The Northern Colorado Wildlife Center, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, operates a wildlife hospital and education center. One of our core principles is to provide equal access to our services for all community members. As part of this commitment, we do not charge people to drop off new patients with us, and we offer 95% of our educational services free of charge. This ensures that finances do not hinder anyone from receiving education or preventing an animal from receiving the necessary help. However, this also means that the wildlife center is responsible for covering the costs associated with feeding, medicating, enriching, and caring for these animal patients while they recover before release. It is our dedication to ensuring the well-being of wildlife that compels us to shoulder these expenses, as we believe that every animal deserves the chance to recover and thrive.