State Agency Lists of Permitted Wildlife Rehabilitators
Please make sure wildlife needing rehabilitation goes to a permitted/licensed person.
Not all states provide a list of licensed wildlife rehabilitators to the public, for those states, please visit the agency's website for further information on finding a wildlife rehabilitator. This list will continue to be updated as information becomes available.
AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GE HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT
NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY
This list is current as of Jan 2013.
Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (no public listing for permitted rehabilitators; please contact your district office for assistance)
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (does not issue permits for rehabilitation of state animals; for migratory birds please contact regional USFWS office directly)
Arizona Game and Fish: Arizona Wildlife Rehabilitators
Arkansas Fish and Game Commission: Wildlife Rehabilitation
California Department of Fish and Game: California List of Permitted Facilities
Colorado Division of Wildlife: Colorado Public Rehab List (documents in alphabetical order - find under Wildlife Rehabilitators)
Conneticut Department of Environmental Protection (no state agency listing for permitted rehabilitators; does provide list Possible Volunteers Locations for Rehabilitators)
Delaware Division of Wildlife: Delaware "Call a Wildlife Rehabilitator"
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (no public listing of permitted rehabilitators; contact your regional office)
Georgia Wildlife Resources Division: Wildlife Rehabiltators in Georgia
State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (no state agency listing for permitted rehabilitators)
Idaho Fish and Game (no state agency listing for permitted rehabilitators)
Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Permits to Rehabilitate Illinois Fauna
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife: Indiana Licensed Wild Animal Rehabilitators
Iowa Department of Natural Resources: Iowa Wildlife Rehabilitators
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks: Kansas List of Wildlife Rehabilitators (bottom of page)
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources: Kentucky Rehabilitators List
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries: Louisiana Wildlife Rehabilitators
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: Maine List of Rehabilitators
Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Maryland Find a Rehabilitator
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife: Massachusetts Wildlife Rehabilitators
Michigan Department of Natural Resouces: Michigan Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources: Wildlife Rehabilitation Organizations
Mississippi Fisheries, Wildlife & Parks (no state agency listing for permitted rehabilitators)
Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc: Listing of Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators
Missouri Department of Conservation (no public listing for permitted rehabilitators; please contact your regional office)
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks: Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (agency refers to these 3 permitted facilities; no individual listings)
Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, Inc (Omaha)
Wildlife Rescue Team (Lincoln)
Raptor Recovery Nebraska: Relay Team Volunteers (Decorah)
Nevada Department of Wildlife: List of Licensed Rehabilitators (list on right)
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department: Wildlife Rehabilitators in New Hampshire
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife: Licensed New Jersey Wildlife Rehabilitators
New Mexico Game and Fish (no state agency listing for permitted rehabilitators)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (no state agency listing for permitted rehabilitators)
New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Council: Find a Rehabilitator
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission: Contact a Wildlife Rehabilitator
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Wildlife Division (does not issue permits for rehabilitation of state animals; for migratory birds please contact regional USFWS office directly)
Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife: List of Wildlife Rehabilitators by County
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (no public list of permitted rehabilitators; please contact agency directly)
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators
Pennsylvania Game Commission (no state agency listing for permitted rehabilitators)
Pennsylvania Association of Wildlife Rehabilitators: Find a Rehabilitator in Pennsylvania
Rhode Island Deptartment Fish and Wildlife (no state agency listing for permitted rehabiitators)
Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island: Locating a Wildlife Rehabilitator
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources: Wildlife Rehabilitators Registry
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (does not issue permits for rehabilitation of state animals; for migratory birds please contact regional USFWS office directly)
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency: Wildlife Rehabilitators and Permits
Texas Parks and Wildlife: Wildlife Rehabilitators by County
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources: Wildlife Rehabilitators
Vermont Fish and Wildlife: Wildlife Rehabilitator Locator Map
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries: Licensed Rehabilitators
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation: How to Find a Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (does not permit rehabilitation of state animals; for migratory birds please contact state agency directly)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Wildlife Rehabilitation Directory
Wyoming Game and Fish Department (no state agency listing for permitted rehabilitators)
Compiled by Jennifer K Taylor
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