If you found injured wildlife, please reach out to the following numbers for help:
INTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUE- San Pedro (310) 514-2573
All water and shore birds only
WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE CARE CENTER- Huntington Beach (714) 374-5587
Water and shore birds, Opossums, Raccoons,
So. Cal. Parrot – San Diego area, but will travel to L.A. (855) 737-4953
Wild parrots
AVIAN UNDERDOGS – San Diego area, but will travel (949) 584-6696
pigeons, Doves, sparrows, possibly parrots.
OLIVE BRANCH PARROT RESCUE – Redlands, (909) 609-9048
O.C. BIRD OF PREY RESCUE -Lake Forrest, (949) 837-0786
Raptors
CLEO’S CRITTER CARE- Pasadena, (626) 715-0262 PLEASE TEXT OR CALL FIRST
Some birds, opossums, squirrels, some raccoons, skunks, wild rabbits
CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER – Malibu/ Calabasas area, MUST CALL BEFORE THEY WILL ACCEPT ANYTHING – VERY PICKY! (310) 458-9453, (818)222-2658
Songbirds, some water/shore birds, Raptors, MOST mammals
WILDLIFE CARE OF SO. CAL. – Anna Reams, Simi Valley, (805)581-3911,
All animals, incl Deer, Coyotes, and Raptors
SQUIRREL MENDERS – Thousand Oaks, (805) 498-8653
Tree and ground squirrels
COAST AND CANYON WILDLIFE RESCUE – Marcia, Malibu area, but have rehabbers in Sunland and Simi also. (310) 480-1760 **best to text**
Squirrels; tree and ground, wild rabbits, skunks, opossums
WILDHAVEN RANCH- Cedar Glen by lake arrowhead: 909-337-1391
WHITTIER NATURE CENTER – Colleen (626) 575-5523. El monte/ Irwindale
All birds, reptiles, mammals- will network to get you to the right rehabber or will take in the animal to hold until it can go to a rehabber.
KIM BACHAR – your local (slightly crazy) rehabber, (626) 437-6886
Most birds, raptors, reptiles, and mammals- will network to get you to the right person and offer advise on what to do, as needed.
PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY – (626) 344-1129 Wildlife line
CLOSED MONDAYS, VERY QUESTIONABLE ON WHAT WILDLIFE THEY WILL TAKE NOW. WILL ONLY TAKE FROM THEIR SERVICE AREAS
Will NOT take in wild rats***
SUNSHINE HAVEN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION – Riverside (951)588-8811
Most animals, call first or they are also on Face book.
PACIFIC WILDLIFE PROJECT – Orange County, (949) 831-1178
Shore birds and most other animals, call first to see if they will take the animal.
To do a search- wildliferehabber.org Or wildcare.org
Daytime: 415-456-7283
After 5pm 415-300-6359
Wildlife rehabilitation information directory
***Important items*** keep rescue warm and quiet, contained in a proper container, do not offer any type of food until checking with a rehabber (can possibly cause death or severe bloat if the wrong type of food or wrong temperature OR if severely dehydrated- cannot be digested), can offer water only if able to drink on its own or under direction of a rehabber (can possibly aspirate)