# Why The Urban Rescue Ranch Went Quiet: A Ranch Update

> Ben Christie gives a May 2025 update from The Urban Rescue Ranch, covering wildlife rehab, snapping turtles, releases and a surrendered Nile crocodile.

**By:** John McGillie  
**Published:** November 1, 2026

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This is a May 2025 update from The Urban Rescue Ranch in which Ben Christie explains why he had not posted and shows what the team has been doing.

His description lists a renovated office and reptile room, three to four new hires, more than 100 rescued animals and a new carnivore facility. In the video he shows an alligator snapping turtle and a common snapping turtle that came in that week, one hit by a car and headed to All Things Wild for help with its shell, and a 9 foot Nile crocodile that he says was surrendered to him.

The chapters also cover fox and coyote rehab, a bobcat, songbirds, a hawk release and an American eel arrival. What gets me is the sheer variety of animals in one update.

Ben Christie's channel, The Urban Rescue Ranch, has about 3.4 million subscribers, and his nonprofit is [Waco Wildlife Rescue](https://wacowildliferescue.org/), which rehabilitates injured and orphaned native wildlife. 100% of merch proceeds fund the mission, and donations go through the site. A subscribe on his channel is a tiny, free way to say thanks.

Which animal in this update would you most want to see up close?

Every Bit Texas has no association with The Urban Rescue Ranch or Waco Wildlife Rescue.

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**About the author:** John McGillie is a pen name, used for safety after threats of violence. I grew up in Wishek, North Dakota, and moved to Texas 20 years ago. I write about the history, food and back roads I keep finding along the way.

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