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If
you find an injured or orphaned
animal
NEVER
HANDLE A WILD ANIMAL. IF YOU FEEL IT IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, TAKE
PRECAUTIONS.
NEVER USE
YOUR BARE HANDS!
PLEASE, DO
NOT BRING ANIMALS TO US BEFORE MAKING
DIRECT CONTACT VIA PHONE OR E-MAIL. WE ARE
A SMALL MAMMAL FACILITY, SO THERE ARE SOME
ANIMALS THAT WE DO NOT OR CANNOT TREAT. IN
THIS CASE, WE WILL REFER YOU TO ANOTHER
REHABILITATOR. SIMPLY LEAVING A MESSAGE ON
OUR PHONE AND DEPOSITING THE ANIMAL
UNATTENDED AT OUR GATE COULD HAVE SERIOUS
CONSEQUENCES, AS THE ANIMAL COULD BE
KILLED BY A PREDATOR OR DIE FROM
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES, DEHYDRATION, OR
OTHER FACTORS. UNFORTUNATELY, AS A SMALL
FACILITY, WE DO NOT HAVE A 24 HOUR
ANSWERING SERVICE, SO WE ARE NOT ALWAYS
AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE YOUR CALLS
IMMEDIATELY. WE HAVE MANY OTHER DAY-TO-DAY
RESPONSIBILITIES FROM TENDING TO THE
ANIMALS IN OUR CARE TO AIDING SICK FAMILY
MEMBERS TO OUR 3AM WAKE UP CALL TO GO TO
OUR DAY-JOB THAT HELPS TO PAY URBAN
WILDLIFE REHABILITATION’S BILLS.
PLEASE WAIT FOR CONFIRMATION BEFORE
VENTURING FORTH IN OUR DIRECTION WITH A
LITTLE SOUL THAT NEEDS HELP, FOR THE SAKE
OF THE ANIMAL’S HEALTH, SAFETY, AND
WELL-BEING.
What to
Do With an Orphaned Animal
Is it
really an orphan? Sometimes an animal is
not an orphan. It may have fallen from the
nest and its mother will retrieve it when
the coast is clear.
If a baby
is found with a dead mother, take the baby
and callUrban Wildlife Rehabilitation,
Inc. immediately!
Orphaned
Squirrels, Chipmunks, and
Rabbits
If the
baby appears uninjured and is warm, leave
it where you found it, after all people
and noises are gone. If it is cold, place
it in a shallow open box with some warm
bedding (no towels) and a hot water bottle
or other heat source (jar filled with warm
water or Ziploc bag filled with warm
water).
Watch from
a window or other concealed area for the
mother to retrieve her baby. The mother
WILL NOT come if you are standing
nearby.
KEEP
PETS INDOORS!
Squirrels,
chipmunks and rabbits will generally only
retrieve their young during
daylight.
If it
becomes dark and the mother has not
returned, call Urban Wildlife
Rehabilitation, Inc.
Orphaned
Raccoons and Skunks
Nocturnal
animals such as raccoons and skunks will
generally wait until it is dark to
retrieve their young. Place the animal in
a cardboard box with some soft bedding, a
heat source. Once it is dark, place the
box in a quiet area close to where you
found the baby. Put a plastic laundry
basket over the box, so that the mother
will be able to remove the basket to
retrieve it and the baby will not be
attacked by a predator. Or you can use a
reuniting box.
Watch from
a window or concealed area. The mother
WILL NOT
come if you are standing
nearby.
KEEP
PETS INDOORS!
If the
mother does not come and retrieve her
young overnight, call Urban Wildlife
Rehabilitation, Inc.
Also,
please visit the Western Massachusetts
Rehabilitators’ Association’s
webpage for visual guidance on assisting
an orphaned, ill, or injured
mammal.
Orphaned
Bird
If you
find an injured or orphaned bird, please
visit Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary
Medicine Wildlife Clinic’s FAQpage
for more information and call the clinic
for further assistance. Also, please visit
the Western Massachusetts
Rehabilitators’ Association’s
webpage for visual guidance on assisting
an orphaned, ill, or injured
bird.
Tufts
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Wildlife Clinic:
(508-839-7918)
Injured
Mammal
If you
find an injured adult, conscious or
unconscious, place a garbage can or
recycling bin over it to contain it.
If you
find a bat, please refer to Bat World
Sanctuary’s webpage for the best
course of action. Call Urban Wildlife
Rehabilitation, Inc for further questions
or assistance.:
413-275-9462
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