It's a job that can easily become overwhelming for people with hearts too big. Wildlife rehab volunteers can get a call at any hour, asking if they can take in animals found hurt or abandoned.

If no one takes them in, “they would die," Paula Hodge said. "The populations would be depleted."

Hodge is subpermitted with Wright Ranch Rescue and works with several local organizations to take in and care for wildlife.

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