"Leave Young Wildlife Alone"
Should you encounter a young fawn or hatchling bird in your backyard or on your next adventure, wildlife biologists with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation say it is best to leave these newborns alone.
Many times, these young animals only appear to be alone; an adult is typically nearby and will return when your perceived threat passes. Other times, spring storms blow nestling birds and squirrels from nests. While these animals may seem to be distressed, an adult animal will often find and care for them. "As difficult as it can be, sometimes the best help we can offer young wildlife is to leave them alone and let nature run its course," said Melynda Hickman, wildlife diversity biologist with the Wildlife Department.
While leaving these young animals alone is the best course of action, wildlife rehabilitators across the state will take in injured wildlife. To find a rehabilitator in your county and a list of the species they accept, please see the list below.
Those interested in reabilitating wildlife can download the application below:
County | Rehabilitator | City | Phone | Rehab. Type |
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Adair | Christina M Kiddy | WESTVILLE | (918)575-0620 | Mammals, Certain Birds And Reptiles ( No Snakes) |
Alfalfa | Michelle K Stewart | Amorita | (405)394-0089 | Birds, Mammals |
Atoka | Ryan T Krueger | Atoka | (509)660-0350 | Mammals |
Atoka | Morgan T Baughman | Atoka | (558)036-7055 | All Mammals, Non-Migratory Birds |
Beckham | Alexander J Smyth | Elk City | (580)339-3934 | All But Snakes |
Beckham | Natalie J Carpenter | Erick | (580)374-3426 | Mammals |
Bryan | Don R Hyde | Calera | (580)230-6198 | Mammals (Deer, Raccoon, Etc) |
Bryan | Carolbeth Hyde | Calera | (580)760-0532 | Mammals (Deer, Raccon, Etc) |
Bryan | Ciara N Reedy | Caddo | (580)367-5168 | Mammals |
Bryan | Wanda G Bilyeu | Durant | (580)615-1056 | Raccoons, Deer, Skunk, Fox |
Caddo | Robert K Mccain | Hinton | (405)542-7555 | Raccoons,Rabbits,Possums,Skunks,Bobcats, Foxes,Whitetail Deer |
Caddo | Forrest D Brock | Anadarko | (405)831-5171 | Mammals (Deer, Squirrel) |
Canadian | Brandi L Boling | HINTON | (405)834-0110 | Small Juvenile Mammals Rabbit Raccoon Opossums Skunk |
Cherokee | Michelle R Laymon | Tahlequah | (918)816-1371 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles |
Choctaw | Betty A Irvin | Hugo | (580)579-6432 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles |
Choctaw | Heather L Carlile | HUGO | (580)317-5552 | Mammals, Deer, Raccoon, Squirrels, Quail |
Choctaw | Lilli Hostetler | Grant | (580)424-9926 | Deer, Squirrel, Raccoon And Skunk |
Cimarron | Margi Murdock | BOISE CITY | (806)339-4570 | Mammals |
Cleveland | Inger Giuffrida | Noble | (405)872-9338 | Federally Permitted For All Migratory Birds And Raptors Including Bald And Golden Eagles And All Mammals, Reptiles, And Amphibians. |
Cleveland | Laura L Ramsey | Moore | (405)618-8803 | Mammals, Turtles, Non-Federal Birds |
Comanche | Patty L Smith-Clark | Medicine Park | (918)770-5152 | Birds Of Prey (Hawks, Kites, Owls, Etc) |
Comanche | Nicole M Brown | Medicine Park | (580)678-4951 | Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Cotton | Karen D Davenport | Walters | (808)393-1374 | Mammals (Skunks, Raccons, Etc), Reptiles |
Creek | Katy D Jones | Fort Gibson | (918)508-9607 | Mammals |
