"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 | All Mammals, Certain Birds, Certain Reptiles |
Beckham | Diana M Harkins | ERICK | (580)303-1728 | Mammals |
Bryan | Wanda G Bilyeu | Durant | (580)775-7524 | Raccoons, Deer, Fox |
Bryan | Ciara N Reedy | Caddo | (580)367-5516 | All Mammals |
Bryan | Don R Hyde | Calera | (580)230-6198 | Deer, Raccoon, Etc |
Bryan | Carolbeth Hyde | Calera | (580)760-0532 | Deer, Raccoon, Etc |
Caddo | Robert K Mccain | Hinton | (405)542-7555 | Bobcats, Small Mammals, Raccoons, Squirrels, Skunks, Possums, And Whitetail Deer |
Cherokee | Michelle R Laymon | Tahlequah | (918)816-1371 | All |
Choctaw | Mandy L Green | Grant | (580)424-9926 | Raccoon, Squirrels, Deer |
Choctaw | Lilli Hostetler | Grant | (580)424-9926 | Raccoon, Squirrel, Deer |
Cleveland | Laura L Ramsey | Moore | (405)618-8803 | Mammals, Non-Migratory Birds, Turtles |
Cleveland | Inger Giuffrida | Noble | (405)872-9338 | All Oklahoma Native Species: Mammals, Reptiles, And Amphibians With Federal Migratory Bird Permits For All Songbirds, Water Birds, Waterfowl, Raptors - Bald And Golden Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, And Owls, Reptiles, And Amphibians |
Coal | Amy Couch | Coalgate | (580)239-0476 | Mammals |
Comanche | Roy Rodrick | Lawton | (580)581-3219 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Etc |
Comanche | Nicole M Brown | Medicine Park | (580)678-4951 | Mammals, Reptiles |
Creek | Diana Mayberry | Depew | (918)892-6659 | Raccoon, Skunk, Opossum, Bobcat, Squirrel |
Creek | Linda Morton | SAPULPA | (405)876-7037 | Mammals |
Creek | Elizabeth D Morton | Sapulpa | (405)816-7037 | Mammals |
Creek | Stacey D Price | Kellyville | (918)850-9210 | All |
Creek | Tonya M Weaver | Sapulpa | (918)508-9607 | Squirrels |
Custer | Sarah R Claussen | custer city | (580)613-6163 | Almost All Orphan |
Dewey | Candi M Kughn | Seiling | (580)334-3453 | Mammals |
Dewey | Randi Cole | Vici | (580)821-1254 | Mammals |
Garfield | Paige S Keithly | ENID | (580)231-0476 | Orphaned Birds, Opossums And Squirrels |
Garfield | Tina S Pulis | Enid | (918)808-5200 | Mammals, Birds |
Garfield | Marilyn D Covarrubias | Enid | (580)402-5463 | Small Mammals (Opossums, Squirrels, Bunnies), Small Birds |
Grady | Diana L Burns | Marlow | (405)628-2767 | Birds, Mammals, Deer |
Greer | Andrew Ormand | Mangum | (580)706-0269 | All Reptiles And Mammals ( No Birds ) |
Harper | Mary M Breon | May | (580)216-8564 | Mammals |
Hughes | Britnee N Silva | Holdenville | (405)221-7624 | Racoon,Opossum, Lizzards, Deer Etc |
Hughes | Lori J Gamble | Wetumka | (918)361-6981 | Mammals |
Jackson | Aimee D Price | Duke | (580)471-1182 | Mammals |
Kay | Amanda Rogers | Ponca City | (580)716-7222 | Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Ect |
Latimer | Jennifer Tilley | Panola | (918)448-5148 | Mammals |
Latimer | Keith A Chatley | Wilburton | (918)471-0054 | Small Mammals |
Latimer | Ivette A Burton | WILBURTON | (918)448-3052 | Mammals Birds Reptiles Amphibians |
Le Flore | Leann B Measles | Muse | (918)927-2547 | Mammals |
Le Flore | Sandra R Shatswell | Wister | (918)721-8036 | Mammals |
Lincoln | Cherlinda J Burns | Coyle | (405)880-0734 | Bald And Golden Eagles |
Lincoln | Megan Judkins | PERKINS | (405)880-0734 | Bald And Golden Eagles |
Lincoln | Ashley Lonetree | Perkins | (405)880-0734 | Bald Eagles And Golden Eagles |
Lincoln | Rebecca F Cobb | Luther | (405)531-8450 | Mammals, Reptiles, Aquatic |
Love | Rick L Thompson | Marietta | (580)276-6172 | Birds, Mammals |
Major | Jennifer R Jackson | Chester | (580)886-4199 | Mammals |
Marshall | Brooke Enlow | Madill | (580)263-9493 | All |
Marshall | Shelby D Beal | Madill | (580)579-6785 | Mammals |
Mayes | Catherine B Hershberger | INOLA | (918)520-8164 | Mammals, Birds |
McCurtain | Tammy M Virgin | Broken Bow | (580)209-2458 | Domestic Foxes And Skunks |
McCurtain | Kevin J Storey | Haworth | (918)964-9682 | Mammals |
McCurtain | Carolyn M Beckers | Broken Bow | (580)743-0935 | Mammals Reptiles |
McCurtain | Tiffany Williams | Garvin | (580)208-8989 | Mammals |
