Report Sick or Dead Wildlife

• Avoid handling injured, sick, or dead wildlife.
  
• If handling a dead animals is necessary, wear gloves and wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling.
  
• Avoid coming into contact with wildlife droppings or body fluids (such as blood, saliva, or urine) without proper protective equipment, such as gloves, eyewear, and/or face masks.
  
• Some wildlife diseases and parasites can be passed onto pets. Keep pets away from sick or dead wildlife.
  
• Keep your distance from any mammal behaving strangely, as it may carry rabies. Rabies is 100% fatal to all mammals, including people, if untreated.
  
• If you have been exposed to or bitten by a diseased animal, contact your physician or county health department for further guidance.
  

​Other Resources

• Wildlife Health Program​
• Injured and Orphaned Wildlife​
• Permitted Wildlife Rehabilitators​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​