Skip to main content

Help an Injured Animal

What We Do

Trout Lake Nature Center's Injured or Pest Wildlife Resources

TLNC is not permitted or licensed to work with injured wildlife but we maintain a list of contacts that work with injured wildlife in the area. Below is information on people and organizations that work with wildlife rescues and rehabilitation. Other sources of information about injured wildlife are:

Animal Help Now, find assistance for wildlife injuries or conflicts based on your ZIP code. Phone application is available for download from their website..

ROW or Rescuing Wildlife Ocala, assists with capturing wildlife and transporting them to licensed rehabilitators or rehabbers in Marion and surrounding counties.

 

 

Birds

You place the injured bird in a paper bag or box. Close the bag or box securely so it doesn’t escape. Place the bag or box in a quiet, dark place away from extreme heat or cold. DO NOT offer the bird food or water. Every animal except squirrels require a permit from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to rehabilitate. TLNC is not permitted to rehabilitate wildlife and does not have the resources (staff, medical or expertise). Instead we try to connect you with legitimate rehabilitators.

  • 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, 407-644-0190, Volunteer in area Janice Buczkewski C: 407-333-4440.

  • Avian Reconditioning Center or Carol McCorcall, 407-461-1056 ,323 West Lester Rd, Apopka. Birds of prey only, must deliver bird to Center.

  • Back to Nature (SE Orlando), 407-568-5138, Birds 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.

  • Sea World, 407-351-3600 Choose Opt. 4 Leave a message and they will call back.

  • Carol Hawk (near fairgrounds) Cell 352-409-4216 Transport birds to Birds of Prey Center Or try 352-357-1541

  • 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

Snakes

Squirrels

   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.

  • If you are in the Central Florida area Squirrel Angel will arrange to meet up and take the baby in for rehabilitation.  If you are not in the Central Florida area, try to find a squirrel or other wildlife rehab in you area.Call 352-593-1302 or email jason@squirrelangel.org. Their website is www.squirrelangel.org

Bats & Tortoises

  • City Bat Conservancy 407-409-0373 Bats and Gopher Tortoises

Any

Nuisance Wildlife or Domestic Animals

  • Lake County Animal Services 352-343-9688 Closed Sundays

  • Humane Society 16435 McKinley Rd, Umatilla 352-589-7400 Closed Mondays and Sundays, cats and dogs only.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or FWC 352-732-1225

 

Our Sponsors and Partners

  • Placeholder Logo
  • Placeholder Logo
  • LCWA logo
    LCWA logo
  • USB Logo
    USB Logo
Close