MANSFIELD, Ohio (WJW) - In Mansfield, an unusual program helps raise orphaned wild animals until they are old enough and strong enough to be released and survive in the wild.

They are animals, including opossums and squirrels, whose birth mother died or was killed, perhaps run over by a car.

Most of the animals are from the Ohio Wildlife Center in Columbus.

"Every year, we take in over 8,500 animals that are orphaned, injured or sick and then our wonderful programs here help to support the raising of our orphaned programs, which is over 70% of our admissions each year," said David Donahue of the Ohio Wildlife Center.

The juveniles are nursed and cared for by hand indoors before they are taken to outdoor cages where they are exposed to an environment closer to what they would have to su

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