Creek | Stacey D Price | Kellyville | (918)850-9210 | Crows Hawks Owls |
Creek | Linda Morton | SAPULPA | (405)816-7037 | Mammals |
Creek | Elizabeth D Morton | Sapulpa | (405)816-7037 | Opossums, Raccoons, Rabbits, Squirrels |
Custer | Sarah R Claussen | custer city | (580)613-6163 | Almost Any |
Custer | Sarah R Graybill | Custer City | (580)613-6163 | Depends On The Room We Have At The Time |
Dewey | Randi Cole | Vici | (580)821-1254 | Mammals |
Garfield | Glenn L Hines | Enid | (580)548-6884 | Birds Of Prey, Mammals (Bears, Bobcat,...) |
Garfield | Paige S Keithly | ENID | (580)231-0476 | Orphans Only; Small Birds, Squirrels, Opossums. No Injuries |
Garfield | Morissa F Buckminster | Enid | (580)478-4768 | Mammals |
Garfield | Tina S Pulis | Enid | (918)808-5200 | Squirrels, Possums |
Grant | Kimber L Misak | WAKITA | (580)541-2264 | Mammals |
Grant | Mandy L Green | Grant | (580)424-9926 | Deer,Skunk, Squirrel And Raccoons |
Greer | Andrew Ormand | Mangum | (580)706-0269 | All Mammals & Reptiles (No Birds) |
Harper | Mary M Breon | May | (580)216-8564 | Mammals |
Hughes | Shannon L Iker | Atwood | (405)221-7390 | Mammals, Reptiles |
Hughes | Britnee N Silva | Holdenville | (405)221-7624 | Opossum, Raccoon, Deer, Squirrel,Skunk, Bob Cat |
Jackson | Aimee D Price | Olustee | (580)471-1182 | Mammals |
Johnston | Sarah R Smith | Milburn | (580)371-9524 | Mammals, Birds |
Kay | Deborah R Spears | Ponca City | (580)485-2727 | Mammals, Reptiles |
Kay | Amanda Rogers | Ponca City | (580)716-7222 | Mammals, Birds, Ect |
Latimer | Ivette A Burton | Wilburton | (918)448-3052 | Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Latimer | Heather Anderson | Wilburton | (539)737-2275 | Deer, All Mammals |
Latimer | Keith A Chatley | Wilburton | (918)471-0054 | Small Mammals |
Le Flore | Sandra R Shatswell | Wister | (918)721-8036 | Mammals |
Le Flore | Leann B Measles | Muse | (918)927-2547 | Mammals |
Le Flore | Sandy Tustin | Pocola | (918)721-9451 | Raccoons, Opossums, Skunks, Squirrels, Mammals |
Lincoln | Megan Judkins | PERKINS | (405)880-0734 | Bald And Golden Eagles Only |
Lincoln | Tiffany J Featherson | Wellston | (602)689-9111 | All |
Major | Celida N Hiatt | AMES | (580)747-3202 | Mammals |
Marshall | Shelby D Beal | Madill | (580)579-6785 | Mammals & Reptiles |
Marshall | Geri M Wilson | Madill | (405)779-3038 | Mammals |
McClain | Tommy D Brixey | Byars | (405)839-4702 | Small Animals , Mammals , Birds |
McCurtain | Tammy M Virgin | Broken Bow | (580)209-2458 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles |
McCurtain | Kevin J Storey | Haworth | (918)964-9682 | Mammals |
McCurtain | Carolyn M Beckers | Broken Bow | (580)743-0935 | Mammals And Reptiles |
McCurtain | Lucretia Churchwell | EAGLETOWN | (580)209-2458 | Mammals And Reptiles |
McIntosh | Gregory S Martin | Eufaula | (918)209-9732 | Deer And Small Mammals |
McIntosh | Tammy Robison | Checotah | (918)230-2747 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Michele L Rosson | Oktaha | (918)869-2381 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Rachael A Moore | Oktaha | (918)616-9237 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Steven M Gussert | Boynton | (918)261-1598 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Autumn R Chapman | Fort Gibson | (918)348-0928 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Jordan D Tucker | Haskell | (918)606-8317 | Mammals (Deer, Raccoon, Opossum, Squirell, Etc) |
