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Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation

My involvement with wildlife rescue and rehabilitation began when I was a teenager in Texas and a farmer plowed over a nest of jack rabbits. The three babies were brought to me to try to save. Fortunately, I did raise them and released them only to find that they came home every evening for a bowl of milk. Finally, they began to show up less frequently until they didn't come back at all. Later, as an adult, baby rabbits and raccoons seemed to come through farmers, etc., to my door.

After moving to Washington, one afternoon when walking to a neighbor's home, I found a tiny baby squirrel in need of rescue. He had fallen from a nest and a dog had him. Chasing the dog away, I found that the tiny baby was bruised and cold. I carried the flea infested baby home not expecting him to survive. However, with around the clock care, he did and thus, my love for squirrel rescue/rehab began.

Squirrels in the U.S. include Eastern Gray Squirrels, Fox Squirrels, Pine Squirrels (also called Chickaree, Red squirrels), Abert's Squirrels, Douglas Squirrels, Southern Flying Squirrels and Ground Squirrels (Thirteen line Ground Squirrels and Rock Squirrels). Click here for pictures!

Newborn baby squirrels (born with no fur and blind) are called Pinkies. If you find a baby or young squirrel with an obvious injury, one that has been brought to you by a cat, dog, or child, or one obviously alone with no nest in sight, you should help by putting the baby in a warm, quiet place and get in touch with a rehabilitator for advice.

Do not feed or water the animal. Feeding a cold baby squirrel will kill it. It can be deadly if the baby is fed the wrong food or hydrated incorrectly. This applies to other baby animals as well. Please contact a rehab person who can help. (NOTE: If a baby squirrel has fallen from a nest, his mother may be able to carry him back into the nest. The mother squirrel is the best guardian and if she is able, allow her to return her baby to the nest.)

In the area of Olympia, Washington, you can contact me by following my contact information on this web site. I'm working as a subpermittee with Tammy Yuth. I'm going to take the test in May to get my license in WA. You may also contact We Are One Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation at 360-239-7090.