Wildlife emergency
Wildlife assistance hotline:
(207) 361-1400
MEDICAL clinic hours:
9am - 5pm daily
I've found an injured animal, what do I do next?
It's time to take action!
Remember, you are not alone. Our Wildlife Specialists are available to provide guidance and instruction for the safe capture and transport to our clinic.
Our Wildlife Specialists will talk you through the process of safely handling and transporting animals to our facility.
*Center for Wildlife does not provide pickup and transport for animals.*
Enter through the front lobby and go to our clinic admissions desk on your left. A member of our clinic team will assist you from there.
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Note: If you are bringing in a bird with suspected avian influenza, please let our staff know and we will meet you outside.
a few things to keep in mind:
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Do not attempt to feed wild animals, they may not be stable enough for nutrition and the wrong food may harm digestive processes.
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Animals can suffer from a wide variety of injuries, illnesses and diseases. proper diagnosis from our trained professionals is the best path to recovery​
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All mammals can carry rabies or potential zoonotic diseases. if you suspect an animal is rabid, call your town's animal control officer for help.
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Not all young animals are orphaned. mom may be nearby or out collecting food!
What animals do we take?
animals we accept:
ALL WILD BIRDS
No turkeys from outside the state of Maine.
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ALL WILD AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
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THE FOLLOWING MAMMALS
Bats*
Chipmunk
Moles/Voles
Opossum
Porcupine
Rabbit
Squirrel
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*No bats from outside the state of Maine
animals we do not accept:
Fox
Raccoon
Skunk
Woodchuck
Beaver
Coyote
Deer
Moose
Bobcat/Lynx
Bear
Fisher
Marine Mammals
Mice/Rats
Domestic Animals
We are happy to refer you to a colleague that specializes in these animals when you call our Wildlife Assistance Hotline or have a look at the list of permitted rehabilitators below:
cfw clinic information
The Center for Wildlife treats up to 2,500 animals per year
1,500 birds
900 mammals
80 reptiles
15,000 phone calls fielded annually through our wildlife hotline
190 different species treated annually
Support CFW clinic
Center for Wildlife is a private, non-profit organization whose mission is to cultivate and strengthen relationships between humans, wildlife and the environment resulting in a healthier, more sustainable community. Our first goal in fulfilling this mission is to strengthen our community’s overall health through the interdisciplinary approach of conservation medicine. Conservation medicine combines veterinary medicine and natural history to return local wildlife to their ecosystems, utilizing patient information to support conservation efforts, and contributing data to the study of health relationships at the wildlife, human, environmental junction.
Wildlife and the environment are our collective responsibility, yet non-profits in these fields receive just 1-3% of charitable giving annually. We partner closely with state and federal agencies along with other non-profits to all provide a piece of the wildlife and environmental conservation puzzle. To better focus our limited resources on medical treatment and rehabilitation for injured and orphaned wild animals with the goal of release, we empower and rely on the public to rescue and transport animals they have found to our facility.
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The Center services a 100-mile radius of York, ME. If our staff or volunteers left to pick up animals within our service area, we would be unable to provide the highest levels of care to the 30-40 patients we receive daily. We would also be unable respond to the 50-60 calls our Wildlife Assistance Hotline receives on a daily basis.
