"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 this application process PDF.
County | Rehabilitator | City | Phone | Rehab. Type |
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Adair | Joy Catron | Stilwell | (918)696-2241 | Deer, Rabbit, Squirrel |
Adair | Christina M Kiddy | WESTVILLE | (918)575-0620 | Mammals |
Alfalfa | Michelle K Stewart | Amorita | (580)474-2567 | Birds And Mammals |
Atoka | Ryan T Krueger | Atoka | (509)660-0350 | Mammals |
Beckham | Diana M Harkins | Erick | (580)303-1728 | Mammals |
Bryan | Ashley J Kennedy | Durant | (580)931-7787 | All |
Bryan | Ciara N Reedy | Caddo | (580)367-5516 | All Mammals |
Bryan | Wanda G Bilyeu | Durant | (580)775-7524 | Raccoons, Deer, Fox |
Bryan | Alisa Carter | DURANT | (580)931-7787 | All |
Caddo | Robert K Mccain | Hinton | (405)542-7555 | Deer, Small Mammals |
Caddo | Forrest D Brock | Anadarko | (405)831-5171 | Fawns/Whitetail Deer |
Caddo | Brandi L Boling | HINTON | (405)834-0110 | Racoon, Deer, Small Mammals |
Cherokee | Michelle R Laymon | Tahlequah | (918)816-1371 | All |
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, Songbirds, Water Birds, Waterfowl, Raptors - Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, And Owls, Reptiles, And Amphibians |
Coal | Amy Couch | Coalgate | (580)239-0476 | Mammals |
Comanche | Russell J Anderson | Lawton | (580)581-3219 | (Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Etc) |
Comanche | Nicole M Brown | Medicine Park | (580)678-4951 | Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Comanche | Roy Rodrick | Lawton | (580)581-3219 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Etc |
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 | Birds Of Prey And Raptors Only |
Creek | Diana Mayberry | Depew | (918)892-6659 | Raccoon, Skunk, Opossum, Bobcat, Squirrel |
Creek | Tonya M Weaver | Sapulpa | (918)625-6605 | Squirrels |
Dewey | Randi Cole | Vici | (580)821-1254 | Mammals |
Dewey | Sarah R Claussen | Thomas | (580)613-6163 | Most All Birds Able. Can Take Most All Mammals, Including But Not Limited To ,Deer,Cats, Racoons, Opossums, Squirrels And So On. Can Take On Multiple Species Of Reptiles Expessually Lizards,Turtles And Or Amphibians If Needed |
Dewey | Candi M Kughn | Seiling | (580)334-3453 | Mammals |
Garfield | Paige S Keithly | ENID | (580)231-0476 | Especially Orphaned Opossums And Orphaned Birds |
Garfield | Marilyn D Covarrubias | Enid | (580)402-5463 | Small Mammals (Opossums, Squirrels, Bunnies), Small Birds |
Garfield | Tina S Pulis | Enid | (918)808-5200 | Mammals, 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 |
Harper | Mary M Mead | May | (580)216-8564 | Mammals |
Jackson | Aimee D Price | Duke | (580)471-1182 | Mammals |
Jackson | April D Jeffcoat | Altus | (580)301-9212 | Mammals |
Latimer | Heather Anderson | Wilburton | (918)465-7600 | Deer, Opossum |
Latimer | Jennifer Tilley | Panola | (918)448-5148 | Mammals |
Latimer | Ivette A Burton | WILBURTON | (918)448-3052 | Mammals Birds Reptiles Amphibians |
Latimer | Jacob M Kious | Wilburton | (903)413-4970 | Mammals |
Le Flore | Brandon L Pass | Heavener | (918)510-8418 | Mammals |
Le Flore | Julie M Moore | Bokoshe | (918)471-0734 | Raccoon, Skunk, Deer, Reptiles (Birds Non Protected), Armadillo Wolf |
Le Flore | Leann B Measles | Muse | (918)927-2547 | Mammals |
Le Flore | Sandra R Shatswell | Wister | (918)721-8036 | Mammals |
Lincoln | Ashley Lonetree | Perkins | (405)334-7471 | Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles |
Lincoln | Megan Judkins | PERKINS | (405)880-0734 | Bald And Golden Eagles |
Lincoln | Rebecca F Cobb | Luther | (405)531-8450 | Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Aquatics, Semi Aquatic |
Love | Rick L Thompson | Marietta | (580)276-6172 | Birds,Mammals |
Major | Tymbre Chavez | Fairview | (580)744-9325 | Mammals |
Major | Jennifer R Jackson | Chester | (580)886-4199 | Mammals |
Marshall | Nikki L Williford | Madill | (580)768-3642 | All |
Marshall | Shelby D Alexander | Kingston | (580)579-6785 | Mammals |
Marshall | Laura Hendricks | Madill | (580)812-2419 | All - Birds, Mammals And Reptiles |
Marshall | Melissa A Tweedy | Madill | (580)371-5056 | Mammals |
Mayes | Catherine B Hershberger | INOLA | (918)520-8164 | Mammals, Birds |
