Category: Wildlife Information
If You Find An Orphaned Duckling
Thank you for intervening on behalf of this baby. The fact that you have taken the first step will help ensure that this baby may have an opportunity to survive. Like you, wildlife rehabilitators volunteer to help wildlife when assistance would not normally be available. Ducklings may be orphaned for many reasons: Late hatching … Continue Reading
If you find a baby squirrel
Update: Visit our NEW Found A Baby Squirrel? Online Assessment Tool Thank you for intervening on behalf of this baby. The fact that you have taken the first step will help ensure that this baby may have an opportunity to survive. Like you, wildlife rehabilitators volunteer to help wildlife when assistance would not normally be … Continue Reading
But I want to know how to raise it myself…
If you want to raise an orphaned baby bird or mammal: First and foremost, understand that you must have state and federal permits to temporarily possess and care for any and all wildlife. Wildlife rehabilitators are permitted, unpaid volunteers who undergo inspections and receive annual training to temporarily care for orphaned and injured wildlife. They … Continue Reading
If you find a baby bunny
UPDATE: An interactive tool is now available by visiting Found A Baby Bunny? Online Assessment Tool Thank you for intervening on behalf of this baby. The fact that you have taken the first step will help ensure that this baby may have an opportunity to survive. Like you, wildlife rehabilitators volunteer to help wildlife … Continue Reading
Emergency Care
Stabilizing/Transport/Emergency Information Once you have determined that this wild bird or mammal needs help, you should confine the bird or mammal and immediately contact a wildlife rehabilitator by phone. Your personal safety should always be a key factor. Always take appropriate measures to prevent personal injury from bites or coming in contact with saliva or other … Continue Reading
Nuisance Ducks and Geese
Additional Resources Duck Management Integrated solutions to resolving problems with geese. Geese, Ducks and Swans: Wildlife Damage Control OvoControl, “birth control” for geese and other avian species. ?Products Click on the products for a direct link to product details and purchasing information. 1-pint Goose Chase Goose Stopper Repellent — Quart Hose-end Bottle Two-dimensional Coyote Decoy … Continue Reading
Nuisance Birds
It’s important to remember that when wildlife are being a nuisance, that they aren’t being malicious. They have “conveniently” found an element on your property that they need for survival (food, water, shelter, space, nesting location, etc). By identifying what is drawing the bird to the property or contributing to the nuisance behavior, it is … Continue Reading
Nuisance Deer
Deer typically become a nuisance when they begin foraging on ornamental plants, shrubs, trees and crops. This activity becomes more noticeable when there is a reduced availability of natural foods (such as during a hard winter), and when there is a large deer population (resulting in a higher competition for available food). Deer prefer to … Continue Reading
Why Not Let Nature Take Its Course?
So often, we hear “why not let nature takes its course” when dealing with the public regarding wildlife rehabilitation. Here are some eye-opening estimates of “un-natural” mortality. Death By Cat Cats, both feral and domestic, are among the biggest contributors to wildlife mortality. Cat predation accounts for the deaths of hundreds of millions of birds … Continue Reading