A Northern Colorado nonprofit dedicated to wildlife rehabilitation and preservation is facing public scrutiny and a mass exodus of its board of directors after accusations of misconduct were made against its founder and director.

Northern Colorado Wildlife Center founder and director Tallon Nightwalker is the subject of the accusations, the Coloradoan has confirmed. Multiple anonymous posts on the social media platform Reddit describe a history of sexual harassment and drinking on the job by Nightwalker, as well as financial problems within the organization.

Former staff and board members confirmed the accusations.

Maddie Walinchus, the wildlife center's former program coordinator, told the Coloradoan the Reddit thread shows only "a small glimpse" of why she resigned Dec. 19. Walinchus said she witnessed Nightwalker's sexual harassment of volunteers and seeming drunkenness while working, and reported both to the board of directors.

Walinchus also told the Coloradoan there were worries of financial problems, and a meeting was held to discuss potential layoffs or lack of pay until the end of the year.

The threats over lack of pay came from both Nightwalker and rescue and service coordinator Michela Dunbar, according to Walinchus.

After the reports were made to the board of directors, its members decided to terminate Nightwalker, according to former board president Lindsay Nimmo, who has since resigned.

That decision was not well received by the other staff, Nimmo said. The other staff includes Nightwalker's father and Dunbar, who lives with and is in a relationship with Nightwalker, according to Walinchus.

"If they're not going to trust us enough to make the best decisions for the organization and the mission of the wildlife, and making sure all of our personnel -- our volunteers, our staff, our board members -- are all safe ... if the founders aren't OK with us wanting to do the best for the organization and our wildlife, we're going to have to step away," Nimmo told the Coloradoan.

Nimmo said other board members and staff submitted resignations between Dec. 16-19. It left only Dunbar and Nightwalker's father, Bob, with the organization. A total of seven board members and paid staff left.

Nightwalker is currently listed on the organization's website as founder and director. Walinchus said it is her understanding that he was brought back on after the mass resignations.

Nightwalker founded Northern Colorado Wildlife Center in 2016 -- four years after Larimer County's main wildlife rehabilitation program, WildKind, closed.

Tax returns from 2021, 2022 and 2023 list Nightwalker as the nonprofit's director. He drew a salary of $26,125 in 2021 and $29,999 in 2022 and 2023, the returns show. The nonprofit's gross revenue was $582,123 in 2023, with $251,062 coming from contributions and grants.

Nightwalker did not return a phone call or email seeking an interview. Instead, Dunbar reached out on behalf of the organization.

Dunbar told the Coloradoan many things were inaccurate in the Reddit thread, but did say there were two legitimate complaints made against Nightwalker that are being addressed by the organization. Dunbar declined to elaborate.

Nightwalker is undergoing disciplinary actions for his behavior, including required trainings, mental health counseling and a limit on the scope of his work, Dunbar said.

Dunbar declined to confirm the personal relationship with Nightwalker when asked by the Coloradoan.

"That's a personal question that doesn't have any relation to any of the allegations made," Dunbar said.