"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 | 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 | Wanda G Bilyeu | Durant | (580)615-1056 | Raccoons, Deer, Skunk, Fox |
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 |
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 | Heather L Carlile | HUGO | (580)317-5552 | Mammals, Deer, Raccoon, Squirrels, Quail |
Choctaw | Lilli Hostetler | Grant | (580)424-9926 | Deer, Squirrel, Raccoon And Skunk |
Choctaw | Betty A Irvin | Hugo | (580)579-6432 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles |
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 | 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 | Mammals |
Creek | Katy D Jones | Kellyville | (918)508-9607 | Mammals |
Custer | Sarah R Claussen | custer city | (580)613-6163 | Almost Any |
Dewey | Randi Cole | Vici | (580)821-1254 | Mammals |
Garfield | Tina S Pulis | Enid | (918)808-5200 | Squirrels, Possums |
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 |
Grant | Mandy L Green | Grant | (580)424-9926 | Deer,Skunk, Squirrel And Raccoons |
Grant | Kimber L Misak | WAKITA | (580)541-2264 | Mammals |
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 |
Johnston | Sarah R Smith | Milburn | (580)371-9524 | Mammals, Birds |
Kay | Amanda Rogers | Ponca City | (580)716-7222 | Mammals, Birds, Ect |
Kay | Deborah R Spears | Ponca City | (580)485-2727 | Mammals, Reptiles |
Latimer | Keith A Chatley | Wilburton | (918)471-0054 | Small Mammals |
Latimer | Heather Anderson | Wilburton | (539)737-2275 | Deer, All Mammals |
Latimer | Ivette A Burton | Wilburton | (918)448-3052 | Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Le Flore | Sandy Tustin | Pocola | (918)721-9451 | Mammals, Small Birds (Not Endangered) |
Le Flore | Leann B Measles | Muse | (918)927-2547 | Mammals |
Le Flore | Sandra R Shatswell | Wister | (918)721-8036 | Mammals |
Lincoln | Megan Judkins | PERKINS | (405)880-0734 | Bald And Golden Eagles Only |
Marshall | Shelby D Beal | Madill | (580)579-6785 | Mammals & Reptiles |
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 |
McIntosh | Tammy Robison | Checotah | (918)230-2747 | Mammals |
McIntosh | Gregory S Martin | Eufaula | (918)209-9732 | Deer And Small Mammals |
Muskogee | Jordan D Tucker | Haskell | (918)606-8317 | Mammals (Deer, Raccoon, Opossum, Squirell, Etc) |
Muskogee | Michele L Rosson | Oktaha | (918)869-2381 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Autumn R Chapman | Fort Gibson | (918)348-0928 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Steven M Gussert | Boynton | (918)261-1598 | Mammals |
Oklahoma | Inger Giuffrida | Noble | (405)872-9338 | Federally Permitted For All Migratory Birds And Raptors Including Eagles And All Mammals, Reptiles, And Amphibians. |
Oklahoma | Suzanne B Govett | Midwest City | (405)641-4060 | Bats |
Okmulgee | Cassie Sharp | BEGGS | (918)636-4284 | Mammals |
Osage | Amanda B Kendrick-Bartenhagen | PAWHUSKA | (918)766-4850 | Mammals, Non-Venomous Reptiles |
Osage | Shay T Tinsley | Sperry | (918)638-8941 | Small To Medium Mammals And Reptiles, Opossums |
Osage | Amy R Loney | PONCA CITY | (580)716-2502 | Mammals, Turtles, Bats |
Osage | Brook J Griggs | Sperry | (918)257-9727 | Birds, Mammals |
Pawnee | Shelby Ohman | Terlton | (512)966-7071 | All Mammals |
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 |
Payne | Rachel N Vigneron | Perkins | (405)651-9087 | All Mammals, Turtles And Tortoises |
