"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 rehabilitating 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 |
Beckham | Natalie J Carpenter | Erick | (580)374-3426 | Mammals |
Beckham | Alexander J Smyth | Elk City | (580)339-3934 | All But Snakes |
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 |
Bryan | Don R Hyde | Calera | (580)230-6198 | Mammals (Deer, Raccoon, Etc) |
Caddo | Robert K Mccain | Hinton | (405)542-7555 | Raccoons,Rabbits,Possums,Skunks,Bobcats, Foxes,Whitetail Deer |
Cherokee | Michelle R Laymon | Tahlequah | (918)816-1371 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles |
Cimarron | Margi Murdock | BOISE CITY | (806)339-4570 | Mammals |
Cleveland | Laura L Ramsey | Moore | (405)618-8803 | Mammals, Turtles, Non-Federal Birds |
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. |
Comanche | Nicole M Brown | Medicine Park | (580)678-4951 | Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Comanche | Patty L Smith-Clark | Medicine Park | (918)770-5152 | Birds Of Prey (Hawks, Kites, Owls, Etc) |
Cotton | Karen D Davenport | Walters | (808)393-1374 | Mammals (Skunks, Raccons, Etc), Reptiles |
Creek | Linda Morton | SAPULPA | (405)816-7037 | Mammals |
Creek | Katy D Jones | Fort Gibson | (918)508-9607 | Mammals |
Creek | Stacey D Price | Kellyville | (918)850-9210 | Crows Hawks Owls |
Creek | Elizabeth D Morton | Sapulpa | (405)816-7037 | Opossums, Raccoons, Rabbits, Squirrels |
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 | Tina S Pulis | Enid | (918)808-5200 | Squirrels, Possums |
Garfield | Paige S Keithly | ENID | (580)231-0476 | Orphans Only; Small Birds, Squirrels, Opossums. No Injuries |
Garfield | Glenn L Hines | Enid | (580)548-6884 | Birds Of Prey, Mammals (Bears, Bobcat,...) |
Garfield | Morissa F Buckminster | Enid | (580)478-4768 | Mammals |
Grant | Kimber L Misak | WAKITA | (580)541-2264 | Mammals |
Harper | Mary M Breon | May | (580)216-8564 | Mammals |
Hughes | Shannon L Iker | Atwood | (405)827-2969 | Mammals, Reptiles, Birds |
Hughes | Britnee N Silva | Holdenville | (405)221-7624 | Opossum, Raccoon, Deer, Squirrel,Skunk, Bob Cat |
Jackson | Aimee D Price | Olustee | (580)471-1182 | Mammals |
Kay | Deborah R Spears | Ponca City | (580)485-2727 | Mammals, Reptiles |
Latimer | Ivette A Burton | Wilburton | (918)448-3052 | Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Latimer | Heather Anderson | Wilburton | (539)737-2275 | Deer, All Mammals |
Le Flore | Sandra R Shatswell | Wister | (918)721-8036 | Mammals |
Le Flore | Sandy Tustin | Pocola | (918)721-9451 | Raccoons, Opossums, Skunks, Squirrels, Mammals |
Lincoln | Tiffany J Featherson | Wellston | (602)689-9111 | All |
Lincoln | Megan Judkins | PERKINS | (405)880-0734 | Bald And Golden Eagles Only |
Major | Celida N Hiatt | AMES | (580)747-3202 | Mammals |
Marshall | Geri M Wilson | Madill | (405)779-3038 | Mammals |
Marshall | Brittany Lizotte | Kingston | (321)316-1461 | Squirrels (Young, Infant) |
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 | Carolyn M Beckers | Broken Bow | (580)743-0935 | Mammals And Reptiles |
McCurtain | Lucretia Churchwell | EAGLETOWN | (580)209-2458 | Mammals And Reptiles |
McIntosh | Tammy Robison | Checotah | (918)230-2747 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Steven M Gussert | Boynton | (918)261-1598 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Rachael A Moore | Oktaha | (918)616-9237 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Autumn R Chapman | Fort Gibson | (918)348-0928 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Michele L Rosson | Oktaha | (918)869-2381 | Mammals |
Oklahoma | Suzanne B Govett | Midwest City | (405)641-4060 | Bat |
Okmulgee | Cassie Sharp | BEGGS | (918)636-4284 | Mammals |
Osage | Amy R Loney | PONCA CITY | (580)716-2502 | Mammals, Turtles, Bats |
Pawnee | Shelby Ohman | Terlton | (512)966-7071 | All Mammals |
Payne | Tristen L Taylor | Ripley | (405)269-6583 | Deers?Fawns |
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 |
Payne | Rhonda Murgatroyd | El Lago | (713)705-5897 | Birds, Small Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Payne | Rachel N Vigneron | Perkins | (405)651-9087 | All Mammals, Turtles And Tortoises |
