Private Lands Wildlife
Wildlife Guides
From baby squirrels to beavers — practical guides for caring for, attracting, and living alongside wild animals.
Whether you found an orphaned animal, want to attract more wildlife to your land, or are just curious about the creatures living alongside you — these guides are built from real experience restoring 30 acres of wildlife habitat from the ground up.
Squirrels
Our most-read cluster — diet, dreys, houses and orphan care
Baby Squirrels: Complete Care Guide
Found a baby squirrel? What to feed it, which milk replacer to use, when to call a wildlife rehabilitator, and how to keep it safe until help arrives.
Our most-read guide
Diet, Species & Behavior
What they eat, colour morphs, nests and winter habits
Deer
Whitetails and mule deer — food, movement and sign
Identification, Sign & Fawns
Telling species apart, reading tracks, and finding fawns
Birds & Owls
Backyard species, boxes, feeders and water
Owls
Nest boxes, species ID and hunting habits
Hummingbirds
Feeders, nests and what actually brings them in
Waterfowl & Turkeys
Wood ducks, geese, teal and wild turkey habitat
Backyard Birds
Houses, baths, feeding and species identification
Mammals
Raccoons, rabbits, skunks, opossums, bats and beavers
Raccoons, Skunks & Opossums
The night shift — scavengers, and the ones people misjudge most
Rabbits & Hares
Cottontails, snowshoe hares and rabbit biology
Bats & Beavers
Pest control overhead, ecosystem engineering downstream
Reptiles, Insects & Habitat
Turtles, snakes, pollinators and the woodland that holds them
Turtles & Snakes
Identification and coexistence
Butterflies & Moths
Host plants, diet and butterfly houses
Other Insects & Woodland
The insects that feed everything else, and the forest that holds them
Found a Baby Animal?
Age it first, then decide — most young wildlife does not need rescuing
First steps when you find orphaned wildlife
Keep it warm, never feed cow's milk, handle it as little as possible — and call a licensed rehabilitator. Our guides walk you through it species by species.
Age Charts — How Old Is It?
Photos and measurements at every stage, so you know whether it needs help
Baby Animal Guides
Species by species — care, feeding, and what to do if you find one
Wildlife Guides for Kids
Free printables and a children's book set on this habitat
Turn curiosity into conservation
Kids who grow up learning about wildlife become the landowners, voters, and conservationists who protect it. These free resources make it easy to teach the next generation — whether you're a parent, a teacher, or just someone who found a baby squirrel with a child watching.
Printable pages featuring squirrels, owls, deer and more — free to download and print.
When Elara discovers a glowing doorway in an ancient oak, she enters a world where animals talk and habitats need saving. Kids learn real wildlife science through a fantasy adventure. Ages 8–12.
Learn more about the book →
See Our 30-Acre Wildlife Habitat
How we turned overgrown land into a working wildlife refuge — with before and after results.
Read our conservation story → Free downloadsWildlife Coloring Pages for Kids
Free printable coloring pages featuring wildlife — squirrels, owls, deer and more.
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