McIntosh | Tammy Robison | Checotah | (918)230-2747 | Mammals |
McIntosh | Shannon L Burns | Eufaula | (918)617-1095 | Deer |
Muskogee | Karen Flusche | MUSKOGEE | (918)869-6732 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Whitney Ball | Muskogee | (918)913-2513 | Mammals, Birds, Reptiles |
Muskogee | Gil R Keener | Muskogee | (918)781-2803 | Mammals |
Oklahoma | Suzanne B Govett | Midwest City | (405)641-4060 | Bats |
Osage | Deloris A Chambers | Pawhuska | (918)440-7994 | Mammals |
Osage | Amanda B Kendrick-Bartenhagen | PAWHUSKA | (918)766-4850 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles |
Osage | Shay T Tinsley | Sperry | (918)638-8941 | Small Mammal, Opossum |
Payne | Jordan M O'hara | Perkins | (405)334-7471 | Bald And Golden Eagles |
Payne | Jessica A Torres | Stillwater | (405)665-0091 | All Animals Including Birds Except Eagles |
Pittsburg | Faithann C Butler | McAlester | (918)348-4082 | Orphaned Mammals |
Pittsburg | Kara C Butler | McAlester | (918)348-4082 | Orphaned And Minorly Injured. Raccoons, Opossums, Armadillos, Squirrels…. |
Pushmataha | Regina L Mason | FINLEY | (580)271-0401 | Marcupial (Opposum) |
Pushmataha | Brylee J Hedgecock | ANTLERS | (580)271-0545 | Mammals, Reptiles |
Pushmataha | Brittanie Grimmett | Rattan | (580)271-1271 | Mammals, Birds, Reptiles Except Snakes |
Pushmataha | Tammi L Smith | Antlers | (405)496-9272 | Squirrels, Skunk, Fox, Bobcat, Deer, Opposum, Rabbits, - Will Transport Birds |
Rogers | Jason C Akin | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species |
Rogers | Annette M King | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Native Including Birds, Birds Of Prey, Eagles, Predators And Deer. |
Rogers | Deborah J Montgomery | Collinsville | (918)508-9607 | Opossums, Squirrels, Racoons |
Rogers | Susan L Lott | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | Deer, All Mammals, Songbirds, Reptiles, Birds Of Prey, Including Eagles, Waterfowl |
Rogers | Ashley M Watts | Broken Arrow | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Mammals, Deer, Raptors, Birds, Eagles, And Reptiles |
Rogers | Charles G Silva | Owasso | (918)342-9453 | All Native Species |
Rogers | Katherine L King | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Mammals, Bear, Deer, Songbirds, Waterfowl, Birds Of Prey, Reptiles |
Rogers | Linda Callery | Claremore | (918)774-5245 | Birds, Waterfowl And Mammals |
Tillman | Julie J Parks | Frederick | (580)305-4020 | Birds Mammals Reptiles Etc |
Tulsa | Mary H Foley | Tulsa | (918)508-9607 | Cottontail Rabbits |
Tulsa | Kathy Becker | Tulsa | (918)508-9607 | Rabbits |
Tulsa | Jan Mckay | Broken Arrow | (918)640-7337 | Songbirds |
Tulsa | Denise Womack | Tulsa | (918)508-9607 | Mammals |
Tulsa | Christopher J Barger | TULSA | (918)906-0791 | Mammal, Oppossum |
Tulsa | Rachel N Olson | Tulsa | (918)282-3088 | Raptors, Birds Of Prey |
Tulsa | Nicole Smith | Tulsa | (918)688-8020 | Birds Of Prey, Songbirds, Reptiles, Mammals |
Tulsa | Daniel D Glossop | Jenks | (918)695-7166 | Mammals, Reptiles |
Tulsa | Mickie L Dessiatova | COLLINSVILLE | (918)508-9607 | Raccoons |
Tulsa | Kathy Locker | Jenks | (918)671-3338 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles |
Tulsa | Carol A Vandiver | Tulsa | (918)406-8604 | Small Mammals |
Tulsa | Joseph Barkowski | Tulsa | (918)669-6225 | Native And Exotic Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Etc |
Wagoner | Donna Gaulding | Porter | (918)935-7579 | Mammals |
Wagoner | Bethany A Provencher | Broken Arrow | (918)260-1499 | Raptors, Mammals,Reptiles. All Except Coyotes And Opossums |
Wagoner | Lorri Lujan | Broken Arrow | (918)693-2291 | Birds Etc |
Washita | Sunni L Stokes | Elk City | (580)339-0959 | Mammals, Some Birds |
Woodward | Tammy A Willingham Loomis | Woodward | (580)334-2251 | Birds, Mammals, Turtles, |
Woodward | Tracy L Spears | Woodward | (580)940-0105 | Skunks, Raccoons, Rabbits, Opossum, Really Just Anything |
Woodward | Amber D Beasley | Woodward | (580)216-2526 | Raccoons And Opposums |