A wildlife rehab center continues to set records year after year.

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota (WRC) treated over 22,000 wildlife patients, surpassing last year's total back in September.

From injured birds or baby turtles, the facility is now one of the busiest wildlife rehab centers.

"At the rate in which we are growing- pretty incredible," said Dr. Rachel Owens, Veterinarian at WRC.

One of the busiest days this summer, WRC saw nearly 300 animals admitted.

But that success also comes with growing pains. WRC was built in 2002 and was designed for 10,000 patients.

"We need more space, and we are working on building that," Owens stated.

To fix that, a $15 million expansion project is underway. The 25,000 sq ft rehabilitation facility is designed to ease the overcro

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