A total of 958 attended animals between 2008 and 2009 is the result of the  Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Program (PRRFS), developed by the Metropolitan Natural Park.

The program, which looks after offering the community a service consisting in sheltering and rehabilitating the wildlife fauna  threatened by the loss of their natural habitat, produced by urban development ;was an activity developed with limitations that didn´t allow providing an integral attention to the animals who entered the park facilities.
Currently the program is in charge of the integral attention of all wild animals who arrive to the program´s facilities, of their rehabilitation and relocation in natural areas adequate for their conditions.
Thanks to the Ford prize 2005, to the collaboration of Fundación NATURA- Fondo FIDECO (2006-2009), and to donations from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)  and from other people sensitive to the program , it was possible the execution of this project.
The program has a building adapted and modified to provide, in an adequate way, an organized program of rescue, recovery and readaptation  - of the wildlife fauna, which requires of a financial input to contribute with its subsistence and functioning, commented Amelia Muñóz, coordinator of the  project.
The building is located in the main headquarters of the Metropolitan Natural Park, on Avenue Juan Pablo II, Final.
Muñóz commented that for this year they need about US$50.000 in order to maintain the program, but mainly to purchase equipment of rescue manipulation such as vehicles to transfer the animals, gloves, ropes and others.

Results    
It is estimated that in year 2008, 382 wild animals were taken care of and about 300 persons were benefitted with the services the park provides.
During 2009, a total of 425 persons attended the program, 576 animals were taken care for, 219 of them birds, 199 mammals, 146 reptiles and 12 amphibians.
Among the species commonly attended are three and two toed sloths, gatos solos, oposums, prey animals, pelicans, alligattors, iguanas and turtles and many of them were incorporated to their natural habitat.