McCurtain | Tammy M Virgin | Broken Bow | (580)209-2458 | Birds-Mammals And Reptiles |
McCurtain | Kevin J Storey | Haworth | (918)964-9682 | Mammals |
McCurtain | Carolyn M Beckers | Broken Bow | (580)743-0935 | Mammals & Reptiles |
McIntosh | Tammy Robison | Checotah | (918)230-2747 | Mammals |
McIntosh | Shannon L Burns | Eufaula | (918)617-1095 | Deer |
Muskogee | Whitney Ball | Muskogee | (918)913-2512 | Mammals, Birds, Reptiles |
Muskogee | Karen Flusche | MUSKOGEE | (918)869-6732 | Mammals |
Muskogee | Gil R Keener | Muskogee | (918)781-2803 | Mammals |
Oklahoma | Suzanne B Govett | Midwest City | (405)641-4060 | Bats |
Oklahoma | Satawa Mieta | Spencer | (405)240-2331 | All |
Oklahoma | Jessica L Smith | Oklahoma City | (405)830-9925 | Reptiles, Amphibians, Invertebrates |
Okmulgee | Felina Wakefield | MOUNDS | (918)230-5777 | Squirrels, Mammals, Deer |
Okmulgee | Carol D Carter | Dewar | (918)557-3166 | Mammals |
Osage | Michael T Mcnally | Skiatook | (918)396-4831 | Birds |
Osage | Amanda B Kendrick-Bartenhagen | PAWHUSKA | (918)766-4850 | Mammals, Reptiles |
Osage | Deloris A Chambers | Pawhuska | (918)440-7994 | Mammals |
Payne | Jessica A Torres | Perkins | (405)665-0091 | All Animals Including Birds Except Eagles |
Payne | Ashlee M Day | Cushing | (918)886-8904 | Mammals |
Pittsburg | Kara C Butler | McAlester | (918)348-4082 | Orphaned And Minorly Injured. Raccoons, Opossums, Armadillos, Squirrels…. |
Pittsburg | Faithann C Butler | McAlester | (918)348-4082 | Orphaned Mammals |
Pontotoc | Tiffany G Lane | Ada | (580)235-2407 | Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians |
Pottawatomie | Kerry M Ingersoll | SHAWNEE | (405)306-8595 | Whitetail Deer And Fawn |
Pushmataha | Brittanie Grimmett | Rattan | (580)271-1271 | Mammals, Birds, Reptiles Except Snakes |
Pushmataha | Tammi L Smith | Antlers | (405)496-9272 | All Mammals, Deer, Squirrel,Raccoon,Fox, Bobcat, Skunk, Opposum, Rabbit |
Rogers | Linda Callery | Claremore | (918)774-5245 | Birds, Raptors, Small Mammals |
Rogers | Charles G Silva | Owasso | (918)342-9453 | All Native 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)527-9375 | Opossums, Squirrels, Racoons |
Rogers | Nadiya Kyrylova | Catoosa | (918)849-0830 | Small Mammals: Raccoon, Opossum, Squirrel, Fox, Bobcat |
Rogers | Susan L Lott | Claremore | (918)342-9453 | Deer, All Mammals, Songbirds, Reptiles, Birds Of Prey, Including Eagles, Waterfowl |
Stephens | Violet R Millan | Hastings | (580)475-4343 | Mammals |
Tillman | Julie J Parks | Frederick | (580)305-4020 | Birds Mammals Reptiles Etc |
Tulsa | Joseph Barkowski | Tulsa | (918)669-6225 | Native And Exotic Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Etc |
Tulsa | Sharon S Bishop-Baldwin | Broken Arrow | (918)519-5391 | Small Mammals |
Tulsa | Daniel Olson | Tulsa | (918)282-3088 | Raptors (Birds Of Prey) |
Tulsa | Daniel D Glossop | Jenks | (918)695-7166 | Reptiles, Amphibians, Mammals, Birds |
Tulsa | Rachel N Olson | Tulsa | (918)282-3088 | Raptors (Birds Of Prey) |
Tulsa | Leslie A Jackson | TULSA | (918)289-6596 | Migratory Songbirds/Birds Of Prey |
Tulsa | Mickie L Dessiatova | COLLINSVILLE | (918)636-7731 | Mammals |
Tulsa | Kathy Becker | Tulsa | (918)855-1817 | Rabbits, Mammals |
Tulsa | Laura G Shannon | Tulsa | (918)645-9891 | Birds (Applying To Federal But Will Work With Non-Migratory Birds Until Then) |
Tulsa | Christina M Leach | Jenks | (918)508-9607 | Birds, Mammals |
Tulsa | Mary H Foley | Tulsa | (918)508-9607 | Cottontail Rabbits |
Tulsa | Kathy Locker | Jenks | (918)671-3338 | Mammals, Birds, Reptiles |
Wagoner | Donna Gaulding | Coweta | (918)935-7579 | Mammals |
Wagoner | Bethany A Provencher | Broken Arrow | (918)260-1499 | Deer, All Except Opossum And Coyotes |
Wagoner | Alise Valdez | Coweta | (918)630-1123 | Mammals And Reptiles |
Washington | Jane C Little | DEWEY | (918)444-0451 | Mammals |
Woods | Tandy Keenan | WAYNOKA | (580)334-9350 | Reptiles And Amphibians |
Woodward | Tammy A Willingham Loomis | Woodward | (580)334-2251 | Birds, Mammals, Turtles, |
Woodward | Tracy L Spears | Woodward | (580)940-0105 | Skunk |
Woodward | Amber D Beasley | Woodward | (580)216-2526 | Raccoons And Opposums |
Woodward | Saundra L Thompson | Woodward | (580)334-8173 | Mammals |