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What do I do if

What do I do if I have found a...

•  Bird
•  Baby bird
•  Adult Mammal
•  Baby Rabbit
•  Baby Squirrel
•  Other Baby Mammal
•  Reptile or Amphibian

Emergency Situations

An animal needs help as soon as possible if...

•  It is bleeding severely
•  It has been attacked by a cat or dog
•  It is staggering, collapsed, unconscious or convulsing
•  It is caught or entangled in debris, e.g. string, net, jar, etc.
•  It is stuck in a glue trap, or stuck or covered in oil, tar, etc.
•  Its eyes are crusty and/or appear unable to see
•  It has a broken limb
•  It is a baby whose parents are known to be dead

Please call your nearest Wildlife Rehabilitator for assistance in an emergency. If you are in the Philadelphia Region, call the SWRC as soon as possible.

Please note: it is illegal for the general public to try to rehabilitate or keep wild animals. Each animal has very specific and often complicated requirements that are best met by a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

Other Local Wildlife Rehabilitation Services

Mercer County Wildlife Center in Lambertville, NJ, accepts all species
609.883.6606
*It is unlawful to transport mammal species across state lines

The Aark in Newtown, Bucks County accepts all species
215.968.4953

Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research in Newark, Delaware accepts all bird species
302.737.9543

White Flicker Wild Bird Rehabilitation Clinic in Ambler, Montgomery County accepts songbirds, doves, woodpeckers, swifts and swallows
215.643.1263

Webbed Foot Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic in Ambler, Montgomery County accepts ducks, geese, shore birds, and raptors
215.779.0731

Diamond Rock Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic in Malvern accepts raccoons, foxes, skunks, woodchucks, coyotes, bats, and squirrels

Brenda Malinics in Andorra, Philadelphia, accepts bats
215.482.4356 (home) 215.707.7652 (work)

Main Line Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic in Ardmore accepts squirrels
610.649.0117

The Pennsylvania Game Commission can handle problems with injured deer
610.926.3136

Red Creek Wildlife Center in Schuylkill Haven accepts all species
570.739.4393

Dauphin County Wildlife Rescue in Harrisburg accepts all species
717.566.2613