Oklahoma | Suzanne B Govett | Midwest City | (405)641-4060 | Bats |
Okmulgee | Cassie Sharp | BEGGS | (918)636-4284 | Mammals |
Osage | Shay T Tinsley | Sperry | (918)638-8941 | Small To Medium Mammals And Reptiles, Opossums |
Osage | Brook J Griggs | Sperry | (918)257-9727 | Birds, Mammals |
Osage | Amanda B Kendrick-Bartenhagen | PAWHUSKA | (918)766-4850 | Mammals, Non-Venomous Reptiles |
Osage | Amy R Loney | PONCA CITY | (580)716-2502 | Mammals, Turtles, Bats |
Pawnee | Shelby Ohman | Terlton | (512)966-7071 | All Mammals |
Payne | Rachel N Vigneron | Perkins | (405)651-9087 | All Mammals, Turtles And Tortoises |
Payne | Tristen L Taylor | Ripley | (405)269-6583 | Deers?Fawns |
Payne | Rhonda Murgatroyd | El Lago | (713)705-5897 | Birds, Small Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Payne | Jessica A Torres | Stillwater | (405)564-8778 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Payne | Deborah D Sherwood | Glencoe | (918)470-2202 | Mammals |
Payne | Joao Manuel Lemos Brandao | Stillwater | (405)744-7000 | All Birds, All Mammals Except Likely Rabies (Eg. Racoons, Bats) Or Distemper Vectors (Eg., Skunks) Or Dangerous Animals (Eg., Felines, Canines, Ursids) And No Cervids, And All Reptiles Except Venomous Reptiles |
Pittsburg | Faithann C Butler | McAlester | (918)348-4082 | Small Orphaned Mammals |
Pittsburg | Kristin Mchenry | McAlester | (918)917-3010 | Opossums Only |
Pittsburg | Shelli Pitchlynn | HARTSHORNE | (918)421-1576 | Mammals (Large & Small), Birds |
Pittsburg | Kara C Butler | McAlester | (918)348-4082 | Orphaned Raccoons And Other Small Orphaned/Minorly Injured Mammals, Reptiles, Bats |
Pontotoc | Tiffany G Lane | Ada | (580)235-2407 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles |
Pottawatomie | Kerry M Ingersoll | SHAWNEE | (405)306-8595 | Whitetail Deer |
Pottawatomie | Brittni Laster | McLoud | (510)326-9388 | Bats |
Pushmataha | Tammi L Smith | Antlers | (405)496-9272 | Mammals, Limited Birds |
Pushmataha | Monica L Nabors | Antlers | (580)298-9933 | Mammals |
Pushmataha | Brittanie Grimmett | Rattan | (580)271-1271 | Mammals And Birds |
Pushmataha | Hannah D Garrison | Clayton | (918)415-4198 | Mammals |
Rogers | Randi D Noel | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Mammal, Deer, Birds Of Prey, Songbirds, Eagles, And Reptiles. |
Rogers | Janice K Wingfield | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Mammals, Songbirds, Waterfowl, Raptors, Reptiles, Eagles, And Deer. |
Rogers | Angela L Martin | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Mammals, Deer, Song Birds, Water Fowl, Birds Of Prey Including Eagles, Reptiles |
Rogers | Ashley M Watts | Owasso | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Mammals, Deer, Songbirds, Reptiles, Birds Of Prey, Waterfowl, And Eagles. |
Rogers | Sayre D Weaver | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Native Including Birds, Birds Of Prey, Eagles, Predators, And Deer |
Rogers | Randall E Hadley | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Mammals, Songbirds, Water Fowl, Raptors, Including Eagles, Reptiles, Deer, |
Rogers | Linda Callery | Claremore | (918)774-5245 | Mammals, Birds |
Rogers | Daniel O Hardt | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Mammals, Including Deer, All Migratory (Including Eagles, Bea/Gea Mb01904 )And Other Wild Species. |