Payne | Deborah D Sherwood | Glencoe | (918)470-2202 | Mammals |
Payne | Jessica A Torres | Stillwater | (405)564-8778 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Pittsburg | Kara C Butler | McAlester | (918)348-4082 | Orphaned Raccoons And Other Small Orphaned/Minorly Injured Mammals, Reptiles, Bats |
Pittsburg | Kristin Mchenry | McAlester | (918)917-3010 | Opossums Only |
Pittsburg | Faithann C Butler | McAlester | (918)348-4082 | Small Orphaned Mammals |
Pottawatomie | Brittni Laster | McLoud | (510)326-9388 | Bats |
Pottawatomie | Kerry M Ingersoll | SHAWNEE | (405)306-8595 | Whitetail Deer |
Pushmataha | Tammi L Smith | Antlers | (405)496-9272 | Mammals, Limited Birds |
Pushmataha | Brittanie Grimmett | Rattan | (580)271-1271 | Mammals And Birds |
Pushmataha | Monica L Nabors | Antlers | (580)298-9933 | Mammals |
Rogers | Angela L Martin | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Mammals, Deer, Song Birds, Water Fowl, Birds Of Prey Including Eagles, Reptiles |
Rogers | Randi D Noel | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Mammal, Deer, Birds Of Prey, Songbirds, Eagles, And Reptiles. |
Rogers | Jennifer A Gilley | Collinsville | (918)342-9453 | All Mammals, Songbirds, Waterfowl, Raptors, Reptiles, Eagles And Deer |
Rogers | Susan L Lott | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Mammals, Songbirds, Waterfowl, Deer, Birds Of Prey, Including Eagles, Reptiles |
Rogers | Charles G Silva | Owasso | (918)342-9453 | All Native Mammal And Reptile Species Plus Federal Birds. |
Rogers | Janice K Wingfield | Jenks | (918)342-9453 | All Mammals, Songbirds, Waterfowl, Raptors, Reptiles, Eagles, And Deer. |
Rogers | Cynthia Reed | Collinsville | (918)693-2515 | Mammals |
Rogers | Dava Hardie | Sperry | (918)342-9453 | All Mammals, Deer, Waterfowl, Song Birds, Reptiles, Birds Of Prey, Including Eagles |
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 | Randall E Hadley | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Mammals, Songbirds, Water Fowl, Raptors, Including Eagles, Reptiles, Deer, |
Rogers | Annette M King | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Wildlife Including Mammals Deer Reptiles Birds Birds Of Prey And Eagles |
Tillman | Julie J Parks | Frederick | (580)305-4020 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles And Etc |
Tulsa | Jan Mckay | Broken Arrow | (918)640-7337 | Songbirds |
Tulsa | Zachariah D Hyatt | Jenks | (918)310-3314 | Small To Mid-Sized Mammals & Reptiles. |
Tulsa | Sirena R Spencer | Jenks | (918)924-4120 | Small To Medium Sized Mammals & Reptiles. |
Tulsa | Daniel D Glossop | Jenks | (918)695-7166 | Turtles, Opossums, Birds |
Tulsa | Faith H Parks | Jenks | (918)508-9607 | Cottontail Rabbits |
Tulsa | Joseph Barkowski | Tulsa | (918)669-6201 | Native And Exotic Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Tulsa | Michelle Fowler | Tulsa | (918)606-6249 | Cottontail Rabbits |
Tulsa | Christopher J Walonski | Tulsa | (918)508-9607 | Bunnies, Opossums, Raccoons, Common Pigeons, House Sparrows, Starlings, Upland Game Birds, Reptiles, Small Mammals |
Tulsa | Kathy Locker | Jenks | (918)671-3338 | All Native Birds And Mammals |
Wagoner | Krystal D Hoover | Broken Arrow | (918)853-1067 | Oppossums, Turtles |
Wagoner | Macey L Brooks | Coweta | (918)863-7486 | Mammals (Excluding Bunnies): Raccoons, Opossums, Squirrels..Etc |
Wagoner | Scarlet A Fuentes | Broken Arrow | (650)534-7991 | Mammals (Rabbits) |
Wagoner | Donna Gaulding | Porter | (918)935-7579 | Deer, Opossums, Raccoons, Beavers, Squirrels, Foxes, Bobcats |
Wagoner | Bethany A Provencher | Broken Arrow | (918)260-1499 | Raccoons, Most Mammals,Reptiles And Raptors |
Washita | Sunni L Stokes | Elk City | (580)339-0959 | Deer, Bobcats |
Woods | Tandy Keenan | WAYNOKA | (580)334-9350 | Reptiles And Amphibians Only |
Woodward | Tammy A Willingham Loomis | Woodward | (580)334-2251 | Birds, Mammals, Turtles, Skunks, Squirrels, Raccoons, Deer |
Woodward | Amber D Beasley | Woodward | (580)216-2526 | Mammals & Birds |