Contacts for Helping Injured Wildlife : What We Do : Trout Lake Nature Center

Trout Lake Nature Center's Injured or Nuisance Wildlife Resources

TLNC is not permitted and does not have the resources to rehabilitate wildlife. All animals except squirrels require a permit from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to rehabilitate.

Below are contacts and details on individuals and organizations that work with wildlife rescues and rehabilitation. The information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but please let us know if you find an inaccuracy.

Other sources of information about injured wildlife are:

Animal Help Now Website with a search feature for wildlife conflicts and emergencies based on a zipcode search.

Rescuing Ocala Wildlife Assists with capturing wildlife and transporting them to licensed rehabilitators or rehabbers in Marion and surrounding counties. Call or text, 352-234-6038.

Birds

You place the injured bird in a box. Close the box securely so it doesn’t escape but leave space for air to get in. Place the box in a quiet, dark place away from extreme heat or cold. DO NOT offer the bird food or water.

Ahopha Rescue Inc., 386-233-1054, DeLeon Springs area.
Animal Clinic of Lady Lake, 414 Teague Trail, Lady Lake, 352-753-5333. No baby song birds, reptiles, or animals w/hoofs. Will do squirrels. Must deliver.
Audubon Birds of Prey Center, Maitland, 407-644-0190. Birds of prey (owls, hawks, eagles, etc.) only. Volunteer in area Janice Buczkewski Cell: 407-333-4440.
Avian Reconditioning Center or Carol McCorcall, 407-461-1056, 323 West Lester Rd, Apopka, Birds of prey only, must deliver the bird to the Center.
Carol Hawk (near fairgrounds), Cell: 352-409-4216, Transport birds to Birds of Prey Center. Or try 352-357-1541.
Back to Nature (SE Orlando), 407-568-5138, Birds (no Sandhill cranes) and small mammals.
Featherland Avian Rehab Center or Anita DeVillegas, 352-229-4477, No baby song birds. Will do some pick-ups and capture depending on distance.
Marine Science Center (Volusia), 386-304-5545. Mainly water birds.
SeaWorld (Orlando), 407-351-3600, Choose Opt. 4 Leave a message and they will call back. No rescue, takes adult water birds and sandhills only. Send babies to Back to Nature
Dana Powers, 407-925-3219, Lake and Orange counties for cranes, herons and waterbirds. Note: Sandhill cranes with broken legs that can fly are almost impossible to safely capture for treatment. Many sandhills can survive for years with a broken leg.
Jean Hopkins, 407-948-3354, (Clermont) Birds will do songbirds.
Rita, 434-944-8975, Will do some baby or song birds.
Jan O'Connell, 352-589-0199, Will do some baby or song birds.

Turtles

Swamp Girl Kim Titterington, 321-624-2502, Turtles and other wildlife, Gopher Tortoises, etc.
Carissa Kent, 407-529-5006, Gopher tortoise relocations and some injuries.
Debbie, 352-357-2213, Cell: 407-619-0596, Willing to pick up turtles. Text Cell. Paws4@toast.net
Turtle Rescue Org, Amanda Ebenhack, 863-637-2082, sassi49575@aol.com.
Linda Gomez (school teacher), 352-217-5043. Will rehome pet turtles.
Crazy Critters, Ken and Cherrice Purvee, 352-585-5999. Will rehome pet turtles.
Turtle Rescue, Logan Heinzelman, 352-483-7434. Will rehome pet turtles.

Snakes

Snakes Alive, Howard Riley, 407-591-2050.

Squirrels

Animal Clinic of Lady Lake, 352-753-5333. Must deliver.
Little Bit Wildlife Rescue, Mount Dora, 561-270-9328, https://littlebitwildliferescue.org. Raccoons, squirrels, bats, and opossums.
Sharon, legomon0702@aol.com.

General care information

Warm up the baby/babies. Baby squirrels loose body heat very quickly when they are not in their nest. A heating pad on low placed under a box lined with cloth is the best way warm up a baby squirrel. Do not place the babies directly on the heating pad.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FEED THE BABIES! While it is important to get the baby fed and hydrated, feeding a baby squirrel is tricky business. If you don’t know what you are doing, you could more harm than good. Feeding a dehydrated squirrel can kill them.

Bats & Tortoises

City Bat Conservancy, 407-409-0373.
Fly by Night, (Osteen) Laura Seckbach Finn, 407-414-2142.
City Bats Conservancy, 407-409-0373, https://www.instagram.com/city_bats_conservancy/

Any

Back to Nature, SE Orlando, 407-568-5138, Any native wildlife.
Uncle Donald’s Farm, 352-753-2882.
Oh Care, 407-247-8948, Except song birds, temporary holding, last resort.
Friends of Nature, Astatula, Connie Ferguson, 407-947-5435, Does tortoise too.
Carol Hardee, 407-568-3200, Wildlife rehabber in Christmas. www.wildlifecenterflorida.org.
Jim Palmer, Clermont, 352-429-5566, Does tortoise.
Jason Hoffman, Critter Encounters Wildlife Rescue, 904-254-9245.
Little Bit Wildlife Rescue, Mount Dora. 561-270-9328, https://littlebitwildliferescue.org. Raccoons, squirrels, bats, and opossums.
Sharon, 352-409-0973, Squirrel person email legomon0702@aol.com.

Animal or Vet Hospitals

Animal Clinic of Lady Lake, 414 Teague Trail. 352-753-5333. No baby song birds, reptiles, or animals with hooves.
Eastside Animal Hospital, 731 E Hwy. 50, Suite A, Clermont, 352-394-6624, Open until 5:30.
Fl. Wildlife Hospital, 386-734-9899, 115 East Euclid Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724.
Umatilla Animal Clinic, 16916 County Rd 450a, 352-669-3225.

Nuisance Wildlife or Domestic Animals

Lake County Animal Shelter 352-343-9688 Closed Wednesdays.
Humane Society 16435 McKinley Rd, Umatilla 352-589-7400 Closed Mondays and Sundays, cats and dogs only.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)

Ocala Regional Office 352-732-1225
Wildlife Alert 888-44-3922. Will direct callers to the appropriate department.
Alligator 866-392-4289
Bear 888-404-3922 Also, enforcement number
Manatees 407-275-4157. Option 7, report sightings or injured manatees.
Rabid Wildlife 352-589-6424
Dead Birds 352-589-6424

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