Rogers | Annette M King | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Wildlife Including Mammals Deer Reptiles Birds Birds Of Prey And Eagles |
Rogers | Jennifer A Gilley | Collinsville | (918)342-9453 | All Mammals, Songbirds, Waterfowl, Raptors, Reptiles, Eagles And Deer |
Rogers | Charles G Silva | Owasso | (918)342-9453 | All Native Mammal And Reptile Species Plus Federal Birds. |
Rogers | Dava Hardie | Sperry | (918)342-9453 | All Mammals, Deer, Waterfowl, Song Birds, Reptiles, Birds Of Prey, Including Eagles |
Rogers | Susan L Lott | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Mammals, Songbirds, Waterfowl, Deer, Birds Of Prey, Including Eagles, Reptiles |
Rogers | Cynthia Reed | Collinsville | (918)693-2515 | Mammals |
Seminole | Lillian Heim | Wewoka | (405)617-5454 | Mammals, Bird, Reptile |
Stephens | Violet R Millan | Hastings | (580)475-4343 | Mammals |
Tillman | Julie J Parks | Frederick | (580)305-4020 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles And Etc |
Tulsa | Kathy Locker | Jenks | (918)671-3338 | All Native Mammals And Birds |
Tulsa | Joseph Barkowski | Tulsa | (918)669-6201 | Native And Exotic Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Tulsa | Zachariah D Hyatt | Jenks | (918)310-3314 | Small To Mid-Sized Mammals & Reptiles. |
Tulsa | Laura G Shannon | Tulsa | (918)508-9607 | Mammals |
Tulsa | Sirena R Spencer | Jenks | (918)924-4120 | Small To Medium Sized Mammals & Reptiles. |
Tulsa | Kathy Becker | Tulsa | (918)508-9607 | Rabbits |
Tulsa | Jan Mckay | Broken Arrow | (918)640-7337 | Songbirds |
Tulsa | Casey Smith | Tulsa | (918)688-8020 | Opossums, Reptiles |
Tulsa | Michelle Fowler | Tulsa | (918)606-6249 | Cottontail Rabbits |
Tulsa | Nicole Smith | Tulsa | (918)688-8020 | Birds Of Prey, Opossums, Squirrels, Reptiles |
Tulsa | Carol A Vandiver | Tulsa | (918)406-8604 | Mammals, Reptiles |
Tulsa | Ashley Dietrich | Sand Springs | (918)508-9607 | Doves And Pigeons Only |
Tulsa | Mary H Foley | Tulsa | (918)508-9607 | Cottontail Rabbits |
Tulsa | Daniel D Glossop | Jenks | (918)695-7166 | Turtles, Opossums, Birds |
Tulsa | Rachel N Olson | Denison | (918)282-3088 | Birds Of Prey Except Eagles |
Tulsa | Christopher J Barger | TULSA | (918)906-0791 | Mammals |
Tulsa | Faith H Parks | Jenks | (918)508-9607 | Cottontail Rabbits |
Tulsa | Christopher J Walonski | Tulsa | (918)508-9607 | Bunnies, Opossums, Raccoons, Common Pigeons, House Sparrows, Starlings, Upland Game Birds, Reptiles, Small Mammals |
Wagoner | Scarlet A Fuentes | Broken Arrow | (650)534-7991 | Mammals (Rabbits) |
Wagoner | Macey L Brooks | Coweta | (918)863-7486 | Mammals (Excluding Bunnies): Raccoons, Opossums, Squirrels..Etc |
Wagoner | Bethany A Provencher | Broken Arrow | (918)260-1499 | Raccoons, Most Mammals,Reptiles And Raptors |
Wagoner | Donna Gaulding | Porter | (918)935-7579 | Deer, Opossums, Raccoons, Beavers, Squirrels, Foxes, Bobcats |
Washita | Sunni L Stokes | Elk City | (580)339-0959 | Deer, Bobcats |
Woods | Tandy Keenan | WAYNOKA | (580)334-9350 | Reptiles And Amphibians Only |
Woodward | Amber D Beasley | Woodward | (580)216-2526 | Mammals & Birds |
Woodward | Tracy L Spears | Woodward | (580)940-0105 | Skunk, Opossum, Raccoon, Rabbit |
Woodward | Saundra L Thompson | Woodward | (580)334-8173 | Mammals |
Woodward | Tammy A Willingham Loomis | Woodward | (580)334-2251 | Birds, Mammals, Turtles, Skunks, Squirrels, Raccoons, Deer |