The goal of the Chesapeake Wildlife Sanctuary is to provide free medical care to those wild animals in need and then return them to the wild, where they belong

This Red Tailed Hawk was released after having a splinted leg. After six weeks her leg was healed and then after a short stay in our flight pen she was ready to go.

After suffering a serious fracture to his shell, this Eastern Box Turtle was released. The shell was repair through a special technique useing epoxy. The epoxy is left on when the animal is released; when the turtle sheds it's shell the epoxy will fall off and underneath will be a healed shell.

This fawn was brought to the Chesapeake Wildlife Sanctuary where it's leg was imobilized with an external cast to mend it's broken leg. After a couple months the cast was removed, and the deer was released along with the other fourteen fawns that were brought to the sanctuary during the summer of 1997.

This barred owl was brought to the Chesapeake Wildlife Sanctuary after coliding with an automobile. It made it's recovery over time and was released last Spring in a habitat suiting it's needs.

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