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How Willowbrook Wildlife center helps heal animals

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A baby squirrel is hand-fed a special formula for rodents during its care at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

A chimney swift gets fed a vitamin and nutrient-enriched mealworm during its rehab at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

Wildlife keeper Sean Kendall hand feeds a special formula to a young raccoon at Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

A red-tailed hawk hangs out with some great horned owls as they await their release. After rehabilitation, animals are housed a couple in the raptor flight facility before being released. The facility is a new building at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

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Wildlife specialist Rose Augustine takes a look around a raccoon cage in the outdoor rehab area at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn. Animals spend time here in the weeks and months before they are released into the wild.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

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Behind the scenes at Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn where animals native to northeast Illinois get a second chance at survival thanks to staffers and many volunteers.

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    • A baby squirrel is hand-fed a special formula for rodents during its care at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn.
    • A chimney swift gets fed a vitamin and nutrient-enriched mealworm during its rehab at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn.
    • Wildlife keeper Sean Kendall hand feeds a special formula to a young raccoon at Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn.
    • A red-tailed hawk hangs out with some great horned owls as they await their release. After rehabilitation, animals are housed a couple in the raptor flight facility before being released. The facility is a new building at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center.
    • Wildlife specialist Rose Augustine takes a look around a raccoon cage in the outdoor rehab area at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn. Animals spend time here in the weeks and months before they are released into the wild.
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