About Us

 Jane is the founder of Newhouse Wildlife Rescue. She has 6 years of experience as a veterinary technician and 9 years experience rehabilitating wildlife. She started rehabilitating in Georgia and was happy to continue her mission in Massachusetts.

 She holds a license with the state of Massachusetts to rehabilitate wildlife. Jane handles the intakes and triage of the animals we receive. She oversees their care during rehabilitation and orchestrates their releases for the optimal chance of survival.

  Dr. Vasilakis earned her degree in veterinary medicine from Tufts University. She currently works at Linwood Animal Hospital in Lowell. Dr. Vasilakis donates her time to our facility to make sure our animals receive the very best veterinary care. To avoid causing the animals the stress of travel, she comes to our facility to do the exams. She often comes having already worked all day caring for domestic animals, but never complains. We are extremely lucky to have her on our team!

  Thaine is our Animal Caretaker extraordinaire. Each day Thaine works tirelessly to ensure that all the animals are cared for as if they are at a 5 star hotel. She prepares meals of fresh fruit, vegetables, and special diets by species. Enclosures are cleaned daily. Fresh natural tree greens are provided to simulate natural environments as much as possible. She works with Jane, the rehabber to create enrichment activities for the animals to build skills that help prepare them for their ultimate release back to wild. 

James is a new PT employee at Newhouse.  

He is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and a veterinary technician. He brings so much medical knowledge to our team. If he doesn’t know something, he is eager to learn. Whether he gets his answers from us, veterinarians he knows or books he reads - he won’t stop until his thirst for knowledge has been quenched. His intelligence and wit are only outmatched by his empathy. His love for any animal or human that is suffering is palpable.

James is a ray of sunshine for both the animals and the people here at Newhouse Wildlife Rescue and we are so grateful to have him on our team.

Stanley was found cold and alone in Dave and Nanci’s yard with no sign of mom or other siblings. May 2023 was an extremely rainy month. His family's den may have flooded leaving Stanley to fend for himself. With no visible injuries but quite underweight, he was joined with 2 other groundhogs in care at Newhouse Wildlife Rescue. They all got along but over some time it was obvious the other 2 were flourishing while Stanley lagged behind. In July the team noticed strange behavior from Stanley. After some research and a visit with the veterinarian it was determined Stanley was having seizures. The team administered oral, liquid medication 3 times a day (banana flavor made it easy). Once the seizures were under control Stanley's appetite and sleep routine normalized! With his condition, Stanley would not have been able to survive in the wild and was deemed non-releasable. By this time, the team had fallen in love with Stanley and his antics. We applied to Mass Wildlife for Stanley to be a Certified Educational Animal at Newhouse. He is officially part of our team now and will attend educational talks and ‘live’ sessions to teach people about the value of groundhogs and other wildlife to our environment. 

So how did Stanley get his name you ask?   His finders placed him in a box from a well-known tool company...and the name stuck!