Wildlife Rehabilitation

Frog Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation is a state-permitted wildlife clinic located in Hubbardston, MA and run by Melissa Morris. The mission of my clinic is to care for orphaned, injured and ill small mammals and turtles, until they are healthy enough for release back into the wild.

I am a lifelong advocate of nature’s most fragile species and am now able to devote my efforts to their rehabilitation. I have a master’s degree, have taken numerous courses to support this very focused career, have passed the state-mandated exam, and volunteered weekly at Tufts Veterinary School’s Wildlife Clinic. I also work in tandem with several  veterinarians to ensure that severely injured or ill animals receive the specialized care they need prior to rehabilitation at my clinic.

If you have an animal that needs care, the first step is to call my hotline number: 978-430-9398. I need to help you assess the situation, and then affirm that I can accept the species you have and that I have room in my clinic for that animal. I do not accept any animals onsite without a prior phone call. If I can accept your animal/s, I will make arrangements with you for drop off. If I can’t accept, I will guide you to other rehabbers in the state.

Wildlife clinics are necessarily private (wildlife are not like dogs or cats – they need extreme quiet and isolation from humans to recover) and not open to the public, so once an animal is dropped off, there are no visits, though I can report to you on the status of the animal. 

Currently I accept (when I have room): eastern cottontail rabbits, eastern grey squirrels, red squirrels, southern flying squirrels, eastern chipmunks, Virginia opossums, porcupines, and woodchucks. I also triage bats for transport. If you are unsure what species you have, please call me for help.

Animals that are brought to my clinic are treated for free. However, as a 501c3 non-profit organization, my clinic relies on donations for operation, so help is always appreciated. Tax-free donations may be made to Frog Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation.

To visit the rehabilitation site, please click here: froghollowfarm.org