Rehab Species

State And Federal Wildlife Agency Listings

These links will help you to locate a permitted wildlife rehabilitator in the event you have found orphaned or injured wildlife. The link will take you directly to your state’s wildlife website, and their listing of permitted rehabilitators (if available). Alabama Game and Fish Division Alaska Department of Fish and Game Arizona Game and Fish … Continue Reading

Species Database

The Species Database provides detailed information regarding a specific species.  Available data can include weight, longevity, gestation/incubation, metabolic rate, age at maturity, etc. Data related to milk composition and other traits, as well as links to rehabilitation information and links to addition species-specific research may also be available.

Rehabilitation Resources

This listing provides links to various rehabilitation resources available on other sites.  These include basic rehabilitation standards, specific species rehabilitation guides, nutrition, and disease information. Basic Stabilization of Wildlife Best Practices for Migratory Bird Care During Oil Spill Response CCWR Wildlife Rehabilitation Procedures Manual CWR Handbook NWRA/IWRC Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation (3rd Edition) Rhode … Continue Reading

Permits Forms And Reports

Here is a listing of the various forms and reports used for state and federal wildlife rehabilitation applications and annual reporting. Arizona Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit Application Arkansas Wildlife Rehabiliation Apprentice Permit Application Arkansas Wildlife Rehabiliation General Permit Application Arkansas Wildlife Rehabilitation Annual Report California Wildlife Rehabilitation Annual Report California Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit Application Colorado Provisional … Continue Reading

Medications, Dewormers And Antibiotics

This page is primarily a reference point for quickly ordering various medications, dewormers and antibiotics online through Amazon.  You can also find these items at other retailers.

Innovative Technology That Makes Rehab Easier

So much has changed for wildlife rehabilitation over the decades.   Rehabilitation is labor-intensive and time consuming.  With new innovations in products and technology appearing almost daily, why shouldn’t the wildlife rehabiitation use it to their advantage.    And much of this technology is becoming much easier to implement and much more affordable. Wildlife Gadgets and … Continue Reading

Candling Eggs

Before Candling Eggs… The information on this page is made available specifically for determining the stage of egg development in duck or goose eggs for the purpose of determining whether to intervene if it is suspected that the adult is no longer returning (to see if the eggs should be taken to a permitted wildlife rehabilitator) … Continue Reading

Beak Function

The beak of a bird is considered a lightweight, bony elongation of its skull. The structure of the beak is covered with keratin, the same material found in human fingernails and hair. On many birds, the keratin dries to form hard, glossy, outer covering. The keratin renews on the tip and edges of the beak … Continue Reading