Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Center for Wildlife opened 40 years ago in York, and operated out of a trailer with no running water.
Today, its new facility in Cape Neddick treats 2500 sick and injured creatures a year, with plans to handle a thousand more after an 11-year, $11 million expansion is completed.
CFW Executive Director Kristen Lamb said each of the animals they treat is a barometer for their species and ecosystems, and their injuries reflect the impacts of our choices in consumption and commercial and residential housing development.
In this video, meet one of Center for Wildlife's Ambassadors, Poppy the porcupine. For the full story by Carol Bousquet, head to mainepublic.org.
The Center for Wildlife opened 40 years ago in York, and operated out of a trailer with no running water.
Today, its new facility in Cape Neddick treats 2500 sick and injured creatures a year, with plans to handle a thousand more after an 11-year, $11 million expansion is completed.
CFW Executive Director Kristen Lamb said each of the animals they treat is a barometer for their species and ecosystems, and their injuries reflect the impacts of our choices in consumption and commercial and residential housing development.
In this video, meet one of Center for Wildlife's Ambassadors, Poppy the porcupine. For the full story by Carol Bousquet, head to mainepublic.org.
