Injured Wildlife
Last Updated on Monday, 12 October 2009 16:32 Written by Webmaster
If you encounter an injured or orphaned animal:
- Be aware that any wildlife species can cause injury or transmit disease to you.
- Note the exact location you found the animal.
- Place it in a ventilated cardboard box in a warm, quiet area.
- Keep human contact to a minimum.
Call a rehabber. The closest facility for Southwest Washington is the
Wildlife Center of the North Coast in Astoria OR
Their pager# is 503-338-3954.
If you have an injured animal in Northwest Oregon or Southwest Washington please call the pager number above, leave your phone number and wait on the phone until the number is registered by a sound.
Do not attempt to care for the animal yourself. Offer it water, but please do not give it any food.
If you find a young animal that you think is abandoned, make certain it is truly orphaned. The parents may be nearby but not visible. Call us before removing any young wildlife from its location
Every year many baby birds die not because of our human destructiveness, but because of our good intentions. People "rescue" fallen robins, while the poor animal's parents could only watch from a safe distance. The parental duties of a bird, are very strenuous and time consuming and so they leave the babies behind in safety while they go out foraging.
Once you placed the bird in a ventilated box, don't keep opening the box to check the bird or show all your friends and neighbors. Get the bird to a rehabber as soon as possible.
(This information was provided by http://www.coastwildlife.org)
