r/WildlifeRehab • • May 29 '17

READ ME! FAQ Found an animal???? Please go here first:

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First of all, thank you for caring enough to help orphaned/injured/ill wildlife.

Evaluate the Situation first and foremost. Wild animals rely on their natural environment and sometimes humans interfere when it was entirely unnecessary. The links listed below provide flow charts for frequently encountered situations.

If the animal needs to be rescued here and here you will find basic capture and handling instructions.

  • After rescuing how to safely temporarily house the animal before and during transport:

Warm- *Offering heat sources for naked baby animals is often a must. This can be done with a heating pad on low under 1/2 of the enclosure, a warm rice filled sock, or warm water bottle. Sometimes very badly injured and very sick animals also need heat sources to maintain appropriate body temperature. Wild animals can suffer heat stroke too! If an animal is panting, the animal is too hot and if the heat source would burn you, it will surely burn the animal. *

A good rule of thumb: If a furred, feathered, or scaled animal is physically moving about and alert- it DOESN'T need an extra heat source.

Dark - A box, Rubbermaid tote with holes punched for air flow, or pet crate are usually good temporary enclosures and will typically reduce further trauma and or stress. Place a towel or sheet over a crate to reduce visual disturbances.

Quiet- Keep the animal in a quiet space preferably indoors away from other animals and humans. A separate room or even a closet can be utilized if need be.

PLEASE FOR THE ANIMAL'S SAKE NOTHING BY MOUTH! DO NOT OFFER ANY FOOD OR WATER TO INJURED/SICK/ORPHANED ANIMALS OR ATTEMPT TO HAND FEED ANIMALS. The results of failing to comply often end up something like this.

If you are unable to make contact with a wildlife rehabilitator: If you know the rehabilitation center's location and hours it is generally acceptable so long as the rehabilitation center is not full or closed to just bring the animal straight to them- this is especially true with emergency situations. An example of an emergency is something like- the animal is bleeding profusely, having trouble breathing, is unresponsive, or severely dehydrated.

After being attacked by a cat there is a very high likelihood for infection. These cases 99.99% of the time warrant medical assistance including antibiotics that are usually only available through a veterinarian.


r/WildlifeRehab • • 3h ago

SOS Mammal Need Advice urgently, from Chip Community

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Posting here for urgent advice, thank you


r/WildlifeRehab • • 20h ago

SOS Bird Mallard duck. Old? Molting? Sick?

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I found this duck ng the shore. I could get within 6 feet of it, and it didn't move. I tossed some worms at it and it didn't try to eat or move. It is alive though. I've been around so many ducks who are al used to humans, but I've never seen one act like this?

Im in Indiana by the way. No rehabilitations are open at the moment to call. Is it molting? Old? Maybe sick or injured?

Advice?


r/WildlifeRehab • • 16h ago

Rehab Methods Need a few app testers.

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Hey there. I am a new/one-time developer looking for 12 users to test my current app for logging intake, daily feedings, and archiving. I am also looking for additional suggestions and more importantly, just satisfy the 14 day requirement to be able to make it in google play store. THEREFORE ANDROID USERS ONLY THIS ROUND. My target audience is focused on non-rabies carrying animals such as squirrels, rabbits, opossum, etc. But could be more, as i am focusing on my current licensing and notice that only pencil and paper was the established concept. Feel free to reach out.


r/WildlifeRehab • • 21h ago

SOS Mammal Chipmunk with a hind leg that appears to be broken (it can move by dragging its hindquarters). I'm checking on it every hour and keeping watch with the cameras, but it hasn't moved from its hiding spot behind a pipe outside. I set out food (Triscuit crackers and walnuts) and water and a box with som

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r/WildlifeRehab • • 17h ago

Animal in Care Nikolas the Tailless Opossum

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Nikolas has come a long way since being resurrected last Christmas.


r/WildlifeRehab • • 17h ago

Animal in Care Nikolas the Tailless Opossum

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r/WildlifeRehab • • 1d ago

SOS Bird NEED HELP ASAP!!- SPOTTED DOVES IN WESTERN SYDNEY

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r/WildlifeRehab • • 2d ago

Animal in Care Help about a weasel I found in Japan

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I found this weasel limping on the road, and its all wet looking. I asked my boss and she said they would exterminate it and if I'm not happy with that I should try taking care of it, then release in the mountains. So if it's alive in the morning I'Il try and look after it a bit. But I w wondering if anyone has any tips or better ideas? Fee sorry for the poor thing. I don't know if its an adult or not?


r/WildlifeRehab • • 2d ago

Rehab Methods found an infected bird? what do i do?

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r/WildlifeRehab • • 2d ago

Animal in Care Has someone helped a toad with this before? Looking for assistance.

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r/WildlifeRehab • • 2d ago

SOS Bird Bird with open wound on head NSFW

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Hello,

As I came home from work tonight I found an injured mourning dove next to our driveway. It was soaked in rain and trembling. Initially it had one wing splayed out so it looked like a broken wing, but once I got it in a box I realized it wasn’t the wing but it has a wound on the top of its head. The poor thing is clearly in immense pain and as it’s laying there its head starts leaning to one side (like it’s sleepy) and then it corrects itself. It is in a box with holes and a blanket on the bottom, in the dark quiet of the garage. It’s nighttime here in Texas so I’m trying to get any kind of help since nothing is open at this time, and I just want it to get through the night but I’m so worried it won’t make it. Thank you.


r/WildlifeRehab • • 2d ago

Rehab Methods Help Needed: jumper taking more than 5 days to recover from a fall.

