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 August 2018

Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries: Current Wildlife Rehabbers

Alaska Department of Fish and Game (does not issue permits for rehabilitation of state animals; for migratory birds 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: Wildlife Rehabilitation Facilities

Colorado Division of Wildlife: Colorado Public Rehabiltators Listing (PDF document found in full search of site)

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection: Dealing with Distressed Wildlife

Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife - (no agency listing) - Delaware Council of Wildlife Rehabilitators and Educators

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators

Georgia Wildlife Resources Division: Injured and Orphaned Wildlife

State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (no state agency listing of permitted rehabilitators; contact regional office for assistance)

Idaho Fish and Game (no state agency listing for permitted rehabilitators; contact regional office for assistance)

Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Wildlife Rehabilitators (List) (subject list in alphabetical order)

Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife: Wildlife Rehabilitation

Iowa Department of Natural Resources: Iowa Wildlife Rehabilitators (No link:PDF only - subject to change)

Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism: Rehabilitation 

Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources: Injured and Orphaned Wildlife

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries: Louisiana Wildlife Rehabilitators

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: Wildlife Rehabilitation

Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Wildlife Problems and Maryland Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators

Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife: Massachusetts Wildlife Rehabilitators 

Michigan Department of Natural Resouces: Michigan Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Sick and Injured Wildlife

Mississippi Fisheries, Wildlife & Parks (no state agency listing of permitted rehabilitators)

Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc: Listing of Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators

Missouri Department of Conservation (no state agency listing of permitted rehabilitators; contact regional office for assistance)

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)
Fontenelle Forest's Raptor Recovery (Decorah)

Nevada Department of Wildlife

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department: Licensed 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 of permitted rehabilitators; contact regional office for assistance)

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: Rehabilitators Caring for Injured Wildlife 

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: Orphaned and Injured Wildlife

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation: Rehabilitator List

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 Department Fish and Wildlife (no state agency listing for permitted rehabilitators)

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources: Wildlife Rehabilitators Registry

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency: Wildlife Rehabilitator List

Texas Parks and Wildlife: Wildlife Rehabilitators by County

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources: Wildlife Rehabilitators

Vermont Fish and Wildlife: Injured and Orphaned Wildlife

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 & Fish Department (no state agency listing of permitted rehabilitators; contact regional office for assistance)

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This list is current as of August 2018