Payne | Rhonda Murgatroyd | El Lago | (713)705-5897 | Birds, Small Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Payne | Jessica A Torres | Stillwater | (405)665-0091 | Native Birds (Except Eagles), Mammals, Reptiles Including Venomous, Amphibians |
Payne | Tristen L Taylor | Ripley | (405)269-6583 | Deers?Fawns |
Pittsburg | Kristin Mchenry | McAlester | (918)917-3010 | Opossums Only |
Pittsburg | Faithann C Butler | McAlester | (918)348-4082 | Small Orphaned Mammals |
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 | Brittni Laster | McLoud | (510)326-9388 | Bats |
Pottawatomie | Kerry M Ingersoll | SHAWNEE | (405)306-8595 | Whitetail Deer |
Pushmataha | Brittanie Grimmett | Rattan | (558)027-1127 | Mammals And Birds |
Pushmataha | Monica L Nabors | Antlers | (580)298-9933 | Mammals |
Pushmataha | Hannah D Garrison | Clayton | (918)415-4198 | Mammals |
Pushmataha | Tammi L Smith | Antlers | (405)496-9272 | Squirrels, Deer, Raccoons, Skunks, Fox, Bobcat, Opossum. Limited Birds |
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 | 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)949-0158 | All Species Of Wildlife Including Mammals Deer Reptiles Birds Birds Of Prey And Eagles |
Rogers | Randall E Hadley | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Mammals, Songbirds, Water Fowl, Raptors, Including Eagles, Reptiles, 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 | Randi D Noel | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Species Of Mammal, Deer, Birds Of Prey, Songbirds, Eagles, And Reptiles. |
Rogers | Sayre D Weaver | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | All Native Including Birds, Birds Of Prey, Eagles, Predators, And Deer |
Rogers | Charles G Silva | Owasso | (918)342-9453 | All Native Mammal And Reptile Species Plus Federal Birds. |
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 | Daniel D Glossop | Jenks | (918)695-7166 | Turtles, Opossums, Birds |
Tulsa | Ashley Dietrich | Sand Springs | (918)508-9607 | Doves And Pigeons Only |
Tulsa | Jan Mckay | Broken Arrow | (918)640-7337 | Songbirds |
Tulsa | Kathy Becker | Tulsa | (918)508-9607 | Rabbits |
Tulsa | Rachel N Olson | Denison | (918)282-3088 | Birds Of Prey Except Eagles |
Tulsa | Carol A Vandiver | Tulsa | (918)406-8604 | Mammals, Reptiles |
Tulsa | Mary H Foley | Tulsa | (918)508-9607 | Cottontail Rabbits |
Tulsa | Laura G Shannon | Tulsa | (918)508-9607 | Mammals |
Tulsa | Christopher J Barger | TULSA | (918)906-0791 | Mammals |
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 | Nicole Smith | Tulsa | (918)688-8020 | Birds Of Prey, Opossums, Squirrels, Reptiles |
Tulsa | Casey Smith | Tulsa | (918)688-8020 | Opossums, Reptiles |
Wagoner | Bethany A Provencher | Broken Arrow | (918)260-1499 | All Mammals Including Squirrels,Fawns And Raccoons. Reptiles And Amphibians. Raptors |
Wagoner | Donna Gaulding | Porter | (918)935-7579 | Deer, Opossums, Raccoons, Beavers, Squirrels, Foxes, Bobcats |
Wagoner | Scarlet A Fuentes | Broken Arrow | (650)534-7991 | Mammals (Rabbits) |
Wagoner | Macey L Brooks | Coweta | (918)863-7486 | Opossums, Squirrels, Raccoons, Bobcat S, Foxes |
Washita | Sunni L Stokes | Elk City | (580)339-0959 | Deer, Bobcats |
Woods | Tandy Keenan | WAYNOKA | (580)334-9350 | Reptiles And Amphibians Only |
Woodward | Saundra L Thompson | Woodward | (580)334-8173 | Mammals |
Woodward | Amber D Beasley | Woodward | (580)216-2526 | Mammals |
Woodward | Tammy A Willingham Loomis | Woodward | (580)334-2251 | Birds, Mammals, Turtles, Skunks, Squirrels, Raccoons, Deer |
Woodward | Tracy L Spears | Woodward | (580)940-0105 | Skunk, Opossum, Raccoon, Rabbit |