
August 349
September 169
October 100
November 57
December 35
January 40
February 36
March 64
Total 2241

2023 Admissions totaled 2,241 animals representing 116 species from 88 cities in 22 counties

  • 768 birds of 84 species
  • 235 herps of 15 species
  • 7,238 mammals of 17 species

Total Patient Days: 47,635
Education Programs Presented: 88
People Reached at Education Programs: 74,527
Volunteer Hours: 18,714.82 WINC Volunteers rock!!

Busiest Day
6-13-2023
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Chipmunk 1
Mourning Dove 1
Raccoon 1
Virginia Opossum 1
House Sparrow 2
Common Snapping Turtle egg 48