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Wildlife WayStation
Former animal sanctuary in Los Angeles County, California
The Wildlife WayStation was a 160-acre animal sanctuary (65 ha) in Sylmar, California in northern Los Angeles County dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating wild and exotic animals.
A charitable corporation located within the boundaries of Angeles National Forest, the facility was founded in 1976 by animal activist Martine Colette, who resigned in May 2019 as president and chief operating officer.[2]
History
Martine Colette came to Hollywood in 1965 and built a costume design business.
She founded the Wildlife WayStation in 1976 as she saw the need for a refuge for wild and exotic animals.[3] In addition to large animals such as big cats and bears, it at one time housed the largest group of chimpanzees in the Western United States.
Although the intent was to rehabilitate the animals, many remained for the rest of their lives.[4]
A distemper epidemic in 1992 cl