Wildlife Help Desk
An Animal needs help if:
Hit by vehicle, hit by lawn equipment, stuck on glue trap, shot, electrocuted, burned, or poisoned
Attacked - by a cat, dog, bird, or snake
Injured - blood, broken bones, open wounds, inflammation, swelling
Sick - respiratory complications, nasal or ocular discharge, head pressing
Maggots or fly eggs (looks like grains of rice or sawdust)
Poor body condition - lethargic, weak, unresponsive, thin or emaciated, dehydrated
Orphaned
What to do:
Please DO NOT handle with bare hands. Use a glove and/or thick towel to safely and gently pick up and secure in a ventilated container/carrier.
Immediately text a picture of the animal and your location to 704-877-3037 and we will be back in contact.
Keep the animal warm with supplemental heat such as a heating pad set on low placed under the carrier, hand warmers, warmed rice sock, or a pet heat disk.
DO NOT attempt to feed the animal, especially if the animal is a baby, because you may cause more harm.
Place the animal in a warm, dark, quiet location until you locate a licensed rehabber.
Please keep pets and children away to reduce stress to the animal.
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Regional Referral List
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Mountains
• Banner Elk - Mays Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
828-898-2568
• Asheville - Appalachian Wildlife Refuge
828-633-6364
• Canton - Edith Allen Wildlife Sanctuary
828-788-1805
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Piedmont Area
• Denver - Deer Track Wildlife Rescue
704-400-1569
• Waxhaw - Carolina Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
800-388-2972
• Statesville - New Leaf Wildlife Rescue
704-929-4569
• Indian Trail - Turtle Rescue of NC
• Charlotte - Wildlife Rescue of Charlotte
239-810-0899
• Charlotte - Animal Rehabilitators of the Carolinas
704-552-2329
• Indian Trail - Carolina Waterfowl Rescue
704-286-6330
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Piedmont Area Cont.
• Concord - Carolina Wildlife Sanctuary
980-228-9686
• Connelly Springs - Rocky River Wildlife Rescue
828-475-5779
• Pinebluff - Ringtail Rescue
910-603-1421
• Shelby - Creekside Wildlife Rescue
704-472-8385
• Waxhaw - Carolina SPCA
704-975-6107
• Rocky Mount - Rocky Mount Wildlife Rehab
910-297-7271
• Asheboro - NC Zoo Rehab Center
336-879-7644
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Triangle Area
• Raleigh - Wildlife Welfare Inc
919-387-1662
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Coastal
• Surf City - Karen Beasley Sea Turtle R&R
910-329-0222
• Hubert - Possumwood Acres
(910) 326-6432
• Newport - Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter
252-240-1200
• Mars Hill - Wild at Heart Sanctuary
910-430-0794
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Search the USA for help
• Animal Help Now
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NCWRC
Provides guidance and resources for the state of NC