Saving Lives, Preserving Wildlife, Enriching the Environment
Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary, a 120-acre preserved farm located in Warren County, New Jersey, is a wildlife rehabilitation center that provides vital care and treatment to sick, injured or orphaned wildlife.
Licensed by the state of New Jersey to care for fawns, raccoon, skunks, opossums, squirrels, rabbits, woodchucks and other small mammals, the Sanctuary is dedicated to rehabilitating these animals back to health so they can be returned to the wild where they belong.
Our mission is also actively educate the public on the importance of:
Caring for the ecosystems
Supporting the environment in which we live
Respecting the wildlife with whom we share this environment
Protecting and preserving our native lands for the future wildlife habitat
Rehabilitator Gets Creatures Ready for the Wild MICHAEL DAIGLE, DAILY RECORD
Kelly Simonetti wants the fawns, raccoons and squirrels under her care to be afraid of her.
It is a sign, said Simonetti, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, that the animal's natural survival instinct has emerged after time in captivity to recover from injuries or after being removed from a homeowner's attic.
She points out one 14-week-old fawn standing in a far corner of a pen while the others huddle around Simonetti and her visitors.