Beavers at the Refuge, Unexpected Wildlife Refuge photo
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Moss on Boundary Trail, Unexpected Wildlife Refuge photo
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Moonlit main pond, Unexpected Wildlife Refuge photo
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Elegant spreadwing damselfly, Unexpected Wildlife Refuge photo
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Racoon on trail camera near Wild Goose Blind, Unexpected Wildlife Refuge photo
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Northern water snake in main pond, Unexpected Wildlife Refuge photo
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House wren near Headquarters, photo by Leor Veleanu
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Luna moth male on porch at Headquarters, Unexpected Wildlife Refuge photo
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Bleeding heart flowering near Headquarters, Unexpected Wildlife Refuge photo
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Northern cricket frog in Miller Pond, Unexpected Wildlife Refuge photo
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Fungi on fallen tree on Boundary Trail, Unexpected Wildlife Refuge photo

Unexpected Wildlife Refuge is a protected natural habitat comprising 767 acres of pristine pine lands, forest, fields, bogs, streams and lakes. It provides a refuge to animals and plants indigenous to southern New Jersey; a place where wildlife can live freely and naturally without fear of being harmed at the hands of human beings. We began as the home of Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci and Cavit Buyukmihci, who dedicated their land to habitat preservation so that native wildlife and habitat could thrive. We are a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity, federal ID 23-7025010.
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If you find sick or injured wildlife...

Unexpected Wildlife Refuge is not involved in wildlife rehabilitation. Instead, please go to this link to find a licensed rehabilitator to help you: www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/rehablst.htm.


How to Contact Unexpected Wildlife Refuge

Beaver eating a lily, Unexpected Wildlife Refuge photo
Beaver eating lily
Unexpected Wildlife Refuge, Inc.
P.O. Box 765
Newfield, New Jersey 08344-0765
U.S.A.

Telephone: 856.697.3541
E-mail: manager@unexpectedwildliferefuge.org

Join our mailing list

Please fill out our online form and we shall place you on our mailing list (see our privacy policy; briefly: we will never share your information unless you explicitly tell us to)). If you have special services you are willing to provide to the Refuge, list these on this form and we may contact you when the need arises for those services.

Donations through the public, however, are what we depend on to keep the Refuge operating and protecting all the wildlife – animals and plants – residing there. We hope you will send a donation to help keep the Refuge running. You can donate via PayPal using the Donate link on the left or through our Help Us page, or you can send your name, postal address, E-mail address (important to provide, if you have one) and phone number (please indicate whether home, cell or work) along with your donation to our address above.