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Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Wild Animal Rehab Information
If you've found an injured bird on the ground, a nest of abandoned baby rabbits or if your
pet has injured a wild critter you may be wondering what to do and
might be considering taking the animal to a wildlife rehab.
There are a few things to know regarding wild animal rehabilitation.
Rehabbers rehabilitate, you typically deliver wildlife to them. Rehabbers do not
typically go into attics to retrieve wildlife. If your pet
killed the mother,
the right thing to do is deliver the injured and orphaned animal(s) to the rehabber's door.
Rehabbers are going to spend sleepless nights feeding your animal every three hours or so,
and tend to wounds as well; all you have to do is deliver the wild animal.
Donations to rehabbers such as blankets, food and money are always welcome and helpful too,
but not typically required as part of the transfer.
The Skunk Whisperer®, Inc. cannot operate without the assistance of wildlife rehabbers,
but we also believe that if we have to bring orphaned wildlife to a rehabber, we have failed
to keep wildlife in their best surroundings – the ecosystem that they are currently in.
Rehabbers are the most selfless people you will ever meet. They sacrifice their bank
accounts, sleep, friends and everything else to save lives every day. Wildlife rehabilitators
are our heroes, and our hats are off to them.
If you are thinking about being a wildlife rehabber, you must read The
Road to Release
by Annette King Tucker from Wild Heart Ranch in Oklahoma. This is a must read for all
current and future rehabbers. Too many folks think that it would be "neat" and "fun",
but forget that their lives, and the lives of animals are at risk if they fail with
their new "hobby". Being a rehabber is NOT for everybody.
If you are looking for a wild animal Rehabber to turn to or assist in your area, please try the University of Minnesota's
Wildlife Rehabilitator contact index
which lists wildlife rehabilitators across the United States.
