
What to do if you find an injured or sick owl
ORI does not keep any captive owls, and does not provide any raptor or wildlife rehabilitation services. If you find an injured or sick owl, please contact your nearest wildlife or raptor rehabilitation center.
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Visit the Animal Help Now website to enter your location and find assistance near you or review the resources listed below:
Find a local wildlife rehabilitation center
National information & resources: ​
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National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association: Help! I've Found An Injured Animal
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The Humane Society of the United States: How to find a wildlife rehabilitator
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Alabama
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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Alaska
Bird Treatment and Learning Center
Alaska Raptor Center
Alaska WildBird Rehabilitation Center
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
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Arizona
Arizona Game and Fish Department
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Arkansas
Arkansas Fish & Game Commission
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California
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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Colorado
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Connecticut
Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
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Delaware
Tri-State Bird Rescue - located in Newark
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DC
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Florida
St. Francis Wildlife Association - Leon and Gladsden Counties
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
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Georgia
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
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Hawaii
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Idaho
Idaho Wildlife Rescue
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
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Illinois
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Indiana
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
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Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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Kansas
Kansas Wildlife, Parks & Tourism - Link is at bottom of the page
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Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources
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Louisiana
Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries - You can filter by species
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Maine
​Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife - Type "bird" in the search bar above the list
Acadia Wildlife Center
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Maryland
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
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Mississippi
Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation
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Missouri
Missouri Department of Conservation - Map of regional offices
Missouri Department of Conservation - List of specific counties
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Montana
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks: Injured & Orphaned Wildlife
Montana Raptor Conservation Center (Bozeman area)
Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center (Kalispell area)
Wild Skies Raptor Center (Missoula area)
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Nebraska
Nebraska Wildlife Rehab - Omaha area
Wildlife Rescue Team - Lincoln area
​Nebraska Raptor Conservation Alliance - (866)888-7261
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Nevada
Nevada Department of Wildlife
Nevada Audubon
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
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New Mexico
New Mexico raptor rehab hotline - 505-999-7740. Activates a network of volunteers to pick up and/or capture the injured birds and then get it to the best place for that species or injury.
New Mexico Wildlife Center - Espanola, NM 505-753-9505
Santa Fe Raptor Center
Cottonwood Rehab
Desert Willow Wildlife Rehab
Hawks Aloft
Wildlife Rescue Inc. of New Mexico
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New York
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
Dakota Zoo
North Dakota Game and Fish - Call your local district office​
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Ohio
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
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Oregon
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Association of Wildlife Rehabilitators
Pennsylvania rehabilitators list - Downloads as a PDF​
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Rhode Island
Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island
Born to be Wild Nature Center
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South Carolina
Carolina Raptor Center
The Center for Birds of Prey
Wildlife Rehab Group of South Carolina
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South Dakota
​​South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks
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Tennessee
​Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency - Scroll down and click "Wildlife Rehabilitator List"
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Texas
Stick House Sanctuary - El Paso, TX (915) 219-2365
​Texas Parks & Wildlife
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Utah
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
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Vermont
Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences
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Virginia
Department of Game & Inland Fisheries
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Washington
​Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife - Scroll Down to “Find a Rehabilitator” and select “County” in the drop down menu
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
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Wyoming
Teton Raptor Center
Wyoming Game & Fish Department - Call your regional office
​Rocky Mountain Raptor Program​​
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If you are able, please consider making a donation to a wildlife rehabilitation center. They do important- and difficult- work, saving the lives of injured owls and other wildlife. Even a few dollars can make a difference in the life of a rescued raptor.
Thank you for helping us support these organizations.