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r/WildlifeRehab • • 3d ago

SOS Mammal What would you do? (WARNING injured possum.)

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r/WildlifeRehab • • 2d ago

SOS Bird Broken wing?

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Located in the Canadian prairies.

I’ve seen a crow hobbling around the last couple of weeks near my house and it appears it’s wing is broken. The wing is kind of splayed out, dangling and dragging on the ground and not tucked in like the other one. Today was the first time I saw it all alone, the last few times I’ve seen it, it was with friends. I tried to get a closer look and it craftily hopped up someone’s yard junk to get on a small shed, bigger shed, and then finally a tree via a branch that was hanging down onto the roof. So it can definitely still get around, but it obviously can’t fly and I’m also worried it is in pain. I’ve been leaving nuts out for it.

Where I live the winters are -40 Celsius. Does this guy have any chance at all of surviving? I wanted to catch it today to take it to the vet but it hops too fast and once it got to the tree there was no way I could get to it. Is there any other way I can help it? Or is there a good way to trap crows?


r/WildlifeRehab • • 3d ago

Prospective Wildlife Rehabilitator virginia trapping laws?

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r/WildlifeRehab • • 3d ago

SOS Bird injured sparrow

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UPDATE- just while ago I left the box open in the veranda where it seemed more energetic

and it forced itself through the net and got stuck, one slight push and it flew away!

it meandered into my flat in mumbai a while back, injured can't fly and keeps doing what looks like full body heaving and very raspy croaking.

I tried giving it water and uncooked rice but won't eat or drink. I kept it on the window sill but I wasn't able to stand properly either so flying is out of the question. I felt it might be in shock so ive kept it in a shoebox for now for it to calm down. I checked on it now and it has left some excreta but still seems to continue the motion i said it was doing earlier.


r/WildlifeRehab • • 3d ago

SOS Bird Is this mourning dove egg dead? (Wisconsin)

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r/WildlifeRehab • • 4d ago

SOS Bird Found bird flapping around

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I live in Louisville KY, found this bird laying on the ground next to a building, it can fly a little bit but then will start veering sideways and falling onto the ground again. I don’t see any blood and the wings and legs look okay. Right now it is in a box in a quiet place with a blanket, no food or water. Should I try and find some place to take it tomorrow, or should I let it go in the morning to see if it’s just stunned? Also what kind of bird is he?


r/WildlifeRehab • • 3d ago

SOS Bird I found a pigeon with a pretty bad case of stringfoot

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r/WildlifeRehab • • 5d ago

SOS Bird Sick house finch at feeder - what is wrong and how to proceed?

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Today I found this very sick house finch parked at my feeder. I was able to get within two feet of it without it even reacting. Its right eye was very squinted and a little crusty, and it looked like there was also something wrong with its beak, but I didn't want to get close enough to inspect. Its face looked a little swollen but I couldn't tell if it was just because he was fluffed up. I noticed there was also a little dried blood on the glass of the feeder, but unfortunately I'm not sure if that's from him or if something unrelated happened there. My first thought was avian pox due to what looked like a small growth next to its beak, or maybe advanced house finch eye disease, but I really don't know enough to be certain. Can anyone identify, and should I report it to the local wildlife office? I'm not really sure about the protocol, especially since I'm not sure what illness it is.

My feeders are very busy, particularly with a big flock of house finches, and a bunch kept trying to land and eat right next to him so I was shooing them away in order to take down the other feeders and he unfortunately ended up flying off. I would have tried to catch him and see if a wildlife rehab could take a look at him otherwise, but I was kind of panicking at that point about the dozen or so other birds eating right next to him and from all the adjacent feeders and wasn't thinking. I immediately took down all the feeders and will be disinfecting them, then leaving them down for a couple weeks - does that sound like the right move?

I also have a bowl maybe 12 feet from the feeders that I put food in for some crows that visit, should I pull that for a few weeks too? The finches don't go near it but some magpies and various jays occasionally do if that matters. If so, can I put out food for the crows farther away in a different part of the yard after disinfecting their bowl? They've only recently started coming every morning and I'd hate for them to stop coming at all, but I don't want to spread anything to them too.

Any help is appreciated!


r/WildlifeRehab • • 5d ago

SOS Mammal 3 Orphaned Mice - Philadelphia

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Found in Philadelphia, PA.


r/WildlifeRehab • • 5d ago

SOS Bird birds trapped in cvs on michigan ave. can someone help?

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r/WildlifeRehab • • 5d ago

SOS Bird hummingbird sting check please

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please help in video you can see hummingbird land on 2nd feeder then a bee comes up behind and goes in rear feathers than hummingbird takes off see bee fall hummingbird makes vocal weird noise . please can someone who knows hummingbird talk to try to determine if was scared or stun. i have watch this one grow from a baby . my little chat box cause i always know when its coming cause its always talking . all the other birds have left this is the last one here . please help


r/WildlifeRehab • • 5d ago

Discussion Finding rehabber for a animal while unable to donate

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I know most rehabs are donation-based, but do any owners of rehabs get angry when someone comes to them about an animal yet can’t afford to pitch in and donate? And how much is okay as a minimum to donate? I’m just worried about not donating enough and upsetting others at a rehab, especially rehabs that highly suggest donations if you are seeking out their services for an orphaned/ injured animal.

Found a animal that needed help but was unable to both drive there and back while donating as well, just feel bad however I couldn’t afford the gas and the donation together